UPCOMING EVENTS

Culture, Time and Performance: A New Framework for Better Business

Tuesday 22 July

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Have you ever thought about the role of time in creating a equitable work culture?

When time is treated as the most valuable resource, it levels the playing field, creates fairness AND enables sustainable high performance.

Join Anne Rayner from Productivity Bargain for a practical session on how to structure work to improve both productivity AND and inclusion.

It's time to fix the system, not the individual. If you are ready to shift culture in a meaningful way, this session is not to be missed. We will explore three key levers for better business, which also enable better inclusion and diversity within your organisation.

Communications planning: Diversity & Inclusion work - with Lisa Mulligan

Tuesday 29 July

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

You can't underestimate how important communicating your Diversity & Inclusion plan and actions is within (and possibly) outside your organisation. How do you tailor your messages to your audience and think about the methods of communication?

This could include presenting at meetings, having content on your internal intranet, running in-person and online information sessions, and even communicating externally through your website or social platforms.

We will cover identifying your stakeholders, understanding their needs, tailoring your messages, and having a plan that lays all your work. You will also receive a communications plan template to take away and use.

Building Male Allies - with Ravi Agarwal

Tuesday 5 August

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Ravi Agarwal is an outspoken advocate for equality of opportunity across diversity and runs training on male allyship and gender equality.

Ravi is the founder of Cognitive Magic, a bespoke training company. He believes learning can occur when we touch our own humanity. He creates these opportunities via corporate & community training and via speaking & writing.

Ravi is also a passionate #IamRemarkable facilitator, an agile project manager, and a fan of Taylor Swift’s poetry.

You are going to love hearing from Ravi during this webinar.

Women in Leadership Roles - with Dr Amanda Sterling

Tuesday 12 August

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Dr Amanda Sterling is a neuroscience-trained coach and business consultant who works with organisations to advance their leadership and gender equity goals through a research-backed approach.

Dr Amanda Sterling completed her PhD at the University of Auckland in 2023. Her research explored the experiences of embodied mothers in leadership, and how those experiences (e.g. of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and care of very young children) could challenge normative ideals of leadership.

Learn about the key points of her research and practical actions organisations can take to open up greater opportunities for the inclusion of women in leadership roles.

Group Coaching Session

Tuesday 19 August

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Got a Diversity & Inclusion problem you need some help with? Maybe you need some support to get your stakeholders on board? Want some ideas on creating accountability in your organisation? Not sure the best way to measure your initiatives?

Bring your challenges to the group and take advantage of collaborative brainstorming power, and the collective wisdom and shared experiences of the group.

You will benefit from a facilitated and structured session designed to take advantage of diverse perspectives and peer learning, to generate solutions and practical advice within a supportive community.

Your Diversity Talent Strategy: How External Mentoring Programs Unlock Potential - with Louise Tagliante

Tuesday 26 August

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Mentorship can be a powerful tool for growth and advancement, particularly when driving for more diversity in your talent pipeline. So what happens when you look beyond the walls of your own organization for that guidance?

This week we are joined by Louise Tagliante, Managing Director and Founder of Protege Mentoring. She will be sharing with us the significant benefits of external mentoring programs, specifically for women.

In our conversation we will explore why programs with external mentors are a critical and strategic lever for achieving your core talent and Diversity & Inclusion objectives.

Looking after your wellbeing in Diversity & Incluson work - with Debbie Schultz

Tuesday 2 September

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Leading Diversity & Inclusion work can be lonely, and emotionally challenging. It’s easy to feel lost and overwhelmed, which can lead to burnout.

Join this session to learn tips to manage your well-being with Debbie Schultz, from BlueSkyMinds.

She will be sharing her experience and science-based solutions for healthy minds and high performance, that include positive, empowering and preventative mental health solutions to help you with your wellbeing and performance.

Leadership Lessons in a Te ao Māori context - with Emma Rutherford

Tuesday 9 September

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Learn from Emma Rutherford’s masters research on the parallels between leadership in a Te ao Māori context and servant leadership (Robert Greenleaf 1970).

Her research involved mapping the similarities between the two paradigms to understand how human leadership is universal, and part of our ancient and intuitive focus on community and sustainability.

As Diversity & Inclusion leaders, our role is to serve our organisations by creating a safe culture of inclusion.

We will discuss how to bring these universal truths to life in the day-to-day hustle of deliverables and KPIs.

Group Coaching Session

Tuesday 16 September

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Got a Diversity & Inclusion problem you need some help with? Maybe you need some support to get your stakeholders on board? Want some ideas on creating accountability in your organisation? Not sure the best way to measure your initiatives?

Bring your challenges to the group and take advantage of collaborative brainstorming power, and the collective wisdom and shared experiences of the group.

You will benefit from a facilitated and structured session designed to take advantage of diverse perspectives and peer learning, to generate solutions and practical advice within a supportive community.

Employee Network Groups: The Role of Executive Sponsors

Tuesday 23 September

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Executive sponsors are a highly effective part of the structure of Employee Network Groups (ENGs) as advocates and supporters for the activities and actions of the group.

We will cover:

• The advantages of having Executive Sponsors as part of your ENGs

• The role and responsibilities of effective Executive sponsors

• How Executive sponsors can support their ENGs and make an impact through advocating and influencing in the wider organisation.

• Advantages for your Senior Leaders in being an Executive Sponsor.

Accelerating Women - with Duncan Hewett

Tuesday 30 September

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Duncan Hewett is an industry champion for the representation of women in business and technology. He is focused on driving actionable results for gender diversity in the workplace and has consistently driven acceleration for women across leadership levels.

He has worked as the Senior VP and General Manager for VMware's business in Asia Pacific & Japan and has previously led IBM's Asia Pacific software business.

He led gender initiatives for women and VMware and through internal initiatives and external initiatives to solve talent problems that also connect with ESG work.

Workplace Disability Inclusion - with Ainslee Hooper

Tuesday 7 October

9am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm NZT

Are you unknowingly creating barriers for disabled people in your organisation? Would you like to know more about ableism and how it shows up in the workplace?

Ainslee Hooper from Ainslee Hooper Consulting joins us this week to share:

• How we can remove invisible barriers

• Define and reduce the risk of ableism.

• What microaggressions look like (with real examples) and how they quietly shape workplace culture

• What microvalidations are — and why they matter more than you think, and

• Practical ways to interrupt exclusion and start doing better.

3 Ways to Influence in Diversity & Inclusion work - with Lisa Mulligan

Tuesday 14 October

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

The Culture Amp Workplace Diversity, Equity and inclusion 2024 report found that:

• Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) actions have stalled

• D&I work faces a triplethreat of lack of expertise, lack of support from leadership, and not enough measurement maturity, and

• Drop in perceptions of inclusion for employees and practitioners

Influencing skills were identified as the number 1 skill needed for Diversity & Inclusion leaders in The Culture Ministry’s latest D&I Salary and Market survey, for two years running, because influencing skills are crucial for driving change and developing an inclusive culture.

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Tuesday 21 October

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

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Tuesday 28 October

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

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Measuring the impact of ESG work - with Haemia Melling

Tuesday 4 November

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Haemia Melling does ESG consulting for purpose-led impact. Through her business Impact Ink, she partners with businesses and not-for-profits, to turn good intentions into measurable action — combining ESG strategy, impact measurement, and data-informed storytelling to drive positive change for people, planet, and prosperity.

If you are wondering how you could better measure your organisations ESG work, you won’t want to miss this session.

Group Coaching Session

Tuesday 11 November

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Got a Diversity & Inclusion problem you need some help with? Maybe you need some support to get your stakeholders on board? Want some ideas on creating accountability in your organisation? Not sure the best way to measure your initiatives?

Bring your challenges to the group and take advantage of collaborative brainstorming power, and the collective wisdom and shared experiences of the group.

You will benefit from a facilitated and structured session designed to take advantage of diverse perspectives and peer learning, to generate solutions and practical advice within a supportive community.

Employee Network Groups: Types and Maturity Model - Lisa Mulligan

Tuesday 18 November

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

Employee Network Groups (ENG’s) have different ways of supporting people and building inclusion, as well as contributing to your Diversity & Inclusion strategy and organisational success.

Join this week’s session to learn more about the types of ENG’s and understand a maturity model for the development and work of these important community and volunteer groups.

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Tuesday 25 November

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

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Tuesday 2 December

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

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Tuesday 9 December

10am HKT/SGT, 12pm AEST, 2pm-3pm NZT

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