EVENTS 2024

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Lucy Cornell, a voice expert and keynote speaker, speaks about connecting with and engaging your audience with an authentic voice that demonstrates presence, credibility, persuasive power, confidence and vision.

During the course of this keynote, Lucy will shed light on the rule of voice in this particular business culture and industry to:

• Understand how physiology and psychology influence voice
• Understand the historical arc of voice and gender and how this plays out in modern business spoken communications
• Understand how to establish presence and maintain confidence when speaking
• Stand strongly and calmly for the right to be a voice of influence when there is push back or pressure
• Learn how to command attention through use of body, breath, voice and energy
• Learn how to step confidently into high stakes speaking to claim space, get air play and create cut through
• Hold court, be heard and assert your right to speak in the business
• Explore practical techniques to manage nerves
• Understand how to increase influence through connection and engagement

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In today’s fast-paced legal environment, the ability to strategically engage with partner stakeholders and establish yourself as a trusted advisor is crucial.

Kates webinar will provide you with a practical framework to navigate common challenges and typical requests from stakeholders in law firms. Through some real-world scenarios, you’ll learn step by step how to effectively engage, troubleshoot, support, and influence your partner stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes; all whilst elevating your brand as a trusted advisor.

Recording now available in the Members Portal

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Over half of executives (54%) believe that their businesses will not survive beyond 2030 without embracing AI at scale and while companies are realising that harnessing generative AI poses great opportunities, the challenges are bigger than anticipated.

With organisations in every industry looking for ways to increase productivity, rising levels of employee burnout and a decline in trust show the potential human costs. Mercer’s Global Talent Trends study reveals that high-performing organisations are amplifying human progress by aligning their business and people plans in four key areas: human centric productivity, anchor to trust & equity, boost the corporate immune system and lead a digital first culture.

Recording now available in the Members Portal

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POSITIVE DUTY

In late 2023 the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) announced changes to the legal framework of how sexual harassment and sex-based discrimination is dealt with in Australian workplaces, with organisations now required to meet positive duty requirements.

On 12 December 2023, changes to legislation came into effect meaning businesses and workplaces in Australia now have a positive duty obligation. This means they must actively prevent sex-based discrimination and sexual harassment from occurring at work, rather than reactively managing complaints.

Prabha Nandagopal will -

• Provide an overview of the new positive duty regulatory framework
• Discuss sexual harassment in Australian workplaces and the legal industry
• Discuss drivers, risk factors and impacts of sexual harassment
• Discuss practical actions you can take to start meeting your positive duty obligations.

Having "conducted a deep dive into the positive duty framework", Sally will provide a general overview of the process being undertaken at Allens when thinking about their positive duty obligations under the SDA.

Recording now available in the Members Portal

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NEURODIVERSITY

Neurodiverse individuals are estimated to make up 15-20% of the world’s population and refers to the neurological differences that shape how people think and interact.

In this talk, Rhianna Perkin from the Centre for Corporate Health discussed the proactive coaching program supporting neurodiverse employees at some of Australia’s top-tier law firms, big banks and professional services firms, and their managers to create awareness, reduce stigma and upskill all stakeholders to work to their full potential.

Specifically this talk covered:

• How to support optimum performance for neurodiverse individuals
• Increasing awareness across a team and in leadership groups on how to support neurodiversity in a practical way and to highlight the positive contribution of neurodiversity in workplaces
• Addressing barriers that may be preventing a neurodiverse employee from becoming a high performing employee
• What is neurodivergent burnout and how can it be prevented

Where organisations put appropriate supportive measures in place for all neurodiverse employees, these neurodiverse individuals prove to be comparable to neurotypical employees in work quality, efficiency, and productivity which is beneficial for all stakeholders involved.

Recording now available in the Members Portal

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Nick Ruskin presented on the latest developments in employment law for HR professionals in the legal industry.

The presentation included information on the following topics:-

1. Closing Loopholes Act-what has passed
2. Closing Loopholes Bill-what is proposed
3. Fixed Term contracts
4. The Future of Work
   • the 4 day week
   • the right to disconnect
   • reasonable and unreasonable additional hours
   • the rise of psychosocial risks

Recording now available in the Members Portal