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HR Day | Thriving Teams: Strategies for Attracting, Retaining and Nurturing Talent
Melbourne, Victoria
8 May 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST
Clarence, 456 Lonsdale Street,
Melbourne, Victoria
8 hrs
Sonja Hood
Soozey Johnstone
Sharon Henderson
Liz Aitken
Rebecca Sullivan
Nitsa Brown
Scott McKenzie
| Topic | People & Culture | |
| Type | Workshop | |
| CPD | 6 - Practice Management and Business Skills | |
| Pricing | AUD $550 |
| Full Member | AUD $425 |
| Online Member | AUD $500 |
| Affiliate | AUD $500 |
| Associate Member | AUD $500 |
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Presented by
Sonja Hood, Community Hubs Australia
Soozey Johnstone, Method9
Sharon Henderson, Legal People
Liz Aitken, SLF Lawyers
Rebecca Sullivan, Survey Matters
Nitsa Brown, Holman Webb Lawyers
Scott McKenzie, Velocity Legal
Featured Partner
Legal People
The annual Victorian HR Day is back for 2024!
Join us to hear from our keynote speaker, Dr. Sonja Hood, a distinguished and seasoned leader renowned for guiding people, organizations, and concepts. In her role as CEO of Community Hubs Australia, Sonja has built a coalition of governments, schools, partners, and philanthropy to fund a network of 100 thriving hubs across Australia. Hubs provide life changing connection and opportunities for isolated women and children.
Hosted by one of Australia's most esteemed executive advisors, Soozey Johnstone, who has facilitated dramatic turnarounds in the performance of hundreds of businesses. With Soozey's expertise and guidance highly sought after in the corporate world, this event is one that should not be overlooked.
In addition, we have:
- Sharon Henderson of Legal People updating us on the latest recruitment trends in legal
- Panel discussions on flexible working including compressed hours
- The ALPMA salary survey results
We are assembling an impressive lineup of speakers to share the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to build a thriving team!
More information coming soon.
Presented by
Sonja Hood
CEO at Community Hubs Australia
Dr Sonja Hood is a strong, respected and experienced leader of people, organisations and ideas.
As CEO of Community Hubs Australia, Sonja has built a coalition of governments, schools, partners, and philanthropy to fund a network of 100 thriving hubs across Australia. Hubs provide life changing connection and opportunities for isolated women and children.
As President of the North Melbourne Football Club, Sonja has worked with her Board to oversee the appointment of Alastair Clarkson as coach and Jen Watt as the AFL’s first female club CEO. Sonja is passionate about creating a one-club culture, centred around success on and off the field, with members at its core.
Sonja has two adult children, lives in Melbourne with her partner and their dog, and after navigating the challenges of breast cancer in 2023, is looking forward to continuing her bucket-list travel adventures.
Soozey Johnstone
Director at Method9
Soozey Johnstone is a researcher, executive dynamics facilitator, author and diversity champion.
Soozey’s work focuses on the gap between what people want for themselves, what their organisation wants from them, and how to bring those two things into alignment – in the process releasing a gale of productivity for the organisation and vastly improved personal satisfaction for the individuals concerned. She is the brains behind dramatic turnarounds in organisation’s performances solely by focusing on their people.
For over 20 years Soozey has been analysing behavioural themes in hundreds of businesses, from global corporates to start-ups across a variety of industries including manufacturing, health, banking, IT, legal, risk, accounting, logistics, education and environment.
Founding Director, Method9
Director, Patienteer
Founder, Director, TechDiversity
Author, I Am The Problem
Professional Doctorate DProf (Transdisciplinary) Middlesex University
Sharon Henderson
Legal Recruitment Specialist at Legal People
Sharon is one of the leading, most respected specialist legal recruiters in Australia having successfully recruited Lawyers, Management & HR staff to the legal industry for over 20 years. She is also the Director & Owner of Legal People.
Sharon manages our close knit dedicated team at Legal People and heads up our Lawyer and Management & HR divisions. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, majoring in Accounting and Management (Human Resources) from the University of Melbourne and she is also a Chartered Accountant.
Liz Aitken
Partner, National Head of Workplace Relations & Safety at SLF Lawyers
Liz is an award-winning workplace relations lawyer bringing knowledge, experience and passion to her work.
With a track record of delivering strong client-focused results, Liz’s drive and dynamism make her sought-after as an HR business partner and legal advisor. Her talent is turning workforce challenges into opportunities for positive cultural change, increased productivity and advancement of business goals.
Liz was previously a partner at a national mid-tier law firm. She has held a range of executive and board positions for professional associations, including Victorian Women Lawyers and the Law Institute of Victoria’s Workplace Relations Section.
In 2015, Liz was named Young Gun of the Year at the Australian Women in Law Awards.
In 2018, she was recognised by the Australian Financial Review as the youngest partner appointed among participating Australian law firms.
Liz regularly speaks at professional conferences and events – headlining alongside business, political and government leaders like Lord Mayor Sally Capp, Lee Lin Chin and Commissioner Kate Jenkins – as well as featuring in major news publications.
Rebecca Sullivan
Co-Founder & Research Director at Survey Matters
Bec Sullivan is a Co-founder and Research Director at Survey Matters, the leading research agency for the Australian association sector.
Survey Matters provides industry research and strategy services to associations, producing data that keeps members informed and provides reliable evidence to support strategic planning, industry advocacy and promotional activities. Over the last twelve years, Survey Matters has worked with a large number of associations to across industries including professional services, health, internet and technology, manufacturing, retail, transport and mining.
An experienced market researcher, Bec helps organisations identify their value proposition, build stakeholder engagement and track industry trends, using research to deliver insights to inform decisions. Her education and experience combines strategic business analysis and research skills with an understanding of the information necessary to drive business improvement. Her awareness of current trends in research techniques and technologies, and in-depth knowledge of membership, employee and customer engagement strategy provides the ideal combination of skills and experience.
Nitsa Brown
People and Culture Manager at Holman Webb Lawyers
Nitsa Brown joined Holman Webb Lawyers as People and Culture Manager in March 2023. Nitsa is a Certified Practitioner with the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) and is an experienced Human Resources Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the legal services industry. Nitsa has a strong background in HR, Finance and general Practice Management, and solid experience in executing and implementing strategic workforce strategies to achieve desired business objectives. She is a member of ALPMA, The Australian Legal Sector HR Association and the Australian HR Institute (AHRI).
Nitsa loves travelling and experiencing different cultures. In 2001, she made Australia her home after residing in South Africa, the USA, and Greece. She is also the proud mother of two daughters, Charlotte (15) and Lauren (11).
Scott McKenzie
Director at Velocity Legal
Scott McKenzie is a Director at Velocity Legal, a law firm that he and three colleagues started from the cramped confines of an office the size of a shoebox back in 2016. Since then, the firm has grown to a team of more than 40. Originally a commercial lawyer, Scott later transitioned to Chief Operating Officer. He is passionate about continuous improvement – both at work and beyond.
