10 Commandments of Business Writing: Women in Business Discussion Group Tues 31 Oct

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017

5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

Bloomberg’s 2016 Job Skills Report showed that, for the finance industry, recruiters rate communication skills above ALL other skills.

That included quantitative skills, leadership ability, and analytical skills. 

 

Having top technical skills doesn’t guarantee people will listen to you. In fact, people great with numbers often struggle with words.

 

Since most of a CPA’s communication is in writing, it’s critical you do it well.

 

So this month we’re excited to have corporate communications expert, Paul Jones, speak to us about The 10 Commandments of Business Writing.

 

'Is he gonna preach to us?' 
No. But he will help you see the error of your ways when it comes to writing at work.

He'll cover the 10 Big Ones critical to you getting impact on the page, including how to:

• Be clear and concise
• Engage disinterested people
• Trigger readers to action
• Get your message across to busy skim-readers
• Avoid embarrassing mistakes. 

On the night, you'll also get a funky infographic reminding you of these blessed principles:

 

LIMITED SEATS

If you’re keen, avoid disappointment – reserve your seat now. RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 27 October.

 

ABOUT PAUL JONES

Paul is co-founder of corporate-training company, Magneto Communications, and enterprise writing coach, Credosity.

 

For 20 years, Paul’s principles and frameworks have helped blue-chip CXO teams through to graduates change how they write, think and lead at work. His clients include Westpac Group, KPMG, BHP and Pfizer. 

 

'My writing is fine.' Sure it is. But just in case:

 

Take a little test

 

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 26 September 2017 | 5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our September session, Holly MacCue will be returning to present:

How to Influence with Impact at Work  

Join Holly for an interactive and influential talk where she will share:

• How to create more influence and impact in your work (even if you’re a natural introvert) 
• The game-changing strategies that enabled her to negotiate a flexible role in a global organisation while creating a profitable business from scratch
• How to step up, speak up and show up in your work to have the contribution you know you are meant for (without feeling rude, pushy or arrogant)
• Simple secrets to effortlessly bring others on board and get a YES more often (regardless of what you are asking for, and who you are talking to)

                                              

Holly MacCue is a Career Success Coach, Leadership Trainer and Marketing Strategist who passionately helps women all over the world to find the clarity and confidence to ‘re-write the rules’ for their career success and achieve more balance, fulfilment and happiness in their work. Using powerful techniques, she supports her clients to unlock their most courageous selves to create a career of their design, whether this is launching their dream business, or making the corporate world work for them.

Originally from the UK, Holly has lived and worked in England, France, Spain and Switzerland before choosing Sydney, Australia as her home in 2013. With a background in brand strategy working for leading multi-national organisations on multi-million dollar portfolios, she understands and values the power of a positive mindset as the enabler to long term success without stress or burnout. 

This personal experience has led to a long term interest in the impact that our ‘Inner Winner’ and our ‘Inner Critic’ can have on every aspect of our career performance, as well as our overall quality and enjoyment in all areas of our lives. Holly leverages the power of the subconscious mind in her coaching programs to help others understand, develop and implement their ‘Inner Winner’ strategies so that they can design a life and career that lights them up.  She is particularly passionate about sharing the message that you don’t need to quit your job or overhaul every aspect of your life in order to achieve this.

Holly is also Founder of a successful training business ‘Future Focus Training and Development’ through which she delivers personal leadership programs that equip emerging talent across educational and corporate organisations.  She has coached clients from all industries and backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, accountants, engineers, lawyers, teachers, and even nuclear scientists, supporting them to influence with impact and achieve their full potential. 

Holly is a strong advocate of personal development and has studied with the industry’s top thought-leaders for the past decade, including facilitating alongside John Grinder, the co-creator of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and former teacher of Tony Robbins.  A qualified Personal Performance coach, she attained her Diploma with Distinction from the world’s largest coaching organization, The Coaching Academy UK. Accredited in DISC profiling, Workplace Motivators and Emotional Intelligence, Holly incorporates these multi-science tools into her training and coaching programs with powerful results.

Described as ‘personal, charismatic and magnetic’, Holly is a career blogger for The Huffington Post, and has appeared in Marie Claire, Cleo and The Australian.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 22 September 2017.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 29 August 2017 | 5.30pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our August session, we welcome Karen Chaston to present:

 

The 10X Your Life Model from a Seasoned CFO

 

Sometimes the financial freedom we all seek comes at the expense of other areas of our life. Don’t be the person who works hard to get to the top of the ladder to then realise that you’re on the wrong ladder or even worse that it’s been at the cost of your health, relationships and general well-being. There is no quick fix, but there are simple, easy to implement strategies you can use to achieve everything you desire and manage your entire “life” more effectively.

 

As a former corporate Chief Financial Officer, Karen brings a unique perspective; extensive business experience and hard-earned wisdom that she wished were available to her when she needed them.

 

You’ll learn:

 

• Evaluate Your World: Learn what is getting in your way and stopping you from receiving everything you want.

 

• Empower Yourself: Learn the easy to implement strategies that will give you more time, more energy and more love.

 

• Embrace a New Perspective: Gone are the days where your only option to get ahead was to work harder; work smarter with these proven game changing strategies.

 

This session is a must for anyone looking for more time, better relationships, and more prosperity whilst being completely fulfilled in their personal and professional life.

 

As a former corporate Chief Financial Officer, Karen Chaston brings a unique perspective; extensive business experience and hard-earned wisdom that she wished were available to her when she needed them.

 

Karen Chaston ran on the corporate treadmill until the day the world came tumbling down on her head. The constant effort of juggling work, family, the big house and cars, and the stress created by all that was taking its toll on her even before tragedy struck when her son died at a young age.

 

Karen’s suffering and disappointments became the catalyst for personal and spiritual growth, leading to her creating her “10X Your Life” and “The Dream Maker” Programs.

 

For many women in business, we focus on money and profits.  Karen’s strategic approach combines her life experience and financial expertise to assist women specifically, shift their focus from stress and worrying to freedom and joy.

 

Best of all, Karen’s Chief Financial Life Model includes actionable systems women can take away and implement that keep you focused on the most important person in your life: YOU.

 

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 25 August 2017.

 

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 2017 are now due, please forward your payment as per details below:

 

$30 for CPAs or $50 for Non-CPA Australia members in 2017 (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

 

Kind regards

Ellie Smith

Convenor

Engaging Stakeholders with Conversational Intelligence - WIB Discussion Group 27 June

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 27 June 2017 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our June session, we welcome Naomi Abbott to present:

Engaging Stakeholders with Conversational Intelligence

A Stanford University study has proven that 9 out of 10 conversations miss the mark.  Such inefficient conversations are extremely costly, highly frustrating and a waste of time. They can also erode people’s confidence if they feel that their message isn’t getting through with their stakeholders, or perhaps worse, they just aren’t understanding what their stakeholders want.

Conversational Intelligence®, also referred to as C-IQ, is a ground breaking, neuro-scientific framework that is revolutionizing entire industries, and profoundly shifting the way we interact and connect as human beings.

C-IQ is the hardwired, and learnable, ability to connect, navigate and grow with others through conversation. It provides us with frameworks for building trust, which is the human platform from which great conversations emerge, activating higher levels of engagement, strengthening partnerships, and catalysing co-creation and innovation in relationships, teams and cultures.

In this session, we will cover:

•             An overview of the neuroscience of conversations and the effect they have on relationships

•             The impact of trust and distrust on performance

•             The Conversational Intelligence® essentials that will help you transform your relationships with stakeholders, leaders, peers and team members.

Using these C-IQ essentials will help you build a better understanding of your customer's needs so you can provide them with the information that's of most value to them. You'll also be in a stronger position to collaborate effectively with colleagues on project teams and to navigate change.

Naomi started her career working in finance roles in various commercial contexts before she heeded an almost lifelong call to focus her talents on helping people to thrive in their professional lives. Her coaching experience spans over 15 years, initially concentrating on assisting people to create satisfying careers. She has subsequently specialised in coaching around interpersonal communication to enhance engagement style and align communication intention to create impact, in essence growing the conversational leadership of those she has worked with.  

Naomi is known for possessing corporate credibility whilst subtly engaging with clients in a holistic way that fosters alignment between head, heart and “gut” and powerfully supports clients' ever evolving sense of professional identity. Her work with leadership teams fosters meaningful and productive connections that build trust, thereby enhancing innovation and contributing to a lift in culture and performance. 

Naomi‘s qualifications include a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Economics) and Diplomas in Counselling and Transformational Coaching. She is also proud to be one of 250 coaches inaugural coaches Certified in Conversational Intelligence® worldwide.

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 23 June.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 30 May 2017 | 5.45pm – 8pm

For our May session, we are delighted that Vicki Hartley, CFO of Lendi and Non-Executive Director for Dress for Success, will be sharing with us how being an accountant has given her the geographic flexibility to work internationally in London, Auckland and Sydney and how she is now using those skills to start a Non-Executive Director Portfolio.

 

Vicki will also speak about some of the challenges she has faced working in the traditionally male dominated areas of  investment banking and financial services and contrast that to her current experience as a Non-Executive Director on two charity and NFP boards that support women and as a result have almost 100% female staff and 100% female directors.

 

Vicki is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales.  She has over 25 years of Financial Services Experience in Australia and the United Kingdom.  Over her career she has worked in the auditing profession before moving to work at UBS and Deutsche Bank in London alongside the trading desks, before arriving in Australia and taking senior roles at QBE and Challenger.  More recently, Vicki has held the position as the CFO of Lendi, one of the largest Australian Fintech’s that is challenging the way Mortgage Brokers compare loans and services clients in the age of the internet and google advertising.

Alongside her role at Lendi, Vicki is a Non-Executive Director for Dress for Success Sydney and Domestic Violence NSW Service Management. Vicki’s accounting qualifications and experience has assisted her in being treasurer for both these Not for Profit/NGO organisations.

 

We are encouraging our members to support Dress for Success and bring along a good quality handbag or piece of business attire.  Please ensure that it is clean, current style, something you bought and only wore a few times or maybe it’s now too big (or too small) or the wrong colour, not active wear.  If you would give it to a friend then Dress for Success would love to take it.  Or you can make a gold coin donation on the night.

 

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 26 May.

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 28 March 2017 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our March session, we welcome Naomi Judge to present:

7 Simple Steps to Boost Your Energy and get more out of the day

In the session Naomi will take you through:

·         The main reasons you have the energy dips through the day

·         Understanding the different types of fatigue

·         Why you need to act now so you don't get burnt out

·         7 Simple steps you can you can apply today

Naomi Judge is a certified Naturopath with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Science. She's also a Nutritionist, blogger, and author, with her own Sydney-based business. Naomi has been helping local, interstate and international clients to reach their health goals for the past 9 years. Naomi helps women who are frustrated, fed up and struggling with unresolved hormonal health problems. Naomi uses her expertise, clinical experience and up to date research to help her clients find the answers they have been searching for, so they can live a life in vibrant health.

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

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 22 November 2016 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

For our final session of 2016, Amanda Rose - Speaker,  Connector, Advocate, Influencer  - will be sharing “Top 5 Strategic Connecting Tips to Guarantee Success”.

Learn all the insider tips to be the go to person in your industry.

 * Know your brand and your niche

* Develop & build critical relationships (onine and offline)

* Network effectively at events and meetings

* How to manage difficult situations

* Expanding your network & creating opportunities

Amanda Rose is Australia’s only Strategic Connector. A Keynote Speaker, CEO of Business Woman Media, and Founding Director of Western Sydney Women; the only advocacy group for women in all areas of Sydney’s West.

 As one of the most influential people on LinkedIn, Amanda Rose (#BossLady) is quoted as an “internet winning blogger” by TIME.com and contributes regularly to HuffingtonPost, The Financial Review, BRW, Sydney Morning Herald, SkyBusiness, Women’s Agenda SmartCompany.com.au on how to master a successful brand, career and business.

 A passionate keynote speaker, Amanda Rose works with The Australian Defence Force, CPA Australia, Law Institute, UTS,  ANZ, Western Sydney University and the Royal Australian Navy.

We hope you can join us.  There will be canapés and lucky door prizes! To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 19 November.