Early Bird - Don't Miss Out

Don't miss out on the great early bird deal - closes May 30th. Register now http://www.nexuspartners.co.nz/registration.php to guarantee your price.

New Speaker

We're really lucky to have gained a new speaker - Jared Blumenfeld, Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. He's replacing Susan Anderson, who unfortunately is no longer able to come to Challenges 08 for unavoidable reasons. We are delighted that Jared is able to take her place.

At Challenges 08 Jared’s presentation will include some leading sustainability case studies from local Californian organisations such as Cisco Systems and Google.

New leaders are crucial to NZ’s future

What is it that makes leaders? Are leaders born? Or are they made?

The answer is both, according to Anne McLaughlin from Nexus Partners. You can read more about Anne here http://www.nexuspartners.co.nz/ourpeople.php.

"Leadership is complex. For many of the household names, leadership is something which came to them quite naturally, or by dint of their actions," says McLaughlin. "Sir Edmund Hillary, for example, was not someone who was taught leadership at a management school or conference. He became a leader through sheer force of personality and by the enormous magnitude of the example he set through his achievements."

"But while leaders like Sir Ed are unique, we can study their examples, break down the methods they use to instill confidence and inspire people, and then adopt and adapt those methods to develop leadership skills in others."

We're hosting Challenges 08 because we believe that New Zealand businesses and organisations need to do far more to foster leadership skills throughout their workforces.

Come and join us at this groundbreaking event http://www.nexuspartners.co.nz/conference.php

Conference Themes

How to build a credible leadership base for New Zealand ... leaders who are trusted

Creating and sustaining values-based leadership

Leading people through inspirational example

Sustainability on two key fronts - and how to build it in your organisation:

• Environmental sustainability - it's a global imperative but how to do more than recycle? What are leaders around the world accomplishing?
• Leadership sustainability - what do we all need to know to ensure our own spirit is sustained across the stresses of leading people through change?

Who is speaking? Check out the speakers here http://www.nexuspartners.co.nz/speakers.php

The biggest leadership challenge of all is coming your way...

As Stephen Covey asks:

• Why do so many business and government leaders fall short of getting the results they want?
• Why are so many workers disillusioned with their leaders?
• Why is the corporation the least trusted entity in our society - with government not far behind?

Consider the opportunities we as leaders must embrace:

“Today's leaders have to be concerned about tomorrow's world and those who will inherit it. They are the custodians of the future and it's their job to make sure that they leave their organisation in a better shape than they found it.”

~ Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, The Leadership Challenge

Leadership - in all its many facets - will be examined, prodded, discussed and re-shaped by a line-up of speakers and leaders from around New Zealand and the world at this landmark leadership conference. More info is here http://www.nexuspartners.co.nz/conference.php