Summer Retreat

adeeperconversationaboutchange

Communicating Change / Peter Thompson

Mindful Change / Dr Mary Gentile

Creative Change / Patrick McIntyre

Ethical Change / Dr Simon Longstaff

Rapid Change / John Bruce-Smith

Being the Change / Jacki Johnson

Leading change / Liz Skelton

+ other speakers / workshops

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Friday February 7 - Sunday February 9, 2014

University of New England

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nourish the mind (and the soul)

Change is complex wherever and whenever it occurs. In many

ways it is the natural order of decline and regeneration that

as an ongoing process brings new possibilities and in other

situations it can be devastating. The subtle forces, the politics,

the morality, the emotion and the personal judgment is what

will be considered throughout the weekend.

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The University of New England is well known for its

highly ranked quality of student experience; excellence

in research; strong commitment to innovation; social

inclusion; and responsiveness to the aspirations of

students, staff, partners and the New England Region.

The UNE Summer Retreat is a signature event on the UNE

calendar. The New England setting provides a chance

to experience the tangible and intangible assets of the

University and the community which forms its solid

foundation.

The inaugural event in 2014 is hosted by the UNE

Business School and will enable participants to engage

with thought leaders around the theme of: ‘A deeper

conversation about change’.

The central themes proposed for the inaugural 2014 UNE

Summer Retreat include:

• Communicating Change: Peter Thompson, Director of

the Centre for Leadership

• Mindful Change: Mary Gentile, Director, Giving Voice To

Values, Babson College USA

• Creative Change: Patrick McIntyre, Executive Director

The Sydney Theatre Company

• Ethical Change : Dr Simon Longstaff, CEO St James

Ethic Centre

• Rapid Change: John Bruce-Smith, CFO Atlassian

(former)

• Being the Change : Jacki Johnson, CEO IAG New

Zealand Ltd

• Leading Change: Liz Skelton, Principal Consultant,

Social Leadership Australia (SLA), The Benevolent

Society

Particular emphasis will be given to presenters with

expertise in generating change in a variety of settings

including regional locations. The Summer Retreat will

integrate academic and cross-disciplinary fields of

endeavour, providing insights for students, business

leaders and academics engaged in a range of business

environments and disciplines, from not for profit, for profit

and government agencies.

Overall the UNE Summer Retreat will aim to identify,

profile and inspire excellence through a series of crafted

conversations and activities.

Participants will question and explore organisational practices

and issues and be invited to imagine futures that create hope and

energy. Through dialogue and action learning the participants will

have access to business leaders and academics renowned for their

capacity to generate change.

imagine futures a deeper conversation about change

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COURSE OVERVIEW

A stimulating program of knowledge-sharing, expert seminars and active conversation on

the themes of leading change, awareness, resilience and the future.

COURSE INVESTMENT

$995 (plus gst) fee includes tuition, course materials, UNE residential accommodation and meals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Do you work in an organisation and want to learn more about how to bring about change in a way that generates goodwill, is morally responsible, considers a long term perspective, and is a creative solution?

Your organisation may be a small or medium size business or a large organisation, for profit, not for profit or a government agency. Our participants will come from a range of sectors from financial services, agribusiness, education or health. A major strength of the Retreat is the opportunity to discuss change with others working in different discipline areas.

This may be your first time visiting UNE or you may be a postgraduate student or Alumnus of the Graduate School of Business.

The Summer Retreat will give you a unique opportunity to meet and discuss leading change from

many and varied perspectives.

HOW TO APPLY

ONLINE

LOCATION

UNE On-Campus experience

Current UNE MBA students

may count the retreat as

30 hours of professional

development towards their

Leadership Development

ePortfolio.

Is this weekend for me?

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4.00pm: Guests arrive. Registration and informal BBQ dinner - Booloominbah lawns

Head of UNE Business School, Professor Alison Sheridan

8.00am: Registration and coffee - hand out of ‘survival packs’

8:30am – 9:00am: Welcome

Welcome to MC: Peter Thompson – ‘here is how the weekend is going to work’.

9:00am A deeper conversation Saturday

Peter Thompson/Dr Simon Longstaff/Patrick McIntyre

10:30am Morning tea

11:00am: Masterclass 1 - Communicating change – Peter Thompson

12.00pm: Masterclass 2 - Leading change ethically – a critical incident approach – Dr Simon Longstaff

1.00pm: ‘Lunch on the Lawn’

2.00pm: Masterclass 3 - The rehearsal, dancing with change – Patrick McIntyre

3.00-5.30pm: ‘Experience the Highs’ activities

• ‘Into the archives’ New England Regional Art Museum• Experiential workshops

6.30pm: Drinks on the verandah, Booloominbah

7.00pm: Dinner

7.30pm: Evening Keynote: ‘Being the Change’ Jacki Johnson, CEO IAG New Zealand Ltd

6.00am – 9.00am: Early ‘Experience the Highs’ –

• Leadership/contemplative walk to Blue Hole, New England National Park or Tai Chi at Blue Hole

10.00am – 10.30am: Live feed Boston USA – Professor Mary Gentile

10.30 am – 12.00pm: Panel event: A deeper conversation Sunday. ‘Mobilising ourselves, mobilising others’ • Professor Jim Barber - VC, CEO UNE • Jacki Johnson - CEO IAG New Zealand Ltd • Liz Skelton - Social Leadership Australia (SLA) • John Bruce-Smith - former CFO Atlassian

12.00pm: Weekend wrap-up and Lunch

AO – Executive Director, St James

Ethics Centre

Dr Simon Longstaff’s distinguished career

includes being named as one of AFR Boss

True Leaders for the 21st century with Carol

Schwartz noting “…I don’t know one CEO

or chairman in corporate Australia who

has not worked with Simon Longstaff…”.

Dr Longstaff has a PhD in Philosophy

from Cambridge. Prior to becoming

the inaugural Executive Director of St

James Ethics Centre in 1991, he worked

in the Northern Territory in the Safety

Department of BHP subsidiary, GEMCO,

lectured at Cambridge University

and consulted to the Cambridge

Commonwealth and Overseas Trusts.

Dr Longstaff was inaugural President

of The Australian Association for

Professional & Applied Ethics and is a

Fellow of the World Economic Forum.

He is Chairman of Woolworths Limited

Corporate Responsibility Panel, AMP

Capital Socially Responsible Investment

Advisory Committee and the International

Advisory Board of the Genographic Project.

Dr Longstaff serves on the Australian

Institute of Company Directors Corporate

Governance Committee, BHP Billiton

Forum on Corporate Responsibility, CSIRO

Niche Manufacturing Flagship Advisory

Committee and Nestle Oceania Creating

Shared Value Advisory Board.

His book Hard Cases, Tough Choices was

published in 1997.

Executive Director, Sydney Theatre

Company

Patrick McIntyre graduated from the

University of Technology Sydney with a

Bachelor of Arts (Communications). For

twenty years, he has worked extensively

across the Australian arts scene in

managerial, marketing and business

development roles.

As General Manager of Sydney Theatre

Company, he works with the Board of

directors and Artistic Directors Cate

Blanchett and Andrew Upton in leading

and developing one of the world’s

busiest theatre organisations. Prior to

joining Sydney Theatre Company, he

was Associate Executive Director of The

Australian Ballet. Other key positions

held include CEO of Sydney Film Festival

and Marketing Manager of Sydney Opera

House Trust and Sydney Dance Company.

In addition to his arts career, he has

worked in the community sector, for a

dot com start up business (briefly!)and

has served on not-for-profit boards. He is

also a freelance writer, published in many

Australian magazines.

THE ETHICAL LEADER

Dr Simon LongstaffMC: COMMUNICATING CHANGE Mr Peter Thompson

Peter Thompson is passionate about

broadcasting and was the long running

presenter of the Radio National Breakfast

Program and the current affairs program,

AM, on ABC Radio.

Peter loves journalism that involves both

people and ideas and for him, interviewing

a guest on Talking Heads is an opportunity

to find out about both the person and the

social background that has shaped them.

Away from journalism, Peter is a

Professor and Fellow of the Australian

and New Zealand School of Government

where he teaches on communication,

leadership and social change issues. He’s

also an Adjunct Professor at Macquarie

University’s Department of International

Communication.

Peter and his partner, Jane, have three kids.

When they get a breather they are pursuing

a tree planting project on a small farm in

rural New South Wales.

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THE CREATIVE LEADER Mr Patrick McIntyre

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LEADING CHANGE

Liz Skelton

Principal Consultant, Social Leadership

Australia (SLA), The Benevolent Society

Co-author, The Australian Leadership

Paradox —What It Takes To Lead In The

Lucky Country

Liz Skelton is a highly experienced

leadership development practitioner,

thought leader, consultant and teacher

of leadership and systemic social change.

She has 18 years experience leading ‘social

purpose’ organisations in Australia and the

UK and has led adaptive change initiatives

in the business, government and not-for-

profit sectors on a range of complex issues

including homelessness, drug reform,

Indigenous leadership and business/

community engagement.

Liz is the principal consultant at Social

Leadership Australia and is the co-

author, with Geoff Aigner, of a new book

about Australian leadership culture, The

Australian Leadership Paradox—What

It Takes To Lead In The Lucky Country

(published by Allen & Unwin in July 2013).

Liz was previously, General Manager of

Streetwize Communications, a board

member of the Australian Institute

of Social and Ethical Accountability, a

graduate of SLA’s Sydney Leadership

program and of The Art & Practice of

Leadership Development at the Kennedy

School of Government, Harvard University.

BEING THE CHANGE

Jacki Johnson

Chief Executive Officer,

IAG New Zealand

Jacki Johnson was appointed Chief

Executive Officer of IAG’s New Zealand

business in November 2010. She is the

current president of the Insurance Council

of New Zealand and also a director of

Community First Credit Union and a

member of the Community First Corporate

Governance Committee.

Since joining IAG in 2001, Jacki has held

several senior positions in both direct

and intermediated insurance. Most

recently she was chief executive officer

of the Group’s first dedicated online

insurance business, The Buzz. Prior to

this, Jacki was chief executive officer of

business partnerships, managing IAG’s

risk management and safety services,

New South Wales and Victoria workers’

compensation fee based businesses,

affinity groups, motor dealers and motor

manufacturers insurance distribution

businesses. She has also led organisational

effectiveness and group strategy

functions, and managed the integration

of IAG and CGU’s workers’ compensation

business.

Jacki has more than 20 years’ experience

in the insurance industry and has held

senior positions with Allianz Insurance,

HIH Insurance and IRS Total Injury

Management.

Jacki is a former director of the New South

Wales WorkCover Authority and the

Personal Injury Education Foundation.

MINDFUL CHANGE

Professor Mary Gentile

Director, Giving Voice to Values and

Senior Research Scholar at Babson

College, USA

Mary C. Gentile, PhD is Director of Giving

Voice to Values and Senior Research Scholar

at Babson College; Senior Advisor, Aspen

Institute Business & Society Program; and

independent consultant. Previously, Mary

Gentile was a faculty member and manager

of case research at Harvard Business

School.

While at Harvard Business School (1985-

95), Mary Gentile was one of the principal

architects of the innovative educational

program, Leadership, Ethics and Corporate

Responsibility. Gentile co-authored

Can Ethics Be Taught? Perspectives,

Challenges, and Approaches at Harvard

Business School (with Thomas R. Piper and

Sharon Parks, Harvard Business School

Press, 1993, translated into Japanese and

Hungarian). She has written numerous

publications, articles cases and book

reviews. Gentile holds a bachelor’s degree

from The College of William and Mary

(Williamsburg, VA) and an M.A. and Ph.D.

from the State University of New York at

Buffalo.

LEADING CHANGE

Professor Jim Barber

University of New England’s Vice-

Chancellor and CEO.

Professor Barber is a distinguished

academic. After completing his PhD in

experimental psychology, his research

shifted into the applied fields of drug

addiction and child welfare. His research

record includes minimal interventions

in the secondary prevention of drug

addiction, and evidence-based social

policy and child welfare.

He is a winner of North America’s Pro

Humanitate Medal for his research in

child welfare and a winner of the Vice

Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in

Teaching from Flinders University.

Professor Barber’s experience includes

roles of Company Director on a number

of national bodies, including Open

Universities Australia (Australia’s leading

provider of fee-paying online degree

programs), Jesuit Social Services Australia

and Graduate Careers Australia.

Professor Barber has significant

international education experience, most

significantly taking on the additional

role of interim President of RMIT

International University of Vietnam. He

has worked in regional universities and

has a commitment to their important

contribution in providing access to

education, and also in driving economic

prosperity and enhancing the morale,

culture and identity of their regions.

RAPID CHANGE

John Bruce-Smith

John is a Chartered Accountant with over

30 years global financial management

experience. His career has been in the

information technology & communication

industry and he currently advises a

number of Australian tech start-ups and

US tech subsidiaries. John holds a degree

& diploma in Financial Management and

an MBA and is a member of the Australian

Institute of Company Directors.

After 20 years working with listed

industrial companies in Australia, the UK

and Hong Kong, John moved to Silicon

Valley during the tech boom. From 1998 to

2001, John was Vice President – Finance of

Identix Inc, the global leader in biometric

identification, which was listed on

NASDAQ.

He returned to Australia in 2002 to a role

as the Chief Financial Officer for Atlassian

(2006 – 2011), the highly successful private

Australian software development tools

business. During this period, Atlassian

grew from $10M turnover with 50 people

in 2 offices to $110M with 500 people

in 6 locations. John’s role, apart from

financially managing the organic and

acquisitive growth, was to make the

organisation “investment ready”.

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Blue Hole walkThe Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, part of the Gondwana

Rainforests of Australia World Heritage Area, features rare dry

rainforest, dramatic gorges and waterfalls, extensive wilderness

areas, wild and scenic rivers and an amazing array of wildlife.

At the UNE Summer Retreat, we’ll BBQ breakfast by the creek

and then take a contemplative guided ‘Experience the Highs’ walk.

Change is all about looking from a different perspective. What

better way to enhance the weekend than to immerse yourself in

the stunning New England High Country?

Summer Retreat

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