The importance of EQ in Project Management

We invite you to our next Creating Pathways for Women in Project Delivery networking event The importance of EQ in Project Management.

Increasingly, modern projects are established in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environments. Emotional Intelligence is a skill required for successful project leadership, from coaching, leadership, negotiation, conflict resolution, decision-making, influencing, and people management. Emotional Intelligence, the awareness of our own and others’ emotional state and ability to regulate our emotions in line with our environment, changes our ability to navigate the people aspects of projects. And projects are all about people.

Join our interactive panel with Kestrel Stone and Rob Thomsett to learn more about leading projects successfully through Emotional Intelligence.

How culture impacts the success of Program delivery and adoption of change.

We invite you to our next Creating Pathways for Women in Project Delivery networking event How culture impacts the success of Program delivery and adoption of change.

Join us in an interactive session with two seasoned panellists, Jacqueline Ross and Lisa Carlin, who will share their expertise and insights on the relationship between culture, project delivery and change. We will explore how organisational culture influences project outcomes and the different challenges and opportunities that different types of culture can bring to managing change.

Connect with industry experts, experienced professionals, and fellow women in project delivery to share experiences, learn practical strategies, and build valuable connections.

How to get your life back into balance

Many people find themselves so busy with family, work, and other responsibilities that their schedules and priorities get overwhelming and disorganized. As a result, they may feel stressed, frustrated, and tired.  When your life is feeling imbalanced, it may feel as though you have neglected your needs, values or priorities. Although it may be easy to feel regretful and burned out at that moment, you can still find a way to achieving a sense of equilibrium.

In our next ‘Creating Pathways for Women in Project Delivery’ event, join our experienced panellists, Connie Mckeage and Kyla Tustin, as we explore the importance of integrating the various aspects of life, including work, relationships, health, personal growth, and leisure for a greater sense of well-being and fulfilment. This event will provide participants an opportunity to gain valuable insights, connect with like-minded individuals, and explore new ideas.

Achieving diversity & equality at work: Why these are so important and yet still so hard

Diversity drives success. Having a wider range of talent can improve your organisation’s effectiveness and profitability by increasing creativity through the generation of more varied ideas and providing broader insights into your clients and potential client base. Having a reputation as a diverse and inclusive employer attracts new talent, as well as cultivating cultural awareness which leads to better workplace relations and higher productivity. However, the practicalities of achieving diversity and equality in the workplace appears to be far more difficult than we expect. Join our panellists Bianca Hartge-Hazelman & Carol Kulik to hear their insights about how far we have come and what more we can all be doing to support progress towards diversity and equality in the workplace.

Safeguarding Mental Health during Organisational Change

Recent research highlighted a unique link between mental health and organisational change, particularly where change is not managed well. This session will explore what Change Managers and Leaders can do to preserve mental health by taking a contemporary approach to planning and delivering change.

Respect@Work

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s most recent survey (2018) on the national experience of sexual harassment found that workplace sexual harassment is prevalent and pervasive: it occurs in every industry, in every location and at every level, in Australian workplaces. Whilst the survey revealed that more women than men experience sexual harassment, this is not a women’s issue: it is a societal issue, which every Australian, and every Australian workplace, can contribute to addressing.

In this Pathways event Natasha de Silva, Principal of Intersection Pty Ltd, a boutique consulting firm and Dr. Karen O’Connell, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Technology Sydney will talk about leading practice in the prevention of, and response to, sexual harassment in Australian workplaces including insights into the Independent Review into Commonwealth Parliament held last year and what makes workplaces truly safe, inclusive and respectful.

Why Digital Transformation is about people and not technology –
How to approach and tips for avoiding common mistakes

When implemented correctly, digital transformation provides an opportunity for organisations to fundamentally change the way they operate. It is this “transformation” aspect that distinguishes it from other general technology implementations. However, many digital transformation projects fail. Why? Because digital transformation isn’t just about technology, it’s about people. Please join us on Sept 8th to hear Lauren Ryder and Stephanie Jensen share their experiences in Digital Transformation; discuss how to approach these types of programs and avoid common mistakes.

The Power of Talk: Who gets heard and why?

Effective communication isn’t as simple as saying what you mean. How you say what you mean is crucial and differs from one person to the next. In her essay “The Power of Talk,” in 2014, Deborah Tannen described a ‘dual-culture’ tradition in which men and women speak differently and recognised that how we talk, and listen are influenced by gender and cultural experience.  At our next pathways event we will hear from Pippa Downes, Non-Executive Director and Member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) and Emily Edgeley, Public Speaking Coach, discuss their insights and experiences around the power of talk, effective communication and who gets heard and why.

What’s Hot in Tech 2022

Technology today is evolving at a rapid pace, accelerating the rate of change just about everywhere. So what does this mean for you? If you’re an IT professional, it means that you need to be constantly learning & adapting to stay current with emerging technologies and latest technology trends and it also means keeping your eyes on the future to know which skills you’ll need in order to keep growing your career. But what are those emerging technologies and future tech trends?  Please join our next Pathways event to hear from our experienced panellists about their thoughts on what’s hot in tech & what are the high-value skills organisations are looking for in 2022 & beyond.

What’s Your Leadership Style?

No matter where you are on your career path, at some point you will likely find yourself in a position of leadership, be it rallying a group of people to find a solution to a problem; taking charge on a project or heading up an entire department! Whilst there are some right and wrong ways to lead, there is no single style that suits everyone. Join Seven Consulting’s Thought Leader, Rob Thomsett, for an interactive session that will delve into different Leaderships Models & discuss different perceptions of what makes a leader “great” that will help you consider the leadership style that best fits you and the goals you are trying to achieve.

Moving on up or Moving on out: Career Advice for Women

The workplace has seen a lot of change over the last 2 years. More and more workers are re-evaluating their career aspirations and Employers are reassessing their EVP (Employee Value Proposition). If you’re considering resigning from your existing employer because you’re thinking about career change, not getting the salary or career you want, or you’re just interested in hearing our panel of experienced senior executives share the lessons they have learned when climbing their own career ladders and offer advice around how to ask for a promotion or pay rise and what to consider before taking the step to leave then please join us for our next Pathways for Women in Project Delivery.

Our panel of experienced senior executives, Mirella Robinson and  Cathy Duncan-Ross share the lessons they have learned when climbing their own career ladders and offer advice around how to ask for a promotion or pay rise and what to consider before taking the step to leave.

How to work more effectively with your project sponsor

Working in partnership with the project manager, the Project Sponsor owns the delivery of business change outcomes, and so it is critical to a project’s success that this relationship is based on trust, openness, honesty and transparency. So, what makes a sponsor great? & what should you do if your sponsor is not great, or not delivering on their commitments to the project?

Our panellists for this event, Lisa Fraser and  Kimberlea Dudley have experience dealing with, and being project sponsors, as well as Seven Consulting’s Thought Leader & author of “The Sponsor’s Guide” Rob Thomsett,  will share their stories around the sponsor’s role in a project’s success (or otherwise) and provide guidance and insights about how to work more effectively with your Project Sponsor.

The Power of No: The importance of setting boundaries & realistic goals

Resolving to set boundaries between family, friends, or co-workers can not only fortify existing relationships; it can also be the biggest act of self-care you can do for yourself. But having the confidence to say no and implement boundaries can be difficult. Defining what your boundaries are, why they are important to you and how you are going to implement them will put you in control. At this Pathways event, our panel of experienced leaders will provide their insights into the power of saying no and the benefits of setting boundaries to help you achieve your goals.

Changing expectations around Project Delivery

In an environment of constant change, successful organisations must be able to adapt and implement quickly, demanding more of their Project Delivery Teams than ever before. To be successful PM’s need to be change agents & communication experts, able to respond to uncertainty, handle complexity and work more closely with business leaders to rapidly and incrementally deploy benefits to support the overall business strategy, rather than being process driven and purely focussed on delivering project outputs.

Please join us to hear from a panel of senior leaders in Business Change on their insights into the changing expectations around project delivery & discuss what Project Management & the PMO might look like in the future.

Resolving Team Conflicts

No matter what the reason is for a team’s existence; teams involve people & people bring different experiences, attitudes, behaviours, and approaches which, along with the work environment, all have an impact on the overall team performance.

Please join our panel of experienced female leaders to discuss their insights around effective team management and provide guidance and lessons learnt on resolving team conflicts and related issues such as holding people accountable, dominant personalities in teams and strategies for dealing with dismissals.

Benefits Management

Back on popular demand, a second session on Benefits Management by Rob Thomsett. Seven Consulting’s Thought Leader will provide useful insights and tools for managing benefits end to end.

Why Women Make Great Project Managers

There are certain fundamentals to managing or leading projects that will determine your success (or failure) regardless of what industry or environment you find yourself in. Please join our panel of female leaders who are experienced in project delivery to discuss their stories & insights into what are the natural talents that women often possess that make them successful project managers and differentiate them from their male counterparts.

Agile vs. Traditional Delivery

In this session, Gareth James, Seven Consulting’s Managing Director, will look at both Agile and Traditional delivery to provide a broad understanding of the delivery spectrum.

Specifically, we will look at:

• The strengths and limitations of both Traditional and Agile approaches
• The project and organisational characteristics when deciding on methodologies and governance.
• How reporting should change to align to the delivery approach chosen.

The impact of Coronavirus on our Working Practices.

The Coronavirus pandemic has impacted us as indivisuals, as a societs and as a workforce. When restrictions finally ease some things will go back to the way they were, but there will be lasting changes, which will alter the way we think about about and behave at work. In April we looked at how we can be most effective whilst working from home. Our next Pathways panel of felame leaders will focus on what changes to working practices have been brought by Covid-19 such as how we interact, learn, behave & even dress for work & provide insights into the pros and cons and whether these are temporary or a more permanent change.

How to Grow Your Influence

When working in any role within a project or program effective communication is a core skill; not only to achieve your goals but also to build relationships and grow your influence. In this pathway session our panel of senior executives will share their experience & insights on effective communication styles to different audiences, speak with confidence and increase your success rate of being heard and understood, particularly in a male environment.

Powerful Presentations

Presenting new ideas, proposals and plans successfully to a diverse group of people is an essential skill for any successful project manager. In this Pathways session, Rob will give you some simple, proven and engaging ideas on how to design, tailor and present you and your ideas aligned to your message and audience.

Working from Home – The New Normal

How do we most effectively do our jobs from home and stand out in these trying times? Our panel of experienced executives give insights and tips into how you can best work from home, keep your boss, customers and team happy and keep your sanity.

Change Management

Successful transformations are entirely dependent on effective change management. With organisations needing to evolve rapidly and embrace evolving technologies such as AI and new automation methods, the impact of change on people and processes is significant. We have two of the leaders of this change management capability to present their approach, insights and take your questions.

Benefits Management

In this provocative and challenging session Rob Thomsett will provide insights and tools for managing benefits end to end

Building A Great Team

Kylie, Connie and Louise will provide insights into their careers, building great team cultures​ in their organisations and the challenges they have encountered along the way.

Leaning In

Panelist will provide insight into their journey into leadership positions & offer advice & encouragement to “lean in”.

Power and Influence

Rob Thomsett will introduce you to two simple models of power and influence, the session will change you to contemplate how you can more effectively use power and influence to help achieve your goals.

Stakeholder Management

Scaling Agile

Two of Seven Consulting most senior agile leaders, will present on how to apply agile practices to large programs.

Building a Career Plan Panel Discussion

Lunchtime Learning – Project Management session with the Matildas

At Seven, we have been focused on looking at ways to address the balance of representation for women in IT.  We have set up a number of pathways sessions for any women who want to start or develop their career in project delivery.  As part of our Matildas Sponsorship, Seven Consulting is supporting a number of the Matildas squad with a paid internship in Seven Consulting.  Learn from the Matildas what it Is like to start a new career in project management over an informal lunch discussion.

Seven Secrets of Project Management

Declan will explore some of the less common techniques that have helped Seven Consulting attain over 99% customer satisfaction while delivering over $3bn of programs annually

Discrimination in the Workplace and How to Deal With It

How to Have a Career and a Family Panel Discussion

How did other women navigate through the work environment minefield to become more senior representative? ​What choices did they make / not make?​ What would they do differently if they had the chance to do it over again?