FitT eWorkshop - Stepping up in the Corporate World with Maree Burgess
Event description
While we wait for our senior leaders to create more diversity, little changes – less that 35% of senior roles are held by women in Australia’s corporations. Why wait for our leaders to make the change – let’s look at what we can personally do!
During this interactive session, Maree will describe some tips about building your confidence to step into more senior roles. She focusses on key areas from her book: The XX Project – Giving Women the skills and confidence to step up in the corporate world.
Key points:
- Don’t just survive - thrive in your role
- Confidence and ability – the secrets to attaining that promotion
- Our comfort zone and why that is a dangerous place to be
Takeaways:
- Tips to build your confidence
- How to play to your strengths
- How to build awareness – both of self and others
Meet Maree Burgess
When team performance and organisational excellence are vital, it is a must to engage a people, project and change specialist.
Maree Burgess is a trainer, coach, facilitator, author and speaker whose practicality guides leaders and teams to create the culture you desire, and importantly, they want to be part of – which greatly improves performance.
Obsessed with building environments of excellence where staff collaborate, work and even play well together, she is renowned for bringing out the best in teams and individuals alike.
Like you, Maree knows there can be occasional challenges, and draws upon a vast skillset developed throughout her career of over 30 years. From being a registered nurse at a major Melbourne trauma hospital, followed by several senior roles in banking to over 16 years as an expert behavioural consultant, she is equipped with the resolve and knowledge to connect with and inspire any mix of people.
In fact, diversity and inclusion are her speciality. Maree also consults with Diversity Council Australia and is their Melbourne based facilitator for ‘knowledge session’ delivery.
Author of 2 books, ‘The XX Project - Giving women the skills and confidence to step up in the corporate world’ and ‘Connecting Us, Develop the ideal close-knit, engaged, goal-kicking team you've always dreamed of.
Maree knows exactly what is required to create environments where dynamic staff turn up invested in common success.
