Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 28 April 2015 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

I am excited to welcome Reyna Matthes as our speaker for our April meeting to present “Influencing Others through Operating Styles”.

In this forum we will look at the importance of flexing our own operating styles for maximum impact on those people we influence using Executive Central’s Operating Styles model. Flexing operating styles enables us to effectively lead, influence, and motivate others.

The forum itself is experiential, fun and participative, for maximum engagement. Participants will gain an actionable matrix for assessing both one’s own preferred style and the possibilities for flexing style.

Reyna has worked for the last 20 years at senior executive levels, firstly in the publishing industry and then as Managing Director of her own public relations and marketing company and for the last 8 years as a Director and an executive coach with Executive Central. Reyna offers a wealth of specialised expertise in:

•        Executive Coaching and Executive Leadership

•        Women’s Leadership Development

•        Organisational Development Programs

•        Designing and Delivering workshops

Reyna Matthes is a highly experienced coach, facilitator and former senior executive. Working from a strengths-based leadership model, Reyna helps her clients identify and maximise their own unique perspectives and talents. Reyna engages, challenges and inspires participants to switch on their power so that they make an impact and achieve the results they want. Reyna has coached hundreds of senior men and women in a diverse range of industries, including professional services, financial services, telecoms, banking, IT and pharmaceuticals. Reyna’s passion for leadership rubs off on her participants, who emerge from leadership programs, forums, workshops or coaching with inspiration, confidence and a strong focus on achievement.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 24 April 2015.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 31 March 2015 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

I am thrilled to welcome Sue Langley as our speaker for our March discussion.  Sue will be providing “Insights into Neuroscience”  With the fast pace of change putting an increasing demand on us at work, leveraging the brain’s capacity for creativity, positivity and influence has never been more important. The better we can understand and tap our neural potential, the better we can manage and lead people through change.

The Insights into Neuroscience session explores the dynamics of the human brain and provides new insights into what really affects our thinking and behaviour. Participants will learn how to use neuroscience to engage others and enhance performance, why people resist change and what you can do to harness change potential in yourself and others.

Join us for this thought-provoking and engaging session with practical neuroscience expert Sue Langley, as she converts neuroscience and emotional intelligence research into tangible tools and practical applications you can use every day to enhance effectiveness and decision making. Seen on the ABC TV series Redesign my Brain, Sue will give you insights into how to retrain your brain for improved performance.

Sue Langley is a speaker, facilitator and master trainer who inspires people to apply emotional intelligence, positive psychology and neuroscience to become the best they can be. Founder and CEO of the Langley Group and Emotional Intelligence Worldwide, she is considered the leading advisor in Australia on the practical workplace application of these fields.

Currently conducting research linking neuroscience and creativity, Sue was the first person in the world to complete a Masters in Neuroscience of Leadership. She holds a BA in Psychology and Management from Monash University and has studied positive psychology at Harvard. Sue is also the published author of “Positive Relationships at Work” in Positive Relationships by Sue Roffey (Springer 2012) and two children’s books based on positive psychology principles. She sits on the Board of Wellbeing Australia and is a member of the Australian Psychological Association. She is also the leading brain behind the world's only Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 27 March 2015.

Women in Business Discussion Group Thursday 26 February 2015 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

I am excited to start our discussion group with a very interesting speaker – Joanna Maxwell.  Joanna will be presenting “Creative Thinking: Your Career Edge”.  Change is in the air - change in what we do at work, how we manage our work and what the future looks like. It’s tempting to pretend it’s not happening, to put your head under the doona and continue as if it’s business as usual. But there is a better way.

If you want (or need) to reinvent your working identity, creative thinking tools will help you come up with fresh ideas and new options - and differentiate yourself from the competition. Creative thinking will give you the edge in staying relevant and ensuring that you can leverage new career possibilities.

In this informative (and entertaining) session, Joanna Maxwell will highlight the tips and tricks to help you develop agility and think creatively about your brand and your future. You’ll look at your career history in new ways, you’ll learn the power of having three solutions, and try out different techniques that you can continue to apply after the session.

Joanna Maxwell is a keynote speaker and accredited coach and trainer who works with individuals and businesses to help them flourish. As the owner of Work In Colour, she uses the power of creative thinking to help clients advance their careers, find new possibilities, generate ideas and solve all kinds of problems in the workplace. (And enjoy themselves along the way...)

To attend, please RSVP to Grace at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Monday 23 February 2015.

For more details about CPD hours see our blogspot http://cpawomen.blogspot.com/p/cpd.html.

Please update your own CPD Diary if you attend this meeting as CPA Australia no longer do this.

Memberships for 2015 are now due, please forward your payment as per details below:

$30 for CPAs or $50 for Non-CPA Australia members in 2013 (no pro-rata, non-refundable)

Payment in advance via EFT

Bank: NAB

Account Name: Women in Business Discussion Group

BSB: 082088

Account Number: 186893555

Please email Felicity for a receipt at cpawibfb@gmail.com

Hello members!

Welcome back to another year of the Women in Business Discussion Group.  We have plenty on the agenda for 2015.  Our first session is on Thursday 26 February.  Joanna Maxwell, from Work in Colour will be providing tips on Creative Thinking Your Career.  More details will follow soon.

Even though our first meeting is on Thursday, the rest of the year's events will be on Tuesdays.  For the full schedule for 2015, please visit http://cpawomen.blogspot.com.au/p/schedule.html.

The committee and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Kind regards,
Ellie Smith

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 25 November 2014 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our final meeting of the year, we are excited to welcome Suzi Petrozzi.  Suzi will be explaining 5 WAYS TO GAIN UNSTOPPABLE MOMENTUM IN YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.  In this talk Suzi will teach 5 essential steps supported by scientific evidence and practical tools to help make your life less complicated and difficult, more relaxed and at ease.  Sometimes, it can be overwhelming to know where or how to start making changes in life because we are too often caught up listening to all the “should’s” and the “must’s” inside and outside our heads.  But it doesn’t have to be hard or complicated.

Suzi Petrozzi is a clinical and coaching psychologist and a director at Petrozzi Wellness Centre, Leichhardt. Working in mental health for over 8 years inspired Suzi to develop her own practice with a focus on wellness and possibilities rather than mere improvements in people’s lives.  Furthermore, her own dedication to personal development, yoga and meditation is a testament to her own willingness to keep growing and living a more purposeful and fulfilling life.

Her real passion is empowering women to become all of who they are and live a life of purpose and fulfilment. Whether it’s stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, or need for life direction, Suzi has a wonderful ability to connect with women, regardless of their situation, and mentor them to move forward with clarity, confidence and momentum. Women are then empowered to finally start living the life that is right for them.

Suzi works alongside her husband John Petrozzi who is a chiropractor and principal at Petrozzi Wellness Centre in Leichhardt. Their centre provides holistic services including chiropractic, psychology, life coaching, remedial massage and integrative medicine to local community and beyond.

They have two girls who are very spirited, curious and funny and keep them on their toes – day and nights!

Come along for a fun night with canapés and lucky door prizes.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 21 November.

Women in Business Discussion Group Wednesday 29 October 2014 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

We are delighted to welcome back one of our most popular speakers, André Croteau, as our guest for our October discussion.  André will be providing valuable Excel tips and tricks for you to immediately apply in the workplace. 

André has devised an Excel quiz (please see attached) that will provide the background for Wednesday’s presentation.  I suggest you have a go at the quiz and test your Excel skills!  If you have any particular subjects or questions, please let me know before the weekend, I will pass on to André.

For the past few years, André has been contracting as an Excel Specialist. His most recent contracts have been with Chandler MacLeod and various mining companies where André has been introducing work procedures with the use of Microsoft Excel to simplify the work load. His passion is to make work more efficient through the help of Excel, by automating repetitive procedures, or speeding up the work flow he has created hundreds of applications and has save countless hours of work, particularly at month end.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 24 October 2014.

Hi everyone,

Our October Women in Business discussion group is next Wednesday 29 October 2014.  This is a one-off due to venue availability, other sessions will continue to be held on Tuesdays

Our guest speaker is the very popular André Croteau.  André is visting us again to show us more excel tips.

More details to follow shortly.