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

08:30 AM | Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:00 AM | Session 1: Letting go of archaic definitions of ‘good’ leaders
How did we form these views?
Why have they persisted?
How do we let them go?
10:30 | Morning Tea

11:00 AM | Session 2: The value of diverse leadership approaches
Different strokes for different folks
Research on successful outcomes with different leadership approaches

12:30 PM | Networking Lunch

01: 15 PM | Session 3: Valuing YOU
Understanding where our hang-ups come from.
Understanding the detrimental impact of not being you.
Your unique leadership approach is good for you, for your staff and for your organisation

02:15 PM | Session 4: How to bring your full self to work
Letting go of archaic paradigms
Gain confidence to be unapologetically you

03:30 PM | End of the workshop and Afternoon Tea

WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Ellen Joan Nelson

Leadership & Future of Work Expert

Ellen Joan Nelson

Dr Ellen Joan Nelson is an ex-army academic business mum, with deep expertise and practical experience in leadership, gender, well-being and the future of work. Ellen has spoken at TEDx Auckland in 2022, advised many corporate and government organisations, including the NZ Army, and her research and ideas to improve the working world have been published multiple times. As a speaker, facilitator and consultant, Ellen helps organisations to remove structural barriers facing women and parents, while simultaneously experiencing improvements in organisational metrics such as: wellbeing, retention, leadership, productivity, innovation and business performance. She is involved in the Food and Fibre leadership development project with Rural Leaders. Her volunteer team evacuated 563 people from Afghanistan to New Zealand (and Ellen was recognised as a semi-finalist (top 10) for the Kiwi Bank New Zealander of the Year 2023 ‘Local Hero’ category and was awarded Person of the Year 2022 - Manawatu Standard). Ellen started the #workschoolhours and #belongingautonomypurpose movements. www.ellenjoannelson.com

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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

08:30 AM | Registration and Morning Refreshments

09:00 AM | Session 1: Where are you now?
Defining the leadership context
Exploring the ‘tactics’ of our goals
Identifying where we may be getting stuck

10:30 | Morning Tea

11:00 AM | Session 2: What’s getting in the way?
Exploring the ‘truth’ of not achieving our goals
Understanding the role of our multiple intelligence centres
Understanding the role of identity

12:30 PM | Networking Lunch

01:15 PM | Session 3: Creating your future - the ‘truth’
Gaining clarity on your big picture and why that’s important to you
Understanding the role of your values in relation to your future
Unpacking your ‘superpower’

02:30 PM | Session 4: Creating your future – the ‘tactics’
Understanding and committing to where you will focus
Know who’s in your corner and who you might need
Committing to your continued growth

03:30 PM | End of the workshop and Afternoon Tea

WORKSHOP LEADER

Deb Bailey

Director and Leadership Expert

Deb Bailey Limited

Deb Bailey is a leadership coach, facilitator, speaker and author specializing in the areas of Leadership Impact, Creating and Maintaining High Performing Teams, Strategic Planning for Results and Organisational Culture

Deb takes an inside out approach to leadership. This means the more we understand how we are playing our ‘inner game’ the better we will be at our ‘outer game’ and achieve the impact and results we truly want.

Deb’s first book Inside Out: Why Leadership Starts With You was launched on 1 March 2022.

Before starting her own Practice in 2018, Deb spent over 20 years at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in global executive and senior leadership roles with a strong focus on people and culture. Deb has worked with leaders and their teams all around the world to identify, develop and implement effective strategies, frameworks and tools. All for the purpose of equipping leaders and teams to initiate and continue a high-performance journey.



Deb’s experience spans many industries including medical devices, technical engineering, manufacturing, facilities management, recruitment, construction, the insurance sector, pharmaceutical and more.

Deb is certified as both an mBIT Coach and Strategic Interventionist Coach. Deb also holds an MBA and PGDip in Human Resources.

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07:50

Registration and Morning Refreshments

Bring along a male or non-binary ally for the morning plenary sessions (up until morning tea)
Including non-binary and male voices is crucial to accelerating change when it comes to eliminating gender bias in workplaces. Bring along the allies in your company who are true advocates for developing diverse leaders, to spark authentic conversations around supporting underrepresented employees.

08:30

Opening Karakia

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

BREAKING BIAS AND BUILDING INCLUSIVE TALENT PIPELINES FOR WORKPLACES

09:00

In Conversation: Removing barriers to women’s progression and ensuring equal opportunity

Moderator: Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, President, Chief Executive Women (she/her)

09:40

CEO Panel: Opening doors and daring to advocate for a culture of belonging

Moderator: Phil Parkes, Chief Executive Officer, WorkSafe New Zealand (he/him)

Anne Fitisemanu, Chief Executive Officer, TupuToa (she/her)
Steve Jurkovich, Chief Executive Officer, Kiwibank (he/him)
Sophie Moloney, Chief Executive Officer, Sky New Zealand (she/her)

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

Table Discussion: What steps can you take to champion and advocate for underrepresented employees at work?

10:50

HeForShe Sharing session: Allies to share what they think it means to be an ally for female leaders in the workplace

11:30

Panel: How can employers promote cultural and ethnic diversity in workplaces?

Dellwyn Stuart, Co-Founder, Mindthegap.nz (she/her)
Fezeela Raza, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

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

Keynote: Leadership is about seasons, not burning out, and doing your dream job

Mai Chen, Chair, Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business

12:40

Partner Presentation

01:10

Networking Lunch

Please note: The DEI stream will run concurrently with the WIL sessions between 2.10pm and 3.50pm. To view the DEI stream, see the following tab.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP STREAM

02:10

Fireside Chat: Bold leadership

Shannon Harris, Managing Director and Technology Leader, IBM New Zealand (she/her)

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

Introduction to Mini Masterclass
Attendees will choose where they think they are in their leadership journey and take part in that Mini Masterclass for 50 minutes.

02:50

Mini Masterclass

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

Afternoon Tea

A ROADMAP TO THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER

04:20

In Conversation: The best is yet to come

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

Chairperson’s Closing Address

05:10

End of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks

Build mentoring relationships over some drinks and nibbles.

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00:00

This stream will run alongside the Women in Leadership stream on Day 1 of the conference. This will take place from 2:10pm until morning tea at 3:50pm. Delegates and move between two streams during this period.

02:10

Chairperson’s Opening Address

02:20

Panel: Strategies for LGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace

Moderator: Steff Werman, Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Bank of New Zealand (she/her)
Judy O’Brien, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, New Zealand Rugby (she/her)

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

Keynote: Invisible diversity - Just because you cannot see it doesn’t mean it is not there

Rich Rowley, Advisor, Brain Badge (he/him)

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

Group Discussion

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

03:50

Afternoon Tea

*DEI stream to join the WIL conference after afternoon tea

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08:30

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women

INSPIRING THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW

09:00

UN Women Fireside Chat

Reserved

09:30

Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat: Inspiring and supporting the workforce of tomorrow

Moderator: Dellwyn Stuart, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA (she/her)
Renée Young, Associate Mechanical Engineer, Beca (she/her)

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

CEO Panel: All eyes on you - Leading your team through tough times

Moderator: Gerardine Clifford-Lidstone, Secretary for Pacific Peoples and Chief Executive Officer, Ministry for Pacific Peoples (she/her)

Bridget Snelling, Country Manager, Xero NZ (she/her)
Mike Horne, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte New Zealand (he/him)
Tracey Ryan, Managing Director – New Zealand, Aurecon (she/her)
Neil Heffer, Managing Director, The Kraft Heinz Company (he/him)

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

Morning Tea

11:20

Partner Presentation

11:50

Introduction to Scenario-based Roundtables
Attendees will get the opportunity to take part in 2 discussions for 30 minutes each. The facilitator for each discussion will provide a scenario and the group will collectively brainstorm solutions.

12:00

Let’s Talk: Scenario-based Roundtables

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

Networking Lunch

02:05

Prize Draw

02:10

Introduction to the Challenge Room
Attendees take part in 1 discussion for 60 minutes. They will have the opportunity to share some of the biggest challenges that they are experiencing in their organisation and collectively brainstorm possible solutions to these.

02:20

Leadership Challenge Room

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)

Agenda

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

WORKSHOP AGENDA

WORKSHOP LEADER

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

WORKSHOP AGENDA

WORKSHOP LEADER

07:50

Bring along a male or non-binary ally for the morning plenary sessions (up until morning tea)

08:30

Opening Karakia

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address

BREAKING BIAS AND BUILDING INCLUSIVE TALENT PIPELINES FOR WORKPLACES

09:00

In Conversation: Removing barriers to women’s progression and ensuring equal opportunity Moderator: Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, President, Chief Executive Women (she/her)

09:40

10:40

Table Discussion: What steps can you take to champion and advocate for underrepresented employees at work?

10:50

HeForShe Sharing session: Allies to share what they think it means to be an ally for female leaders in the workplace

11:30

Panel: How can employers promote cultural and ethnic diversity in workplaces? Dellwyn Stuart, Co-Founder, Mindthegap.nz (she/her) Fezeela Raza, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

12:10

Keynote: Leadership is about seasons, not burning out, and doing your dream job Mai Chen, Chair, Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business

12:40

Partner Presentation

01:10

Networking Lunch Please note: The DEI stream will run concurrently with the WIL sessions between 2.10pm and 3.50pm. To view the DEI stream, see the following tab.

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP STREAM

02:10

Fireside Chat: Bold leadership Shannon Harris, Managing Director and Technology Leader, IBM New Zealand (she/her)

02:40

Introduction to Mini Masterclass Attendees will choose where they think they are in their leadership journey and take part in that Mini Masterclass for 50 minutes.

02:50

Mini Masterclass

03:50

Afternoon Tea

A ROADMAP TO THE NEXT PHASE OF YOUR CAREER

04:20

In Conversation: The best is yet to come

05:00

Chairperson’s Closing Address

05:10

End of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks Build mentoring relationships over some drinks and nibbles.

00:00

This stream will run alongside the Women in Leadership stream on Day 1 of the conference. This will take place from 2:10pm until morning tea at 3:50pm. Delegates and move between two streams during this period.

02:10

Chairperson’s Opening Address

02:20

Panel: Strategies for LGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace Moderator: Steff Werman, Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Bank of New Zealand (she/her) Judy O’Brien, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, New Zealand Rugby (she/her)

03:00

Keynote: Invisible diversity - Just because you cannot see it doesn’t mean it is not there Rich Rowley, Advisor, Brain Badge (he/him)

03:40

Group Discussion

03:50

Afternoon Tea

08:30

Registration and Morning Refreshments

08:50

Chairperson’s Opening Address Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women

INSPIRING THE WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW

09:00

UN Women Fireside Chat Reserved

09:30

Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat: Inspiring and supporting the workforce of tomorrow Moderator: Dellwyn Stuart, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA (she/her) Renée Young, Associate Mechanical Engineer, Beca (she/her)

10:00

10:50

Morning Tea

11:20

Partner Presentation

11:50

Introduction to Scenario-based Roundtables Attendees will get the opportunity to take part in 2 discussions for 30 minutes each. The facilitator for each discussion will provide a scenario and the group will collectively brainstorm solutions.

12:00

Let’s Talk: Scenario-based Roundtables

01:10

Networking Lunch

02:05

Prize Draw

02:10

In Conversation: Removing barriers to women’s progression and ensuring equal opportunity

Moderator: Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz, President, Chief Executive Women (she/her)

Panel: How can employers promote cultural and ethnic diversity in workplaces?

Dellwyn Stuart, Co-Founder, Mindthegap.nz (she/her)
Fezeela Raza, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Keynote: Leadership is about seasons, not burning out, and doing your dream job

Mai Chen, Chair, Superdiversity Institute for Law, Policy and Business

Networking Lunch

Please note: The DEI stream will run concurrently with the WIL sessions between 2.10pm and 3.50pm. To view the DEI stream, see the following tab.

Fireside Chat: Bold leadership

Shannon Harris, Managing Director and Technology Leader, IBM New Zealand (she/her)

Introduction to Mini Masterclass
Attendees will choose where they think they are in their leadership journey and take part in that Mini Masterclass for 50 minutes.

End of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks

Build mentoring relationships over some drinks and nibbles.

Panel: Strategies for LGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace

Moderator: Steff Werman, Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, Bank of New Zealand (she/her)
Judy O’Brien, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, New Zealand Rugby (she/her)

Keynote: Invisible diversity - Just because you cannot see it doesn’t mean it is not there

Rich Rowley, Advisor, Brain Badge (he/him)

Chairperson’s Opening Address

Agnes Naera, Chief Executive Officer, Global Women

UN Women Fireside Chat

Reserved

Emerging Leaders Fireside Chat: Inspiring and supporting the workforce of tomorrow

Moderator: Dellwyn Stuart, Chief Executive Officer, YWCA (she/her)
Renée Young, Associate Mechanical Engineer, Beca (she/her)

Introduction to Scenario-based Roundtables
Attendees will get the opportunity to take part in 2 discussions for 30 minutes each. The facilitator for each discussion will provide a scenario and the group will collectively brainstorm solutions.

Introduction to the Challenge Room
Attendees take part in 1 discussion for 60 minutes. They will have the opportunity to share some of the biggest challenges that they are experiencing in their organisation and collectively brainstorm possible solutions to these.