Prospects for Residential Property – Safe as Houses?

CPA Women in Business Discussion Group
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | 6pm – 8pm | CPA Centre

The NSW Women in Business discussion group are welcoming Kate McCallum as guest speaker on “Prospects for residential property – safe as houses?”

Right now, the outlook for Australian residential property is uncertain. There are fears that the market is overheated and values will fall.  Kate will discuss the outlook for residential property, the advantages and disadvantages of property investment and explore the role of property as part of a broader investment portfolio.

Kate established Multiforte in January 2007, a specialist financial advisory firm, who helps make it possible for clients to achieve their financial goals and their ideal life. Kate has worked at senior levels in leading financial services firms for 20 years including Westpac/BT Financial Group, State Street and Commonwealth/Colonial.

Kate is regularly asked to present sessions for organisations and conferences, and has been featured in media including the Australian Financial Review and the Sydney Morning Herald and holds graduate and post-graduate qualifications in Economics, Applied Finance and Investment, and Financial Planning.

Recap on May Session

Julie Garland McLellan was our guest speaker this Tuesday night. She shared her personal experience and observation on Effective Presentation in the Boardroom.Many questions were raised during the Q&A time.If you missed this great event or have further questions, you can join the according discussion on LinkedIn.

Recap on April Session

April's guest speaker was Maria Pantalone, from Infinite Growth.  Maria presented insights into understanding communication styles to work more effectively with colleagues.  Using amusing anecdotes to apply the DISC model of communication, Maria highlighted that we all have preferred styles of communicating with each other.  Being aware of different communication personalities leads to more effective discussion and relationships in the workplace.  No doubt our members can now identify their own preferred communication style and can use it to improve communication with their teams.  
 
 

Effective Presentation in the Boardroom

CPA Women in Business Discussion Group
Tuesday 29 May 2012 | 6pm – 8pm | CPA Centre

The NSW Women in Business discussion group are welcoming Julie Garland Mclellan as guest speaker on “Effective Presentation in the Boardroom”. 

Julie Garland McLellan is a practising company director and has experience on a range of public sector and commercial boards. Julie has been internationally acclaimed as a leading expert on government sector governance. She is the author of three books on governance and the editor of the Director’s Dilemma newsletter which is read in 36 countries around the world.

Julie has a degree in Civil Engineering, an executive MBA, a diploma and an advanced diploma in company directorship.

Julie has served on 14 boards, both listed and unlisted, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ NSW Council.

Understanding Communication Styles to Work More Effectively

CPA Women in Business Discussion Group
Tuesday 24 April 2012 | 6pm – 8pm | CPA Centre

The NSW Women in Business discussion group are welcoming Maria Pantalone as guest speaker on “Understanding communication styles to work more effectively with colleagues” 

Being aware of the preferred communication styles of our colleagues enables us to work in a more productive manner with them.  In this presentation, Maria Pantalone discusses how our preferred responses in various situations can have an impact on our working relationships.  Awareness and understanding of our own and our colleagues’ preferred styles can lead to more satisfying and effective teamwork.
 
Maria is DISC accredited and in this presentation she will cover the four DISC styles.  Knowing your own DISC style is helpful in understanding your own natural behavioural tendencies and how to meet your individual needs.  
When building working relationships – something we all have to do – knowing how to adapt your behaviour to improve relationships with other people improves communication and creates win/win situations.
 
Maria is passionate about helping people improve their communication skills whether it is face-to-face or in the written format.  She is the Director of Infinite Growth, a Sydney-based company that provides workshops and coaching sessions for individuals and teams in presentation skills, business writing and communicating effectively with clients and colleagues.  
 
Maria has presented at professional forums, business functions and conferences.  She is also a regular contributor of articles on communication skills to business website forums.
Her company, Infinite Growth, was a finalist in the 2011 Western Sydney Awards in Business Excellence and is currently a finalist in the 2012 Australian Small Business.

Recap on March Session

Last month we had Wai Yee Chen to present on “Are you jeopardising your investments?” Wai Yee started with a snapshot of where we were in the investments landscape and where we are now.Then Wai Yee shared her thoughts on how the personality of each individuals infuence on the investment returns. We brought home with tips like "It is not just what you know, it is knowing who you are."

Are you jeopardising your investments?

CPA Women in Business Discussion Group will meet on 27th of March with Wai-Yee Chen on “Are you jeopardising your investments?” Wai-Yee is an author, TV commentator and Adviser in the area of investments.

In this session, Wai-Yee will help you manoeuvre the current investment climate, not just with information or advice, but by making you aware of who you are, for better investments returns.

Wai-Yee’s experience is gained from her time in the share market investing and advising clients in shares and derivatives in the last 14 years. Through observations of her clients with diversed personalities, she finds its not just techniques and knowledge that generate greater investment returns. Human behaviour and inherent personality of each individuals, play as much a role, if not more, in influencing investment returns.

To get the most from this session, attendees are advised to take a quick 5 minute questionnaire at http://www.personalitytest.org.uk/  and come with a printout of the results.