Education & Training

Here’s an opportunity to take inspiration from women leaders and connect, develop and nurture your talent at the inaugural New Zealand Businesswomen Conference.   This October, Venus Network will be hosting a conference designed to support women in business and champion a feminine approach within a professional environment.   Held over two days the NZ Businesswomen Conference (NZBW) will combine inspirational speakers, expert workshops and valuable networking opportunities, to support and assist women in business.   NZ Businesswomen exists to develop and celebrate women who draw on qualities of empathy, intuition, collaboration and connectedness, to grow profitable businesses which contribute positively to the New Zealand economy.   “This is not just another business event. This is a gathering of businesswomen who recognise the social

If we aren’t naturally charismatic, then there are two other ways in which we can gain confidence, says Ben Paul. Some people you can’t help staring at, or indeed hanging off their every single word. We’ve all come across people in business as well as those celebrities and politicians who have that almost indefinable quality termed ‘charisma’.  It is a powerful tool to have in the business world – so can you learn to be charismatic? The answer is a true Kiwi-ism “Yeah-Nah”. ‘Yeah’, in the sense that you can learn skills that allow you to present with such great impact, but ‘Nah’, as charisma in its truest form is something you’re either born with or not. While we can’t make