Media Release
How well can business perform?
March 10
At a Brisbane conference on Friday a senior business executive will examine the challenges
faced by Australian business in closing the gap between performance and potential.
Telstra board member and former CEO of Microsoft Australia, Steve Vamos, will discuss
research he has been conducting with the Society of Knowledge Economics (SKE) on
leadership, culture and management practices of human and other intangible business
resources.
The conference is one of a HR Practices series being conducted in Australian capital cities
during March by the Australian Human Resources Institute. The Queensland conference will be
held at the Stamford Plaza in Brisbane on March 12.
Other speakers at the conference are:
Adrian Nowitzke, district CEO, Gold Coast Health Service District, on “Change
Leadership: Me? Bugger …”
John Salter and Katrina Lacey from Teys Brothers, winners of the 2009 AHRI Fons
Trompenaars Award for Cross Cultural Management
Paul Gollan, Associate Professor, Macquarie University and London School of
Economics, on “HR Managers: Identity and Crisis”
Peter Burrow, behavioural strategist, on “What has Neuroscience Got to Do with High
Performance Teams?”
Karen Garner, barrister-at-law, on “The Fair Work Act: Early Lessons and Emerging
Trends”
Media representatives are invited to attend but must register as media.
END
About AHRI
The Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) is the national association representing human resource and people
management professionals. AHRI leads the direction and fosters the growth of the HR profession through actively setting
standards and building the capability of the profession
.
For further information contact:
Paul Begley, national manager, government & media relations, Australian Human Resources Institute
NEWS 
