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.

Female Leadership

We will welcome Suzanne Mercier to be our guest speaker on Female Leadership.

Suzanne Mercier is a highly experienced strategist, leadership champion and expert in the area of human potential and has been improving business and individual performance for more than 25 years. Her focus is on removing the barriers to performance for talented Leaders and Managers within organisations. As a result, she has improved employee engagement and enhanced performance at every level.

As the first female Board Director of George Patterson Advertising and a strategy planner for the agency, Suzanne worked to create maximum customer engagement for leading brands in banking, food, cosmetics, animal products, beverages, fine china and crystal.  

In her high level marketing roles with Coca Cola Amatil and Schwarzkopf, Suzanne was responsible for the launch of several well-known fast moving consumer go ods brands that remain on the shelves today. 

For 18 years, Suzanne has run her own business and for the past 13 years, has focussed on speaking, training, coaching and facilitative consulting to create sustainable and profitable businesses.  Her Clients come from a wide variety of industries including shopping centre management, financial services, technology, heavy equipment, health, fitness, cosmetics, commercial real estate, publishing and industry funds.

Suzanne develops and delivers transformational keynotes, activities-based workshops, facilitative consulting and Executive Coaching designed to identify and remove the barriers at all levels, to liberate leadership, improve management capability, lift sales results and identify potential to enhance business performance.

She is a thought provoking speaker and a published author.

Recap on September Session

On the 27^th September over 60 CPA Australia members enjoyed the panel discussion on Career Management at the NSW Women in Business Discussion Group. In attendance at the meeting was NSW Divisional Councillors Amy Wong.

The panellist included Dr. Margaret Drever, NSW Divisional President, Jen Dalitz, Founder of sphinxx, and Wai-Yee Chen, author of OptionsWise and options adviser with RBS Morgans, facilitated by Stella Petrou Concha, Co-Founder and Recruitment Director of REO Recruitment. They contributed to a collective shift in a handful of female members. Members went home with tangible examples of how to manage their career and what the attitude they need to stand out from the crowd.

Reignite Your Passion at Work and Home

The keynote by Shivani Gupa will be fun, interactive and thought provoking.  Bring an open mind to come and listen to hear Shivani speak and become more passionate about your work and home. 

Shivani is the CEO of Passionate People Institute, a company dedicated to creating more passionate people across the globe.  She is an expert at putting passion into work, life and organisations. 

She believes that in order to stay connected to your passion you have to overcome obstacles. Shivani has overcome her own obstacles including:  moving to Australia at age 11 and encountering racism; working in a male dominated environment at senior management. She gave up a highly successful career to dedicate it to helping others find their passion.