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Conference Speaking Engagements in 2010
Diane Edwards will be speaking at a number of conferences this year. First off the block is the ANZIC conference to be held in Melbourne at the end of April. ANZIC (the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Coaching) is the leading professional coaching association in Australiasia, providing support, supervision and professional development to members of the Coaching Community. Diane will be discussing what it takes to build a coaching culture within large organisations, and how it requires more than just teaching people how to coach. To find out more about the conference check out the ANZIC website.
Diane is also speaking at the HRINZ 9 to 9 Conference in Auckland in May. Headlined by keynote speaker Dr Edward De Bono, the conference is focussing on the human resource issues arising from the recession. Diane's session looks at the impact of the recession on the not-for-profit sector. For more information on this conference see the 9 to 9 website.
Win in the HRINZ Awards
On 27 November 2009 Diane Edwards was awarded the HRINZ HR Specialist of the Year Award 2009-10 (Wellington Region) for her work in the the areas of Change Management, Organisational Development and Training across a wide range of industries. When presenting the award, the judges commented on her ability to understand and provide for the language and culture of the organisation and noted the unconditional support of her referrees for her expertise. Diane received her award at a champagne breakfast hosted by HRINZ's Wellington Branch.
As a regional finalist Diane went forward to the national awards, where she took out the top award in the HR Specialist category in February 2010. At this black tie event at one of Wellington's top hotels, the judges again commented on the absolute support and respect of her referees and her achievement of international recognition. In her acceptance speech Diane praised the volunteers of the Citizens Advice Bureau for their willingness to embrace a new working paradigm for the good of the local communities of New Zealand, and thanked her HR peers for the honour of recognition in a highly competitive environment.
Lominger Product Certification Courses
Zuri, in conjunction with Lominger Associate Andrew Williams is now seeking expressions of interest for its Lominger courses to be held in March 2010. We will be running open courses for the LEADERSHIP ARCHITECT© , CHOICES ARCHITECT© and INTERVIEW ARCHITECT© in the week starting 15 March 2010.
Click here for details.
Myths, Lies and Butterflies
Diane Edwards will be presenting at FINSIA on 3 December 2009 on the subject of change. Diane is seeking to challenge thinking about the way that managers view the change attitudes of their staff by taking a closer look at the part that those managers play when leading and communicating change.
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NZATD 2010 Education Trust Awards
Zuri is proud to be a sponsor for the 2010 NZATD Education Trust Awards. the awards were established to recognise excellence in the field of learning and development. Recognising the importance of learning about learning, Zuri has chosen to sponsor the award for Learning and Development Research and encourages all those who are looking to further understanding about learning in New Zealand to consider entering for these awards. Check out all the categories and download entry forms from the NZATD website at www.nzatd.org.nz
We are all leaders - Presentation at the 2009 NZAPT Conference
In September 2009 Diane Edwards spoke at the National Conference of the New Zealand Association of Psychological Type. The conference theme was We are all Leaders and Diane focused on how personality type affects our needs and attitudes during period of change.
Zuri Sponsors a Place at the 2009 HRINZ Conference
Zuri recognises that often there are organisations where staff miss out on attending seminars and conferences because of funding limitations. Once again Zuri sponsored place at the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand National Conference in September 2009. See who Zuri sponsored in 2009 and in previous years. More...
2009 NZ Privacy Awareness Week
On 5th May 2009 Diane Edwards facilitated the panel discussion "Sensible Sensors: Privacy and Smart Sensor Technology". This was an event organised by the Technology Team of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, a session which prompted lively debate on the balancing of new technologies with the privacy rights of individuals.
