Consult Australia ASPAC Leaders Conference M4D Directors Rob Peake and Gordana Milosevska attended the Consult Australia ASPAC leaders conference from the 3–5 May. The conference provided them with a unique opportunity to network, debate and discuss relevant topics and issues with their peers from 25 different countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Over the three days they heard from nearly 50 speakers on topics ranging from succession planning, to the political outlook, to mental health in the workplace.
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Succession: Charles Nelson told us that an exit strategy takes 10 years, so start planning! Look carefully at the levers affecting valuation of your business and invest in capital assets to increase value.
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Cyber security: before the world was hit by the recent ransomware attacks, Aptify, a software technology & services company were already telling us that we need more secure passwords, restrictions on system admins, tested disaster recovery plans, and cyber insurance.
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Mental health: speaker Karmal Sharma, Director of Rezilium and an RUOK ambassador, spoke about mental health becoming a growing issue in Australian workplaces. He believes that as we are in the business of people, it is important we are all able to improve our awareness of and response to mental health. In another session, Mental Health Commissioner Lucy Brogden, outlined the five key areas workplaces need to address: »»
smarter workplace design
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promoting and facilitating early support and intervention
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building a positive organisational resilience
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supporting recovery
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the awareness of mental illness and reducing stigma.
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