Description
This session is designed for senior leaders and professionals seeking to strengthen stakeholder influence, strategic communication and executive-level credibility.
The challenge
Senior leadership environments require professionals to influence across complex stakeholder groups where authority alone is rarely enough. Common challenges include:
Influencing senior stakeholders and decision-makers effectively
Managing competing priorities and agendas
Building trust and credibility over time
Communicating strategically in politically sensitive environments
Maintaining influence during periods of pressure or change
Our approach
Grounded in psychology, executive communication and behavioural science, this session focuses on sophisticated influence frameworks for complex stakeholder environments.
What you’ll explore
Psychology of persuasion at executive and board level
Strategic stakeholder communication frameworks
Building sustained professional credibility and authority
Communication techniques for complex or politically sensitive conversations
Practical approaches to influencing across organisations and industries
Who this is for
Senior leaders, executives, commercial professionals and organisational decision-makers seeking to strengthen strategic influence capability.
This is an advanced communication and leadership-focused session.
Lineup
Suzanne (Sues) Tonks
Sues Tonks is the Managing Director of Limestone Group and one of Australia's most experienced practitioners at the intersection of psychology, executive leadership, and strategic communication. She is completing a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology at Monash University as part of a double award programme incorporating the Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology. She has completed all coursework, placements, and her thesis, with conferral pending publication of a submitted peer-reviewed journal article currently under review. She holds Provisional Psychologist registration with AHPRA. Sues also holds a Bachelor of Business and Commerce and a degree in Communication, and brings more than 20 years of senior practice across C-suite executive development, corporate strategy, government, not-for-profit organisations, creative agencies, and business owners. Her specialisations include issues management and public relations, and she has worked intimately with global brands and ambitious entrepreneurs at the highest level of decision-making. She is the developer of the AIMPI (AI Management Personality Inventory) and leads all Limestone Group programmes, coaching, and strategic intensives. Sues is a sought-after speaker and guest panelist on leadership, AI, psychology in professional practice, and the future of work.
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