“Insights to Meeting Customer Expectations” - Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 28 July 2015 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

At our July discussion, Tony Ward, Managing Director and Ashley Gross  APAC Customer Success Manager at Survey Monkey will present the results of the Women in Business Survey, and provide “Insights to Meeting Customer Expectations”

They will also cover key aspects of communications including:

•             Implicit vs Explicit information (“the what” vs. “the why”)

•             Understanding what question(s) you are trying to answer

•             How to ask a question.  The difference between well and poorly worded questions

•             Asking the right people

•             Using the right platform to help you to make better decisions

•             Interpreting the results

Come to this insightful communications presentation to hear what separates great communication from good communication, hear the membership's feedback and participate in a group discussion. 

Ashley Gross is the APAC Customer Success Manager for SurveyMonkey based in Sydney. Originally from the United States, after graduating with a degree in Economics, Ashley spent the majority of the start of her career as a marketing manager for startups and small businesses in the technology industry. After getting her hands on a tool that essentially changed her life, Ashley made the switch to help others similar to her as a Customer Success Manager, working most recently for Microsoft as a CSM for Yammer and O365. She has a passion for how technology can help change the way we do business and how data should be a major part of our decision-making process.

Tony Ward is a technology executive with 20 years of experience, including MD, COO and CMO of mid to large size organisations in diverse areas such as marketing, sales leadership, product marketing, business operations, strategy and start-ups.  Tony is currently the Managing Director of SurveyMonkey, which is the world's leading provider of web-based survey solutions. They enable individuals and organisations both large and small to make better decisions, faster in a cost effective manner.  Prior to SurveyMonkey, Tony ran the 3rd largest business in the world for LinkedIn as the Director of Talent Solutions in ANZ. He was a founder of a cloud start up, COO and CMO for Microsoft Australia with full P&L responsibility of a $1 Billion+ business. Tony’s primary focus is on building great teams and helping to grow businesses.

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

Women in Business Discussion Group Tuesday 23 June 2015 | 5.45pm – 8pm | CPA Centre Level 3, 111 Harrington St

This month Ivan Ang will be presenting: How To Breakthrough Your Career Ceilings With Confidence.

You may be familiar with the "Glass Ceiling" that has been holding women back from reaching the top of the corporate ladder.

You may have even heard of the "Bamboo Ceiling" that affects people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Is there something that can be done to breakthrough these career-limiting ceilings?

Ivan Ang, Founder of Leadership Signature Coach believes there is.

A lot of encouraging progress has been made by many companies in terms of diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity. It is clear that more work is required for real organisational change to continue to gain momentum. That momentum requires strong leadership.

How confident are you in presenting yourself as a leader? Who do you look to as role models? How can you start being recognised for your own unique leadership abilities that you already poses?

In this forum, Ivan will take you on his journey of how an introverted young migrant boy from Singapore was able to develop a successful career in financial planning. Ivan will share with you the lessons he learnt about leadership from his experience and from years of personal research, including:

1) Why most people are just copycat leaders

2) How you are already a unique leader but don't know it; and

3) What you can do to become a person of influence and start leading today!

Ivan will take you through a step-by-step framework that he has developed to help you discover your own Leadership Signature. You will begin to gain confidence by understanding the true value that you bring to your team, to your employer and to the people you care about most in your life. Become a person of influence and an agent of change so that many will choose to follow and go to you for guidance.

At the forum, Ivan will talk briefly about the recently released 2015 Deloitte Millennial Survey titled "Mind The Gaps". If you would like to receive a copy of the Executive Summary and to find out how you can connect with Ivan before the event, please click on this link:

https://ivanang.leadpages.net/cpa-wib/

To attend, please RSVP to Reis at cpawibfb@gmail.com or via Facebook by 5pm Friday 19 June 2015

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

This month we welcome back Jen Dalitz to present Curiouser and Curiouser: Uncovering opportunities and inspiring action.

Why is it that our childhood curiosity gets left behind when we begin our careers? What if you could rediscover your inner curiosity and creativity to find smarter, faster, simpler ways to get things done? How can you motivate yourself and your team to keep learning, and produce your best work ever?

In an environment that is more and more demanding, our bodies and souls are being tired out by the business world.  Our wellbeing is dictated by deadlines. Our consciousness is cornered by what we’re told to buy, to do and to say.  Through rediscovering your curiosity you can recalibrate your professional creativity and bring more energy, ideas and innovation to work. Overlay this with a simple framework to translate your ideas into action, and you’ll easily achieve more, with less. 

In this seminar you will:
-       Learn how to rediscover the skill of being curious and be introduced to routines, rituals and tools that will re-energise your work
-       Understand how curiosity keeps you (and those around you) motivated and open to fresh ideas
-       Receive a framework to convert your creative ideas into tangible outcomes that will take your performance to the next level.

Get curiouser and curiouser, and discover the wonderland of opportunity right behind your office door.

 Jen Dalitz is a business strategist and change agent.  Her expertise lies in getting people focused on what needs to be done, keeping them on track, and inspiring them to achieve more, with less. 

Whether facilitating your strategic planning, writing a research paper, emceeing your major business event or addressing a live audience, she draws on real experiences from over 20-years as a leader in finance and management consulting, and as an entrepreneur and founder of three thriving businesses. 

Jen is particularly passionate about creating gender-balanced workplaces and communities and this is a common thread in her work; for both men AND women deserve to realize their full potential and have true choice, happiness and meaning in their lives.  She has also invested almost a decade in the social sector as board director, Chairperson and CEO. 

Jen is the recipient of an Edna Ryan Workplace Award for improving the working conditions of Australian women, has been listed in the inaugural 40 Young Business Leaders List by In The Black, and represented Australia in a BBC global debate on the advancement of women and the Millennium Goals and the Women’s Summit hosted by Malaysia’s Minister for Women.

Away from her desk, Jen is the mother of a small child and lives with one foot in Sydney and the other on her farm in the country. 

She is a regular social commentator across all media channels and blogs on business, life and leadership at The She-EO Blog.

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