Agenda

Authentic Leadership: The best version of you, is you! 

Tuesday, 13 June 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland  
 
Workshop Overview 
Throughout our childhood and working lives, we have absorbed so many images and messages about what a ‘good leader’ looks like, and how a ‘good leader’ acts and behaves. In so many cases, this stereotypical ‘good leader’ is quite different to how we see ourselves. If we believe that the stereotype is ‘right’, and if we receive feedback about our performance as leaders, that the stereotype is ‘right’ and we are ‘wrong’, it is very easy to lose ourselves. My research found that so many leaders, especially women, were either (a) trying to modify themselves to be what they had been ingrained to believe was ‘right’ or (b) they would be themselves, but feel they were not measuring up. 
  
This workshop helps participants to understand the value of diverse leadership approaches to an organisation. There is no ‘right’ leader. The workshop also focuses on the importance, and value, of being authentic. You, your staff, and your organisation will benefit when you are truly authentic and can bring your full self to work. There is no better version of you, than you! 
 
Key learning objectives 
  • Understand the misconceptions of what constitutes a ‘good’ leader 
  • Understand the value of diverse leadership approaches:  
    • To value your authentic self as a leader 
    • To bring your full self to work 

WORKSHOP AGENDA

WORKSHOP LEADER

From Tactics to Truth: The key to achieving the results we truly want 

 
Tuesday, 13 June 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland  
 
Workshop Overview 
  • Have you ever set goals for yourself and not followed through even though you thought the goal was important? 
  • Have you ever wondered why you achieve some goals easily and yet there are other goals you don’t? 
  • Do you find yourself being so ‘busy’ helping other people achieve their dreams and goals, that you don’t have the time or energy for your own? 
 
Then now is the time to gain clarity and break the barriers that have been preventing you from achieving all that you want. As leaders we often spend a lot of our time helping others achieve their goals and we support them to move from where they are to where they want to be. Interestingly, we often don’t afford the same level of support or give the time and space to do this effectively for ourselves. Whilst this can be true for all leaders, women leaders especially tend to put their own personal and career goals at the bottom of the list. This often means they never get to their goals and spend all their time and energy on others. But 
it doesn’t have to be that way – we can gain more balance with this. 
 
This workshop will provide practical learning models and pragmatic approaches to gaining clarity and focusing in on what you truly want so you can take action and achieve results. By doing this you achieve what you want, and you will inspire others along the way. The programme moves from the tactics of achieving what we want to uncovering the truth around why some of our goals remain elusive. Then, you will work through a pragmatic tool to create a future based plan for yourself. 
 
Key Learning Objectives 
  • Understand the key components to achieving what you want 
  • Identify what has been preventing you from achieving your goals in the past 
  • A pragmatic process for designing the life / career you truly want 

WORKSHOP AGENDA

WORKSHOP LEADER

07:50

08:30

08:50

BREAKING BIAS AND BUILDING INCLUSIVE TALENT PIPELINES FOR WORKPLACES

09:00

09:40

  • How to balance making inclusion vision-driven from a business point and value-driven at the core 
  • How do you strategically speak up for others in an environment where the culture doesn’t support it? 
  • What has been the biggest learning that will continue to propel you forward as a leader?  

10:40

10:50

11:30

  • What is the most powerful thing we can do to support Māori and Pacifica people in their mahi? 
  • Inclusion strategies for refugee and immigrant employees in the workplace  
  • Committing to pay gap reporting to close the Māori pay and power gap over time across the Aotearoa workforce 

12:10

12:40

01:10

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP STREAM

02:10

  • How should you redefine your role and value proposition as you take on new roles and responsibilities?  
  • How to manage well and build high-performing teams?

02:40

02:50

New/Emerging  
1A. How to build momentum as a leader
 
          Kristen Lunman, Co-Founder, Powrsuit (she/her)  
 
1B. Listening with the intent to understand 
Maya Nova, Founder, Director, mindbalance (she/her) 
 
Middle to Senior Management 
 
2A.  Supporting people through change
Yvonne McLean, Professional Leadership Coach and Leadership Consultant, Director, Strategic Direction Consulting Limited (she/her) 
2B. Libby Irwin, Director, Libby Irwin Executive Coaching   
 
SLT / Board
 
Journey to the Board  
  • Increase your board knowledge and skills  
  • Build confidence to create presence and influence  
3A. Anna Campbell, Board Member, White Ribbon Trust Board  

03:50

A ROADMAP TO THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER

04:20

  • Finding your why and being purposeful  
  • What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind and how do you work towards this?   
  • How to personally keep failures from keeping you down but rather propelling you forward  
  • Age is just a number: Why it is never too late to find your passion in life 

05:00

05:10

00:00

02:10

02:20

  • How can non-binary people be supported into senior leadership roles? 
  • How can leaders create safe environments for gender identity and expression?  
  • What actions can leaders implement to provide visibility and opportunity for LGBTQI+ leaders to influence business decisions?

03:00

  • How to acknowledge invisible dimensions of diversity when recruiting  
  • How to minimise misunderstandings and best support employees who choose not to disclose their diversity and how to create an inclusive work environment to encourage fewer camouflaging behaviours  
  • Why a neurodiverse workplace matters: How you can support and encourage cognitive differences 

03:40

  • How do we still push for diversity without leaving behind certain groups? 
 
 
 
 
 

03:50

*DEI stream to join the WIL conference after afternoon tea 

08:30

08:50

INSPIRING THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW

09:00

09:30

  • What is your ‘north star’: What are the values and goals that motivate you and how do you advocate for them consistently  
  • Aligning personal goals into professional goals  
  • Opportunities to lead: How to build leadership abilities to prepare for future roles  
  • Generational differences: How to minimise misunderstandings and embrace diversity  

10:00

  • Creating an open-door policy: How can leaders encourage employees to share their concerns, feedback and opinions? 
  • How do you lead your team with purpose through uncertainty?  
  • What strategies can you implement to foster greater collaboration and transparency within your team? 

10:50

11:20

11:50

12:00

Discussion A  
How to increase visibility in the workplace through personal branding? 
Jayne Chater, Leadership Coach & Director, Leaderful (she/her) 
 
Discussion B 
How to communicate with impact and clarity?  
Josette Owen, Leadership Coach, Genesis (she/her) 
 
Discussion C   
Turning pressure to your advantage  
Kirsten Leng, Leadership and Performance Coach, Infinitus Professional Development Ltd (she/her) 
 
Discussion D 
Looking beyond tokenism and numbers  
  • Tokenism is ticking the box without fulfilling the potential of thinking outside of it. How can we encourage leaders to genuinely value DEIB in recognition of its benefits rather than external validation? 
Carmen Parahi, Pou Tiaki Matua / Executive, Stuff 
 
Discussion E 
How to manage difficult conversations? 
Susanne Hardy, Corporate Manager New Vehicles, Toyota New Zealand

01:10

02:05

02:10

02:20

New/Emerging  
Kristen Lunman, Co-Founder, Powrsuit (she/her) 
Sue Jensen, Group General Manager People & Culture, KiwiRail 
Heather Dodge-Henderson, Learning & Organisational Development Manager, Russell McVeagh 
 
Middle Management  
Brynlea Hunter-Morpeth, Chief People and Culture Officer, AIA NZ  
 
C-Suite / Senior Leadership Team  
Cheyne Chalmers, Chief Executive Officer New Zealand, Ryman Healthcare 
Mary-Liz Tuck, Chief Sustainability and Master Planning Officer, Auckland Airport (she/her)  

03:20

03:50

04:20

04:30

04:40