Women
in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 30 September 2014 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA
Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St
We are
excited to announce John Raymond as our guest speaker for our September
discussion to talk about "Are your conversations working hard for
you?"
Being adaptable is a key
capability for success in today’s organisations, whether it be in government or
corporate. The role of leaders therefore, need to embrace adaptability to
deliver what is expected, yet this is easier said than done. Many leaders
underestimate, or ignore completely, the power of a great conversation to
transform a situation, though there wouldn’t be anyone who hasn’t experienced
this phenomenon. An adaptive leader uses every day conversations to support his
or her people to navigate a complex world we work in. This presentation
draws on the dialogue principles of coaching and mentoring conversations and
applies them to every day conversations. John will expand on a number of key
coaching and mentoring principles and offer way they can be applied in your day
to day conversation to get a better result. This session will be informative,
interactive and experiential so you will walk away knowing both what to do and
how to do it.
John Raymond is Principal at the
Institute of Executive Coaching. John’s experience is firmly grounded in
leadership having led business units, teams and organisations. From 1996, he
has been an executive coach and facilitator helping people manage themselves
and lead people. John has coached and trained managers at all levels in
private, public and education sectors in Australia and abroad. In corporate, he
has worked with organizations like Reader’s Digest, Accor Hospitality, Credit
Suisse, BayCorp, McGrath, Clayton Utz, Facebook and Ericsson. In the Public
Sector John has worked with various departments, including Immigration,
Austrade, APSC, ATO,DEEWR and Defence. Education clients include University of
Western Sydney, Bastow Institute of Educational Leadership, Alfred Deakin High
School and University of New South Wales. John has been involved in
coaching since it started to take hold in the Australasian region in the mid
1990s and he is passionate about the professionalisation of the industry. To
this end, John has held leadership positions and contributed to various committees
over many years. His most recent contributions have been through his role as
President for the International Coach Federation – Australasia and as a member
of the Standards Australia working party that has written the guideline for
Coaching in Organisations - a global first.
WiB Committee member and Divisional Councillor, Lisa Gray
will be hosting this exciting discussion. We will be providing hot
canapés and one lucky member will win a fantastic prize on the night – so make
sure you have paid your membership fee!
To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or
via Facebook by 5pm Friday 26 September 2014.
