Expertunity is an evidence-based framework which addresses this gap by identifying the unique competencies that enable specialists to thrive and to add maximum value to their company regardless of their technical domain. The framework incorporates a unique Expertship competency model and a range of developmental programs and strategies targeted specifically at Subject Matter Experts as distinct from people leaders.

Mastering Expertship programs have been run successfully over a number of years in Australia, New Zealand and globally, with program evaluation results showing both participant and organisational benefits including

• Technical experts adding far more value to their organisation
• Retention of top technical talent
• Avoidance of single-point-of failure expertise gaps
• Re-energising long-term technical employees
• Re-engagement of demotivated or cynical technical experts.

In March this year my colleagues and I delivered the first 5 day Mastering Expertship program for technical experts here in Adelaide. The program was extremely successful, receiving a net promotor score (NPS) of 78. Participants included scientists, HR experts, IT specialists, engineers and planners. Feedback from both participants and line managers of the experts has been so positive we have planned a second Mastering Expertship program to be run face to face in Adelaide in October.

The program will be facilitated by two experienced local facilitators, myself Jo Saies and Wendy Taylor.  We would be looking at a program of 12-16 participants with a minimum of 2 per agency, and wanting to confirm participant names by early August.

Attached is a brief overview of the Mastering Expertship program and a guide to selecting participants.

Would you be interested in finding out more?

If this is something worth exploring further as a development option for your subject matter experts please book a 30 minute call to provide some more context and answer and questions.

Thanks for your interest in Expertship

Jo

Jo Saies

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Listen to a short excerpt from Jo’s International Happiness Day webinar interview

Archived Event

March 20 is International Day of Happiness, a day when the world celebrates the importance of happiness, and focuses activities around how individuals, communities and workplaces can build it.

This year, to celebrate International Day of Happiness,  PB Performance Coaching is collaborating with colleagues around Australia to offer a FREE 3-day online happiness expo from 20-22 March 2015.

Live Your Happiest & Healthiest Life: Happiness Masterclass 2015  features speakers and coaches on positive psychology, well-being, relationships, health, and a whole lot more!  it’s all about how to optimise your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing so you can live your Personal Best life.

I’m excited to be a part of this fantastic on-line event, and to share my knowledge and my expertise, along with 10 other experts and speakers from around the country including The Happiness Institute’s Dr Tim Sharp.

You can hear my presentation Taking Charge of Your Career: What’s Happiness Got to Do With It? either live on Friday 20 March, or as a recording at any time over the weekend.

Other talks include:

• Mastering Happiness & Making The Most of Life
• Science-Proven Secrets to Building Your Happiness
• Optimising Health & Happiness For Real Success – Avoiding the top 3 Mistakes Professionals Make That Keep Them Overweight, Foggy-Headed and Fatigued

Join me in this exciting free event! Click here to activate your free registration. 

3 days: 20-22 March 2015 
Starts on International Happiness Day!
10 presentations with speakers from wide range of field
Online event – access from home or anywhere you like!
FREE!

And don’t forget to share the expo details with a friend who would enjoy free training in happiness and well-being.

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No-one would dispute the importance of integrity, but sometimes we only speak about integrity in the context of a serious public breach. This one day conference at Adelaide’s newest venue – the Adelaide Oval Function Centre – is a great opportunity to walk the integrity talk.

The conference looks at the ethical dilemmas being faced daily by sportspeople, politicians, business leaders, media magnates, charity workers, professionals and, at some time, all of us. The conference will focus on how the psychological make-up of groups and individuals can influence these decisions.

See the flyer for conference program and speakers. 

PB Performance Coaching Director Jo Saies will share her thoughts on integrity from her perspective as past Education Manager with the Australian Sports Drug Agency, Area Manager SA/NT with the Australian Public Service Commission, and as a past national representative athlete.

Register now!

Suitable for Executives, Managers, HR partners, Business Leaders, Sport Managers, Media Staff….

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• Taking personal responsibility for your career development
• Defining goals and pathways, creating professional development opportunities, accessing resources
• Aligning career with personal values and core strengths
• Resilience and well-being at work
• Enhancing job satisfaction through job crafting, engagement, finding meaning and purpose
• Linking personal, professional and career development
• Mindset, taking risks, being proactive, managing confidence

The presentation was based on the science of positive psychology, interwoven with personal scenarios and examples which demonstrated a pro-active and self-initiated approach to career development and satisfaction. Over 300 people attended live and via tele-conference, with Jo taking questions via text from around the country. Positive feedback was submitted instantaneously via phone, email and text by APS1 to Executive Level staff. Vanessa North, Expo Co-ordinator and Director Strategic and Shared Services, Learning and Development, noted ‘Jo’s presentation was polished, insightful, informative, inspirational and appealed across the board to the wide range of employees attending. Many thanks Jo for a wonderful experience’.

The presentation was made available to all staff throughout the ATO as part of an electronic expo show bag. You can view Jo’s presentation below.

Want to know more or talk through your situation? Contact Jo via our email form or telephone 0412 319 394.

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Professor Martin Seligman returns to Adelaide in Feb 2013, for the second part of his Thinker In Residency, and details of public forums have just been announced. Last year all four of Professor Seligman’s public events sold out extremely quickly, so jump in an register early for these:

Creating Productive and Healthy Organisations 
A presentation and panel event with Dr Martin Seligman 
5th Feb 2013, Bonython Hall

As part of Dr Seligman’s final visit as Adelaide Thinker in Residence he will present and contribute to a panel in response to the question “Can the science of positive psychology contribute to productive and positive workplaces?” The panel discussion will be especially tailored towards the public sector and human resource personnel from large organisations. Other panel members and further details will be announced closer to the event. Chaired by Erma Ranieri, Chief Executive of the SA Public Sector Renewal Program. Information and Registration

Towards mental well-being and a successful, prosperous and happy nation
13 February 2013, St Peter’s College 
Deservedly, mental well-being is increasingly recognised as fundamental to the overall performance of both children and adults. Hear Professor Martin Seligman, Adelaide’s Thinker in Residence, Professor Patrick McGorry AO, Mental Health Advocate and former Australian of the Year, and Associate Professor Jane Burns, Chief Executive Officer of the Young & Well CRC, discuss this important topic.
Free event, bookings here
Martin Seligman Final Lecture – Building a flourishing state
19 February 2013, Hindmarsh
Prof Seligman’s final lecture will showcase his recommendations for South Australia, as it aims to become the world’s first ‘flourishing state’.
Free event, bookings here

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The quality of our relationships at work has a significant impact on our overall performance and wellbeing. Building and maintaining supportive workplace relationships is not only essential to enhancing cooperation and teamwork, but is also important for increasing both individual and organisational resilience.

The 2012 RUOK? Australian Workplace Relationships survey, in partnership with the Centre for Corporate Health, is designed to take a snapshot in time as to the current state of Australian workplace relationships across a wide range of industries and sectors.

Take the survey here.

R U OK?Day is a national day of action on the second Thursday of September (13 September 2012), dedicated to inspiring all people of all backgrounds to ask each other ‘Are you ok?’

By raising awareness about the importance of connection and providing resources throughout the year, the R U OK? Foundation aims to prevent isolation by empowering people to support each other through life’s ups and downs.

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Dr Martin Seligman has now completed the first month of his Thinker In Residence in South Australia. A number of heartening and inspiring things have already arisen from his visit:

• The number of people – professionals and public alike – who are interested or actively working in the field of positive psychology and well-being. Each of the four public forums was completely booked out, with nearly 3000 people attending one of the two public lectures at the Festival Theatre and St Peters College.To view these two talks click on the links below
• The importance and feasibility of psychological immunisation of our young people – building up resilience, character strengths and psychological fitness to guard against trauma, anxiety, stress and depression
• Dr Seligman’s bold hope that South Australia, by adopting a systematic approach to well-being measurement and intervention, could become an international prototype for how an entire population can be supported to flourish – not just economically, but psychologically
• The recognition that if this is to occur, we need to skill up our educators, health professionals, parents and service providers in positive psychology and well-being interventions. There seems to be some discussion about a version of the UPenn MAPP (Master of Applied Positive Psychology) being developed in Adelaide.
  STOP PRESS: Melbourne University has declared its intention to offer a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from 2013, with professional development programs being run in the second half of 2012. Contact for enquiries Mr Field Rickards, Dean of Education f.rickards@unimelb.edu.au
• In speaking with Dr Seligman both in Adelaide and Sydney, I asked what he thought was stopping us achieving his vision – that by the year 2051, 51% of the population would be flourishing? Part of the answer lies in a systematic and co-ordiated approach to the development of well-being, and to this end I am continuing with my commitment to the professional development of the field of positive psychology within SA, through the Happiness and Positive Psychology Interest Group. See more about the group here.

Download Seligman Talks

Martin Seligman at the Adelaide Festival Theatre on Well-being, 8th Feb 2012
watch now

Martin Seligman at St Peters College Adelaide on Positive Education, 14th Feb 2012
watch now

Martin Seligman on Radio National breakfast, 16th Feb 2012, speaking about well-being measurement and intervention, and the notion of psychological immunisation.
Listen now.

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The Happiness and Positive Psychology Special Interest Group is a forum for South Australian coaches and professionals interested in the science of happiness and well-being, and its application to individual and organisational development. The group is convened by Jo Saies, Director of PB Performance Coaching, under the umbrella of the International Coach Federation (ICF) SA Branch.

Purpose

The aims of the Group are to:

• discuss topics of mutual interest relevant to the field of happiness and positive psychology;
• share happiness and positive psychology tools and resources;
• practice happiness and positive psychology techniques and strategies;
• provide an opportunity for professionals who share a common interest to meet and expand their network.

Forums promise to be fun, interesting and informative, with lots of group discussion and sharing of ideas.

Membership

The group is open to members of ICF in South Australia, and anyone with a professional interest in the field of positive psychology. Membership is via expression of interest to the Convenor or via the ICF SA Branch Committee. Members agree to uphold the ICF Code of Ethics, and to contribute actively and positively to the aims of the group.  If you are interested in joining the group, or would like to find out more, please leave a comment below or email me.

Meetings

The Happiness and Positive Psychology Interest Group meets quarterly at the Robin Hood Hotel, 315 Portrush Road Norwood, unless an alternative venue is advised. A draft annual schedule will be developed for 2012.

In 2011 we ran 3 very successful forums on positive emotion and the work of Barbara Fredrickson; resilience in life and at work; and engagement and flow, featuring guest speaker Psychologist Mario Virgili.

2012 Program

Current and interested group members are now invited to provide your thoughts and ideas In order to help plan the program for 2012:

• what topics are you interested in?
• how often would you like to meet?
• do you have any ideas for guest speakers?
• would you be interested in joining a small group to help run the forum?
• would you like to present on a topic relevant to the forum?

Please leave a comment below or email me with your suggestions so we can plan a program that meets your needs.

Convenor: Jo Saies

Jo Saies is director of PB Performance Coaching. With qualifications in Psychology, Human Resource Management and Positive Psychology Coaching, Jo has been helping people to achieve their full potential for over 25 years. Her credentials as a high energy speaker, performance coach, successful leader, outdoor adventurer and former Australian representative athlete, provide a unique blend of experience, wisdom and insight. As Adelaide’s premier Positive Psychology Coach, Jo exemplifies what it means to lead a rich, happy and satisfying life, and inspires others to do the same. She has been an active member of the International Coach Federation in SA and the ACT since 2005.

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Christmas is a time of great happiness and good cheer, when we spend time nurturing important relationships and practicing kindness, appreciation and gratitude. ‘Yeah right, what planet are you on’ I hear some of you say! Happiness doesn’t just happen because it’s a certain time of the year or because the media and commercial marketers direct that it should be so. Like anything worthwhile in life, we have to work at happiness – we have to understand what leads to happiness and how we can create if for ourselves and others. So if you’re needing some inspiration at this time of year, you won’twant to miss the Adelaide premiere of HAPPY!

HAPPY is a feature length documentary that leads viewers on a journey across 5 continents in search of the keys to happiness. The film addresses many of the fundamental issues we face in today’s society: how do we balance the allure of money, fame and social status with our needs for strong relationships, health and personal fulfilment?

Through remarkable human stories and cutting edge science, HAPPY leads us toward a deeper understanding of why and how we can pursue more fulfilling, healthier and happier lives. HAPPY takes the viewer from the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia, from the beaches of Brazil to the mountains of Bhutan. Listen to the wisdom of a Kolkata rickshaw driver and hear from some of the world’s leading happiness researchers. HAPPY combines real life human drama and cutting edge science to provide insights into the mysteries of happiness.

Here at PB Performance Coaching we are massively excited to be involved with the Adelaide premiere of this inspiring and thought-provoking movie. Our own Jo Saies, happiness and positive psychology expert, has partnered with Our World Today, and will feature as guest speaker for the event.

DETAILS:
When:       Thursday 15^th December 2011
Where:      Palace Nova Cinema, Cinema Place Adelaide
Time:          6.30-9.30pm plus exclusive after party at Jahz
Tickets:      $25
Bookings:  http://ourworldtoday.com.au/happymovie

See more about the movie www.thehappymovie.com

If happiness matters to you, BOOK NOW – tickets are limited and will sell out. Why not buy a ticket for a friend or some work colleagues as a way of expressing your appreciation for what they’ve done over the year?

And how about spreading the Christmas cheer even further by running a happiness seminar or workshop in your workplace – great for increasing staff positivity and performance, or as a reward to acknowledge your volunteers, donors or key clients. Contact Jo via our email form or on ph 0412 319 394.

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Flow, a state of gratification we enter when we feel completely engaged, is characterised by intense absorption and involvement in the present moment. Positive psychologists believe the experience of flow is an essential component of optimum human functioning.

I am pleased to announce the next Happiness and Positive Psychology Coaching professional development forum for 2011 will take place on Wednesday 9th November and will feature this fascinating topic.

Topic:
Engagement and Flow: Personal, Coaching and Work Applications

Guest Speaker:
Mario Virgili, Psychologist and Positive Psychology Doctoral student

Details:
Wednesday 9th November 2011,  5:00 – 7:00pm
The Robin Hood Hotel, 315 Portrush Rd Norwood

Cost:
$10 at the door

RSVP: by Friday 4th November (email via the link at the bottom of the page)

The forum will look at how individuals might increase flow in their lives in support of optimum human functioning, and then consider employee engagement from an employer’s perspective – is it possible for an employer to ‘engage’ an employee, and if so how? I will be joined by Psychologist Mario Virgili, who has worked extensively with individuals and teams in organisations and is currently completing a doctoral study on positive psychology in the workplace.

As per our regular meeting format, there’s an opportunity for participants to network, share relevant resources and find out about what’s coming up in the field of happiness and positive psychology.

The Happiness and Positive Psychology Coaching Special Interest Group is a professional development forum for coaches and professionals interested in the science of happiness and positive psychology, and how we can apply it in our professional practice, within organisations and to our own lives. The group is run under the auspices of the International Coach Federation, SA Branch.

Further information and registration details are on the attached flyer.

I look forward to seeing you on 9th November.

Jo Saies
Convenor, Happiness and Positive Psychology SIG

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