SHOWCASE EVENTS

Talkpoint partners with select local and global teachers to showcase their aligned body of work. We engage Australia’s business community and bring leaders together for transformational learning experiences. Recent examples include Sacred Leadership featuring local educator Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng and Gathering Men with US sociologist and author Dr Michael Kimmel.  To be kept informed of our next showcase event, sign up to our blog.

TALKPOINT WOMEN

Intentional spaces for business women to practice women’s business. We have designed two offerings to support and empower women. The first is 1×1 coaching with Robyn Katz – a global offering for women seeking companionship and guidance during a specific project or life transition. The second is our women’s circle – a four-month immersion for professional women seeking solace and solidarity. For further information, contact Robyn.

TALKPOINT WORKSHOPS

Purposeful, interactive networking games and learning experiences designed to facilitate authentic connection and knowledge sharing.  Our fun, experiential workshops make ideal ice-breakers for your next staff training day or conference and can be experienced first hand at one of our public networking events.

TALKPOINT ROUNDTABLE

A peer coaching and adult development program for diverse professionals. Through a series of five expertly facilitated, half-day meetings with an intimate and diverse cohort, you gain the time and space to reflect on your strengths and challenges, develop authentic leadership capabilities and grow your professional network. For further information, contact Robyn.

NIKKI HARRISON, Head of People, M&C Saatchi 

RICHARD CORNALLY, Actor & Diretor

” The Talkpoint sessions have allowed me to challenge my own thinking in a safe environment that has at times provided impetus to return to the organisation and challenge the leadership team in different ways.  The network developed has also opened doors to help with opportunities across the broader community that Canon, as a relatively small organisation, couldn’t offer internally e.g. through the network I was able to find a specialist mentor for someone in my team who is the only person of her discipline in the company.  A peer on my Talkpoint group took the request away and found a match within their organisation.”

IAN FLEMINGTON, Chief People & Change Officer, craveable brands

” Developing strong and lasting relationships through a network of peers, I have found Talkpoint to be the most effective way for me to grow personally and professionally. The Talkpoint community moves beyond any other networking forum. It has always been a secure space to openly discuss challenges, learn new material and be updated on legislative changes, but it’s also a supportive space to leverage off the knowledge and experience of my immediate group or extended alumni to solve problems, seek alternate opinions or gain recommendations. After several years in the Talkpoint community, for all the funds I can invest in conferences and courses, I believe I still receive more value from my membership and would highly recommend joining to any Senior HR professional.”

ANGELA HOWARD, VP People & Performance AsiaPac, Carnival Australia & Japan 

Social capital distinguishes successful teams.

Forget the Pecking Order at Work, Margaret Heffernan, TEDTalk: Marageret Heffernan shares surprising findings about what drives high-achieving teams. “Companies don’t have ideas; only people do. And what motivates people are the bonds and loyalty and trust they develop between each other.” 

Succeeding in business is all about making connections

Richard Branson: Why You Should Network, Virgin: Richard Branson explains the importance of building relationships “Business is all about personal contact. No matter how heavy your workload is, do not allow yourself to work in your cubicle or office all day, every day – for your own well-being and the health of your business, you need to get out and about, meeting people and developing relationships.”

Cross-functional relationships drive business success.

Why effective leaders must manage up, down and sideways, Thomas Barta and Patrick Barwise, McKenzie Quarterly. “Complex modern organisations benefit when people engage with their peers across functional and business-unit boundaries to bring a range of perspectives and drive change and innovation.”

Reflection improves performance.

Reflecting on Work Improves Job Performance, Harvard Business School: New research shows that taking time to reflect on our work improves job performance in the long run. “When we fall behind even though we’re working hard, our response is often just to work harder. But in terms of working smarter, our research suggests that we should take time for reflection.”

Effective leaders employ networks.

How Leaders Create and Use Networks, Harvard Business Review: This article talks about the importance of networking and how effective leaders learn to employ networks for strategic purposes. “As a manager moves into a leadership role, his or her network must reorient itself externally and toward the future.”

How to radically humanise the workplace

Four ways to build a human company in the age of machines, Tim Leberecht, TED Talk: Tim argues that we need to build beautiful organisations to thrive in the modern world and proposes four ways to go about it. “To maintain our humanity in the this second Machine Age, we may have no other choice than to create beauty.”