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Speaking and Workshops

Reinventure Australia offers professional speaking and workshops on a range of topics. These can be customised based on the needs of our client and most importantly to suit the audience. We spend time understanding your audience to deliver programs that will have the most impact to each attendee.

Re-inventing – Personally, Professionally and within your Community

Sue Johnston is an award-winning leader, businesswomen and educator who has reinvented herself several times to keep up with the rate of change and disruption that has increasingly become the norm for professionals.

Reinventure Australia, has a future focused outlook and addresses the need for continual reinvention by professionals, businesses and communities to bring new innovations to life and thrive in the disruptive landscape that is in front of us all.

Sue’s passion lies in the merging of the ‘soft skills’ (often the hard skills) with the ever-changing technical skills required in our workplaces now and in the future. While many of us are reinventing our technical skills it’s our soft skills such as communication, creativity and problem solving that will stand the test of time and need to be continuously refined.

Sue delivers programs, executive education and speaks on a range of topics such as:

Storytelling for Impact, Communication Superpowers, Digital Diversity, Re-invent to Reinvigorate, The “Self-Disruptive” Leader and The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion.

She coaches tech start-up businesses, professionals and a range of organisations that are seeking to push boundaries when it comes to transformation in areas such as digital disruption, changing professional practices and the integration of innovation without losing sight of the importance of human connection.

Speaking Topic: Storytelling for Impact

“The data informs... The story transforms.” Sue Johnston, 2020

Sue has been described as a “Communication Skills Warrior”… as she believes Communication Skills are the most highly valued and most transferrable skills you can develop in your career.

This is where storytelling comes in… it’s a vital part of your Communication skills toolkit.

Sue has no doubt that all of us are instinctive story tellers… and through the power of storytelling, with the right skills we can:

influence how people feel, what they think and how they behave to achieve great things personally, professionally and for the greater good.

If you understand the need to cut through the noise of the modern world of business and want to craft presentations and tell stories that are:

Moving, Memorable and Motivate others to take action…

the Story Telling for Impact session is the right fit.

Be prepared to get involved and maybe even have some fun whilst also picking up an richness of knowldege and tips that can be implemtend immediately.

Speaking Topic: Digital Diversity

Navigating “Digital Diversity” at Work and with Customers

Does the rate of disruption we’re currently experiencing create a digital divide?
Is the claim that technology, such as AI and machine learning, will dehumanise the workplace leading to less inclusive workplaces valid?
Why are terms such as digital trust and digital bias top of mind for many?

Technology is transforming the way we work and how we communicate and engage with our colleagues and customers. Sue will take you on a journey to unpack the topic of “Digital Diversity” providing strategies and tools to utilise technology to enhance inclusion and the human experience for all.

Speaking Topic: Merging Soft Skills into your Digital Transformation.

“Harden up by getting soft!” Sue Johnston, 2020.

Sue’s passion lies in developing the ‘soft skills’ (often the hard skills) needed to thrive in all areas of our life, particularly during digital transformation.

She understands the need for organisations and their teams to be on the “front foot” of digital transformation.

She has recently co-created content with Oracle Corporation for the University of Adelaide on the topic of ‘Digital Transformation and the Client Experience’ incorporating AI and machine learning to explore what’s possible with technologies such as digital assistants and the effective use of cloud computing and data to transform human interactions and customer engagement.

She is also a facilitator with Executive Education at the University of Adelaide on the topic of Diversity and Inclusion and has a special interest in the navigation of “digital diversity” (both people and machines!) that makes up the workforce and the impact this has on organisations.

Sue has served on not-for-profit boards and committees and she recently did a stint as an academic at the University of Adelaide, heading up the Professional Practices course, for the Faculty of the Professions. Her mission was to prepare the Commerce, Law and Business undergraduates for the jobs and workplaces of the future with communication and soft skills being front and centre.

Sue’s style is engaging, informative and she believes a sense of humour never goes astray when communicating the complex. Participation from the audience is also welcome!

Speaking Topic: Digital Disruption and the Self-Disruptive Leader

Trends, Tools and Traps session

“Digital transformation in business will continue to be exponential and requires leaders to have a range of digital competencies but also the ability to be self-disruptive” Sue Johnston, 2020.

Sue breaks this topic down and uncovers emerging business, people and technology trends and addresses questions including:

Technologies such as AI and machine learning are becoming normalised in the workplace, what does this look like now and in the future and how does it impact leadership?
What competencies do leaders need to be self-disruptive and thrive in disruptive business environments?
What won’t change as a result of technology and digital disruption?

Workshops - Bold Business Series:

The topic of re-invention has resonated with diverse groups of people, within business, due to the challenges faced to adapt to the changing landscape of the global business environment. Within these workshops business strategy and marketing strategy are fundamental and key learning areas.

Business Strategy – The why, how and now
Re-inventing – personally, professionally, in business and for community
Vision Venture -includes Vision Statement and Vision Board development
Marketing Strategy – includes the Marketing “Makeover Mission”

Marketing Strategy – includes the Marketing “Makeover Mission”

Introduction: This topic introduces participants to the principles of marketing strategy and why a business should have such a strategy in place. It assists businesses to develop, implement, communicate and evaluate a marketing strategy. Participants will gain an understanding of what makes a sound value proposition and capability statement and how this can be applied to their own business context. It provides examples of marketing strategy approaches incorporating real-world case studies from leading international and local organisations/industries and SME’s.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of this topic, participants are expected to be able to:

Understand the principles of marketing strategy as it applies to your business context.
Critically evaluate why your business should have a clearly defined marketing strategy in place.
Discuss and understand how to design a marketing strategy that can be implemented in your SME.
Understand value propositions and apply this knowledge to your SME.
Consider the actions of competitors and how that impacts your business to reach its strategic
goals.
Understand how to communicate your marketing strategy to internal and external audiences for
maximum impact and yield.
Apply lessons learned from best practice and/or innovative marketing strategy case studies.
Understand why personal and professional reinvention is key to marketing strategy success.
Understand the marketing mix and how to write strategic goals.
Discuss the impact of being in a “Networked World” focussing on relevant technologies and partnerships to enhance marketing strategy.
Evaluate marketing strategy through qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and utilize data to implement improvements.

Business Strategy – The why, how and now

Introduction: This topic introduces participants to the principles of business strategy and why a business should have such a strategy in place. It explores business strategy phases including development,
implementation, communication and evaluation relevant to SME’s business and sector. It provides examples of business strategy approaches incorporating real-world case studies from leading
international and local organisations/industries and SME’s.

Expected Learning Outcomes:
At the completion of this topic, participants are expected to be able to:

Understand the principles of business strategy as it applies to your business context.
Critically evaluate why your business should have a clearly defined business strategy in place.
Discuss and understand how to design a business strategy that can be implemented in your SME.
Understand and apply the 7 S Framework and the Business Model Canvas to your SME.
Consider the actions of competitors and how that impacts your business to reach its strategic goals.
Communicate your business strategy to internal and external audiences for maximum impact and yield.
Apply lessons learned from best practice and/or innovative business strategy case studies.
Understand why personal and professional reinvention is key to business strategy success.
Discuss the challenges and opportunities of adopting a “Planning to Learn” as opposed to “Learning to Plan” approach to business strategy.
Explore strategies that capitalize upon being in a “Networked World” focusing on relevant technologies and partnerships to enhance business strategy.
Evaluate business strategy through qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and utilise data to implement business improvements.

Vision Venture - Making Things Happen (From Vision to Action)

What do you really want? Are you at a crossroad? What is your personal life vision? How do you go about achieving that vision? Do you need to rethink, re-invent, reflect or “ramp up” what you are currently doing?

These are just some of the points that will be addressed in this focused and interactive workshop. Participants will gain useful strategies to achieve clarity around developing their own personal vision for all areas of their life. Focus is directed at how to bring to fruition what they really want to achieve in life. We will also look at how to overcome roadblocks to living powerfully and with purpose.

The workshop will offer a hands-on opportunity for participants to create their own “Personal Empowerment Board” that will provide a roadmap to take them from a vision to the actioning stage and making things happen.

Participants will have a personal journey and for the best results are encouraged to be prepared to reflect, be forward looking, action-minded – and most importantly open to a bit of fun along the way.