Act Like a Leader

Welcome to the third conversation in our Women in Business chapter – part of our ‘Join the Conversation’ series: five events that bring you important conversations led by Women in Business and heard by everyone. In partnership with Forsyth Barr, this bar-setting series is bringing hard-hitting topics into the conversational spotlight.

This conversation will highlight how there is so much more to leadership than a job title and what workplaces can do better for aspiring women. Led by a revered CEO, this conversation will set the bar on what creating equitable leadership at all levels looks like.

Why be part of this conversation?

Seeing women in leadership is still something that’s celebrated, rather than being embraced as the norm. Whether it’s biases, stereotypes or misconceptions, there are numerous reasons why women often don't receive the same second consideration for leadership roles as men.

In this conversation Rhiannon McKinnon will demonstrate how she’s using her own experience in developing ‘soft skills’ to be a better people leader, and highlight why we need more women in leadership. She’ll go into what separates leadership and management, the importance of delegation and how to do it effectively, and showcase how a culture of inviting people to contribute is one of the biggest differences a business can make.

Who’s the speaker? 

Rhiannon McKinnon is the CEO of Cassiobury, a business that supports and enables new and aspiring CEOs to step up. Their work specialises in creating strategies that are right for the teams delivering them, so she’s familiar with how one size doesn’t always fit all. Rhiannon comes from working in the finance sector for over 20 years, with her career in finance culminating in being the CEO of KiwiWealth – Aotearoa’s fifth largest KiwiSaver.

As a believer that nurturing talent from all walks of life is essential for long-term success, her talk will be a must-hear for any aspiring or current leader who wants to practically improve their leadership.

What’s in-store:

• 12:00 - 12:30pm – Networking and standing lunch
• 12:30 - 1:15pm – Rhiannon McKinnon speaks
• 1:15 - 1:30pm – Q&A

While this is a conversation from our Women in Business chapter, making progress on gender diversity in leadership can’t happen without everyone being onboard; all genders and occupations are welcome to attend.

This event is part of the Women in Business chapter from our “Join the Conversation” series - 5 events that spotlight important topics through conversation, led by the amazing women driving change within them.

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Attend other events in the series:

14 August: You Can Say That - Experience the live incarnation of the popular Three Gals One Beehive podcast, where you'll hear unfiltered humour and insight on the world of politics!

4 September: Slipping through the cracks - What the sobering gender and ethnic pay gap statistics actually mean for women, and how we can all work to change it.

17 October: It's Time we Talked About - Menopause is a topic that isn’t talked about enough. Come and join the conversation on how we can give women workplaces that support this stage of life.

30 October: Making Money - Hear leading investment strategist, Zoe Wallis discuss her approach to wealth generation, and how women are changing the game in Aotearoa New Zealand’s finance industry.