Stephen Huppert, Independent Consultant and Advisor

HR Leaders are expected to be a cultural conduit enabling an agile and responsive work place, driving productivity and supporting employee engagement during times of seismic operational and systematic change. During this opening session gain deep insight from an industry leading expert in best practice and lessons learned in leading complex transformation.

• Wearing multiple hats whilst leading and building a culture of innovation: can it be done?
• Managing and leading change while building resilience both personally& organisationally
• Delivering high-impact, innovative workforce solutions and experiences that improve workers’ lives
• Transforming all areas of the organisation through organisational change and transformation, strategy development, organisational design, and large scale outsourcing globally

A highly effective and valued HR director will provide the CEO and executive team with honest and pragmatic advice, even when the truth is challenging to deliver. This session will explore the role of the HR director as the candid truth-teller in a leadership team and best practice for highly effective management of workplace change.

• Striving to be a Forthright and Courageous Adviser in theC-Suite
• Keeping it real: having courageous conversations in the C-suite
• Balancing the benefits of achieving consensus with the dangers of ‘group think’
• Communicating, inspiring and engaging the workforce in realtime
• Fostering a culture of creativity and innovation

Recently there have been many success stories of Australian tech companies experiencing rapid growth as they get a foothold in the global market. But often the biggest risks to delivering rapid growth successfully comes down to people.

• What are the critical elements of a People Strategy to enable rapid global growth
• How do you retain the elements of a culture that created success whilst scaling a diverse global workforce
• What leadership capabilities and skill sets support the agenda and how do you get your workforce future ready

• The difference between what it looks like when there is
  accountability vs what it looks like without it The foundations required to build and maintain a culture of accountability
• Replacing Job Descriptions and Performance Reviews with
  documents that will help create accountability and get actual
  results
• The 4 key areas of accountability - Clear Expectations, Clear
  Capability, Clear Measurement and Clear Feedback

LUNCH BREAK

• Beginning leadership development in primary school for children
• Teaching the core elements of authentic, holistic and vulnerable leadership
• How to have a profound impact on the future leaders
• Transforming the leadership culture in business and beyond
• Core elements of the school LOFT (Leaders of the Future in Training) programme
• Why business leaders should share their experiences and knowledge
  with children

• A thought-leadership piece on how shifting our mindset and leadership practices can strengthen employee wellbeing to unleash extraordinary organizational performance and lead to
  sustainable growth. In this talk, you will hear about the Positive Leadership journey at Tiffany.

• How to swiftly identify them when they arise in order to avoid added costs
• Learn from the experiences of leading cross- industry peers
• Strategies for overcoming resistance and gaining stake-holder buy-in
• Leadership secrets: tips and tricks for mastering intuitive engagement

PANELLISTS

• Louisa Rinaldi Chief People & Culture Officer, Guardian Early Learning Group
• Chloe Hawcroft, Founder and CEO of QOIA The Real
  Culture Company, Former Director, Culture & Capability,
  AMP
• Aga Strzemeska, Head of People Operations,
  Marley Spoon Australia
• David Hatton, Learning & Development Manager,
  Imperial Brands Australasia

MODERATOR

• Stephen Huppert, Independent Consultant and Advisor

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