There are certain fundamentals that are required to build sustainable success in the business of sport and in business generally. With 25 years’ experience as a CEO firstly in the financial services sector as Managing Director of State Bank of New South Wales and subsequently CEO of both Football Federation Australia and the Australian Rugby Union there are some common elements exemplified in my experience across banking and sport:

• Strategic thinking and good judgement about what is “the main game”, including identifying transactions that transform the business, and the ability to focus effort and staff on winning them.
• Outstanding feel for consumer markets and consumer response.

Success is inevitably fragile and hence there is a requirement to refresh and revive organisations on a regular basis to ensure that this strategic direction for the company is sound and the imperative of executing this strategy is front and centre. Communication is non-negotiable to ensure the entire organisation recognises and accepts the things that matter. Particularly, in the business of sport which is also in the not for profit sector, there are a multiplicity of stakeholders with many and varied aspirations. Thus, it is not simply about the “bottom line” as the key measure, but rather other measures of success such as performance on the field, customer satisfaction as measured by viewership and attendances and finally the recognition and regard for volunteers which are the backbone of sport.

Come along to the AICD’s Leaders’ Edge  Luncheon to hear John O’Neill speak. Non-members and members of the AICD are welcome!

Date: Tuesday 24 April 2012
Time: 12.30pm – 2.15pm
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, 1 Davey Street, Hobart
Cost: Members $88.00, Non-members $106.00
RSVP: Thursday 19 April 2012, contact Tanya Stephenson or call 03 6224 0559

More information at the Australian Institute of Company Directors website.

Come and find out how high-performance Greentree software is primed for business to support growth and increased profitability with modular suites that cover finance, job costing, bill of materials, warehousing, HR, payroll, workflow and more.

Join us for an obligation-free Greentree information session featuring Cameron Hallmark, Greentree’s Chief Product Officer, Patrick Kelly, MONA Accountant (and Greentree user), and Robert Klingberg, Synateq’s Greentree implementation guru. Find out how Greentree software is primed for business to support growth and increased profitability.

When: Thursday 29th March 2012
Time: 9am – 11am, morning tea will be included
Where: The Eros Room, MONA, 651-655 Main Road Berriedale
RSVP: Contact Jane Turner jane.turner@synateq.com by Friday 23rd March

Topics covered include:

• Why Greentree is more than just financials and how Greentree is different
• Inventory, stock control and financial reporting – Patrick Kelly talks about using Greentree at MONA
• 3D Live, warehouse bin management, planning boards, webview – new features to keep your business humming
• Growing with Greentree
• ROI on Greentree – a compelling case for investment

Look forward to seeing you there.

Go social and improve collaborative decision making. Launch and manage larger deployments. Get more mobile. Build apps faster. Dig deeper into analysis. QlikView 11 provides user-driven BI designed for the way business people live and work today.

You are invited to join us as Tony Swinnerton and David Collins from QlikTech explain the benefits of upgrading to QlikView 11.

When: Friday 24th February 2012
Time: Join us for coffee at 8.40 for a 9am start
Where: Jones & Co Room, Henry Jones Art Hotel, 25 Hunter St, Hobart
RSVP: Contact Jane Turner jane.turner@synateq.com

Look forward to seeing you there.

Day 1 of the event is perfect for micro and small business owners looking to grow and prosper online and through technology. Technology entrepreneurs and those in the ICT sector wanting to expand their knowledge, gain exclusive insights from accomplished entrepreneurs and be inspired to take their own business to the next level are well catered for by a combination of speakers and workshops on Day 2.

Event Details:

Date: 19th & 20th September 2011
Venue: Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
Timing: Monday 19th September from 12.00 noon
Tuesday 20th September from 9.00am

We have pleasure in inviting you to attend this networking event at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania.

This is a great opportunity to informally interact and mingle with leading business, government and association directors and executives.

Come along and enjoy refreshments and canapes as well as congratulate our recent Company Director Graduates who will receive their diplomas on the night.

Speaker

Professor Peter Rathjen, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Tasmania

Our guest speaker, Professor Peter Rathjen is the recently appointed Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Tasmania. Prior to taking up this position in March this year, Professor Rathjen was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Melbourne, where he had also held the position of Dean of Science from 2006. Professor Rathjen was Foundation Executive Dean, Faculty of Sciences at the University of Adelaide. Professor Rathjen was a founding member of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Special Research Centre for the Molecular Genetics of Development and the Australian Stem Cell Centre (ASCC).

Event details

Date

Thursday 15 September 2011

Time

5.30pm – 7.30pm

Venue

The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Marieville Esplanade, Sandy Bay

Cost

Members $40.00

Non-members $58.00

(Events are GST exempt)

RSVP

Tanya Stephenson by Monday 12 September 2011

CPD

1.5 hours

Suggested parking

On Site

Measure time to value in weeks, days, or even hours. According to an IDC survey, 44% of QlikView customers deploy QlikView in less than one month and 77% deploy it in less than three months. In contrast, a typical traditional BI software implementation takes months or even years.

Join us in Launceston or Hobart as Tony Swinnerton, Partner Sales Manager from QlikTech, explains why business discovery is the next generation of business intelligence.

Launceston:

When:    Wednesday 28th September, 2011
Time:      2.00pm – 4.00pm, afternoon tea will be served.
Where:   Grand Chancellor, 29 Cameron Street, Launceston
RSVP:    Contact Jane Turner jane.turner@synateq.com

Hobart:

When:    Thursday 29th September, 2011
Time:      10.00am – 12.00noon, morning tea will be served.
Where:   Synateq Boardroom, Ground Floor, 86 Collins St, Hobart
RSVP:    Contact Jane Turner jane.turner@synateq.com

Join Rod Jager in the Synateq boardroom as we to take a hands on look at QlikView on the iPad.

PS This clever universal touch client will also operate on other mobile devices.

When: Wednesday 13th July, 2011
Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pm
Where: Synateq Boardroom, Ground Floor, 86 Collins St, Hobart
RSVP: Refreshments will be provided so please rsvp to jane@synateq.com if you can join us.

This will be a casual session with plenty of opportunity for questions and interaction with devices to demonstrate the mobile capabilities.

When: Wednesday 15th June, 2011 – Now June 22nd – rescheduled because of volcanic ash flight disruptions
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Where: Synateq Boardroom, Ground Floor, 86 Collins St, Hobart
RSVP: Contact Jane Turner jane.turner@synateq.com

The Australian University Safety Association (AUSA) Conference at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, 5th to 7th July. www.ausa.org.au

The Australian Marine Science Association (AMSA) Conference at The Esplanade Hotel Fremantle, Western Australia, 3rd to 7th July. www.amsa.asn.au/conference

Look out for demonstrations of Field∙Teq Remote, the new offline module that allows coordinators to access critical OHS project information in the field, and to record data and incidents on the spot. Field∙Teq Remote synchronises to upload information back to your Field∙Teq installation at the touch of a button when connected back to the internet.

Drop by the Synateq exhibition stand to find out more about tailored solutions to help you to improve business performance, including PlanTeq planning and budgeting suite, Greentree financial and business building software, and QlikView business intelligence tools.

CPA Congress will feature expert and industry speakers, master class options and informative sessions for finance, accounting and business professionals.

Follow this link to the CPA Congress site for more information and registration ›