This one-day masterclass is designed specifically for Indigenous staff and future leaders to rise to greater levels of influence, responsibility and decision-making. It will challenge your assumptions, expand and develop your mindset, skillset and toolsets to become a more effective leader whilst navigating some of the challenges Indigenous professionals can face in the workplace.

Throughout the day, you will explore frameworks and tools, emotional intelligence, develop your unique leadership style, navigate workplace cultural challenges, learn powerful verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and exert your personal influence and build a foundation for positive influence and success.

Key Course Takeaways:
• Understand the value and importance of leadership for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleConfidence you need to navigate your role and engage with multiple stakeholders
• Internalise leadership styles, qualities and behaviours
• Develop strategic leadership skills that are effective & informed by both Indigenous culture & Western best practice
• Deepen cultural awareness & identity in the context of business leadership
• Take Away practical skills such as negotiating, problem solving and above the-line thinking
• Develop your unique, authentic leadership styleInfluence and engage with others with more impact and presence
• Deepen & broaden your worldview and ability to co-ordinate different perspectives
• Contribute to the development of Indigenous leaders and staff within your organisation

About your facilitator:
Dr. Tjanara Goreng Goreng PhD, MSA. PDM. Grad.Cert.Soc.Sc. is a transformational leadership mentor and research developer in the field of leadership psychology. She has been a senior executive manager in Universities, in the Australian Federal Public Service and worked as a social policy advisor, community development practitioner focusing on recovery from abuse, addiction and violence in remote Indigenous communities.

Tjanara’s expertise is in the use of Indigenous Knowledge systems in leadership education and in the design and development of methodology and technology for Indigenous-specific leadership mentoring.

Her training organization, One INMA GLOBAL, has a vision of transforming the world, one person at a time, through our daily work, lives, and ways of being. One INMA GLOBAL wants the world to be more inclusive, caring, and people/planet aware. They aim to create creating a generation of ‘sacred leaders’ in all the systems, business, environment, home, and personal spaces in order to sustain and create harmony in the self, our relationships, and our environment

Multi-award-winning current affairs host, author, and adventurer, Stan Grant is the Indigenous Affairs Editor for the ABC. His Aboriginal heritage has shaped his dynamic, resilient personality, and is passionate about justice and humanity. He is the author of The Tears of Strangers and Talking To My Country, and has published numerous articles and opinion pieces for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian.

This keynote session will link the importance of leadership and the impact of history to the power and resilience of Indigenous people with personal anecdotes and lessons learned from Stan’s unique career
and journey.

Ann is one of Australia’s leading business executives with a career that spans Government, Banking, and Cruise Tourism. Ann is the Chair of UNICEF Australia, ENERO, and Port of Townsville and currently holds non-executive roles with National Australia Bank, Sydney Airport, Infrastructure Victoria, Cape York Partnerships, the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, and the Australia New Zealand School of Government.

She is an Adviser, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Australia, the largest cruise ship operator in Australasia and a division of Carnival Corporation & Plc. After joining as Chief Executive Officer in 2007, she has transformed the industry and growth has been in double digits each year since. The Australian Government awarded Ann the Centenary Medal in 2001 and in 2004 she was awarded an Order of Australia. In 2015, Ann was named as the overall winner of the Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence Award.
Ann devotes considerable energy to her passion for women’s rights (currently as convenor of the MCC STEM group), supporting opportunity for Indigenous communities, personal philanthropy, and support of the arts.

Compass Group is one of the country’s largest employer of Indigenous Australian’s many of their sites are within or near regional and remote Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander communities.

Compass understands its responsibility as a large employer to elevate, promote and support Indigenous employees and in this key session, Jo Vaughan takes us through how they are living and breathing that commitment.

Qualities of leadership are not always learned through established institutions. Culture, family, spirituality, and a sense of belonging can provide the foundation for a natural, empathetic and insightful form of leadership.
In this exclusive keynote, Christine explores an unconventional and enlightening upbringing, experienced through concepts of Indigenous culture and family, an unlikely early love of dance theatre and the ongoing search for her place in the world.

From family sing-a-longs to boarding schools, big ideas and Nelson Mandela, Christine Anu contemplates her interesting and inspiring personal style of leadership, with personal hints and tips along the way.

Famey is a Githabul woman (her Mother’s Country) with links to Gomeroi country through her father. Currently working as Director for Housing and Client Services at the NSW Aboriginal Housing Office, she has over 20 years’ experience working with Aboriginal communities across Government and non-profit sectors, and states that her community and culture serve as her barometer in all her roles. A keen volunteer, Famey has held a number of board and advisory roles over the years within Aboriginal community organisations.

Understanding and engaging with First Nations people is key to appreciating the beauty of Australia and promoting it internationally – which is a key remit of Tourism Australia. Throughout his career, Phil has assisted large employers from a wide variety of industries to understand Indigenous people, culture, and how to create culturally comfortable workplaces. In this key session, Phil will share aspects of his journey through leadership, highlighting why Indigenous culture is so key to being Australian and working within Australian corporations.

Rio Tinto is one of the country’s biggest employers of Indigenous people and is proud of its record of providing excellent outcomes for Indigenous people. Conversely, they also faced serious criticism when they destroyed the Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia for an iron ore project, damaging not only the 46,000-year-old caves but the confidence and trust of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people. They’ve committed to making change and in this key session, Angela Clive talks about one of the steps they are taking: Empowering and accelerating Indigenous leadership.

Canada is often hailed as the Commonwealth country most like Australia for its reputation of being a laidback and collegial nation and for its similar political and economic foundations. Like Australia, Canada has grappled with its relationship with Indigenous people since the time of white settlement, including within its public service workforce.

This summer, in a historic move, Senior Bureaucratic leaders from across Ontario’s Provincial Government issued an official apology to its staff for harms caused by systemic racism, discrimination and for employment barriers faced by Indigenous, Black, and other racialized people, LGBTQ2S+ individuals, those with disabilities, and other groups facing discrimination.

In this session, Ontario’s, Deputy Minister of the Treasury Board Secretariat and Secretary of the Treasury Board and Management Board of Cabinet, Deborah Richardson, shares some insight into the meaning behind these actions and how Ontario’s Provincial Government is addressing issues of systemic racism and discrimination both within the ranks of its 60,000+ strong workforce and within government policy, legislation, programs, and services. She will also share some personal insights into that progress as a proud Mi'gmaq woman.

Deborah Richardson | Mi’gmaq, Ca | Deputy Minister, Treasury Board Secretariat of Ontario and Secretary of the Treasury Board and Management Board of Cabinet

Fujitsu has not only committed to having a RAP that increases their cultural awareness but they have committed to making a real difference to First Nations peoples.

Their innovation RAP has strengthened their commitment to ensuring their ongoing support of Indigenous employees and suppliers provides guidance and support for increased outcomes.

Dion Devow is not only ACT Australian of the Year and an advisor to various companies on First Nations issues, but he runs a successful business Darkies Designs.

In this key session, Dion talks about what it was like to be an Indigenous entrepreneur, the obstacles he overcame to make it on his own in business, and what businesses need to know about conducting business with First Nations companies and employing first nations people.

Antoinette Braybrook is the CEO of Djirra, a position she has held since the service was established in 2002. Djirra is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that provides holistic, culturally safe, and specialist legal and non-legal support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experience family violence – predominately women and children. Antoinette is a strong advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community control and self-determination.

In this session, Antoinette will share her experience as CEO of Djirra and speak about how we can all amplify the voices and strengthen the leadership capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women.

Allens is a highly recognized international law firm who are taking their RAP seriously. In the last 5 years, Allens has gone through a systematic transformation ensuring that all their staff are committed to the principles of the RAP and are committed to using their collective knowledge and expertise to transform the lives of First Nations Peoples.

In this key session, their chair takes us through what can and is being done to further Indigenous People within the Allens group.

The economic participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples provides a real path to reconciliation – and also allows the strengthening of ethical behaviour whilst working more effectively with Indigenous communities.

This half-day workshop will give organisations and individuals the skills to strengthen ethical behaviour by developing an understanding of obligations and responsibilities to Land and to each other - as Aboriginal people have practised for thousands of years.

You will build your cultural capability to work effectively with members of the Aboriginal community and lead Aboriginal staff with greater impact and empathy. Most importantly, you will improve retention of Aboriginal staff, make sure your employers, supervisors, and workplaces understand Aboriginal experience and what they can do to make Aboriginal employment work.

Key Benefits of Attending:
• Gain knowledge and awareness of cultural identity in relation to colleagues, clients, customers, suppliers and the wider community
• Appreciate the different behavioural styles of people from different cultures
• Understand the type of languages (written and spoken) that is generated in a particular field and the cultural assumptions and underpinning language
• Gain a greater attitude of tolerance towards differences
• Upskill your ability to work more harmoniously
• Appreciate Aboriginal approaches to teaching and more effectively with others learning
• Put advice and information into appropriate language for the receiver

About your facilitator:

Paul is the CEO, Director and Principal Consultant of Corporate Culcha, who identifies as a Bundjalung man, with traditional kinship ties to Wirri and Birriah first Nations. He is part owner of a number of other successful Supply Nation certified businesses including Geared Up Culcha and Yaru Water. Prior to establishing Corporate Culcha, Paul worked with state and federal government departments in senior management positions.

Paul has a Bachelor’s Degree in Aboriginal Community Management and Development from Curtin University. He has worked with OxFam on community development projects with Indigenous people in New Zealand, Guatemala, Mexico, America and Canada.

Since founding Corporate Culcha in 2008 and developing and nurturing a wide and varied client base, Paul has engaged in detailed consultations with each organisation in respect of their Indigenous Engagement, Mentoring and/or Cultural Awareness needs ensuring that the specific requirements of each group is met. This has resulted in over 600 face-to-face cultural awareness programs being delivered by Corporate Culcha facilitators over the last six years, each individually tailored to the client.

Paul is a die-hard Rabbitohs supporter and is happy re-living the 2014 grand final over and over again!

Reconciliation Action Plans make a massive difference across all sectors in Australian workplaces.

RAPs are a powerful tool for advancing reconciliation in Australia. RAP frameworks assist organisations to foster relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities, organisations, and the broader Australian community, all the while embedding respect for the world’s longest surviving culture.

By developing a nationally recognised, tried and tested model for workplaces to formalise commitments to reconciliation, RAPs help to foster a community of shared value, goals and a common language when it comes to reconciliation.

This half day workshop is for organisations at any stage of RAP development, implementation or refinement. It will cover initial development of ideas, activities or programs which align with your particular business or brand and work to support Indigenous communities and people. It will provide advice on all aspects of RAP development around the three pillars of Respect, Relationships and Opportunities including Indigenous employment, recruitment and retention, cultural protocols, developing partnerships and sponsorships, establishing networks and engaging with Indigenous communities in your organisation’s region and more broadly.

Key Learning Outcomes:
• Implement a tried and tested framework that is proven to drive reconciliation through practical actions
• Turn your organisation’s good intentions into action by formalising your organisation’s commitment to reconciliation
• Reaffirm institutional integrity by embedding an engaging framework contributing towards good governance practices
• Join a dynamic, supportive and fast growing network of RAP organisations
• Gain greater esteem as an employer of choice and build a more dynamic and diverse workforce
• Enable your staff to develop greater cultural awareness and professional development practices that will strengthen relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders
• Ensure more effective and relevant service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities

Your expert facilitator will be announced soon!