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New KEY Executive Leadership Forum Unlocks Potential of Key Senior Executives

November 5, 2010

inBusiness South Australia

South Australian senior management professionals will be able to gain access to the new ideas and fresh thinking from international peer support group, The Executive Connection, after registering their interest in attending a complimentary KEY Executive Leadership Forum to be held on 26 November.

Traditionally only available only to companies whose senior executives are TEC members, the KEY Executive Program will now open its doors to senior managers in non-TEC member companies.

Due to popular demand from existing members, The Executive Connection is offering access to non-member companies with a view to starting a new KEY Executive group in December 2010.

Former Chief Executive and TEC Chair, Keith Brooks, is pioneering the pilot program.

"Fresh thinking and actionable knowledge can be vital resources for business executives looking for strategic planning and direction to keep their company moving forward," Keith says.

"With this new KEY group we are in a position to not just help chief executives become better leaders but to also enhance the personal and professional development of senior managers.

"This will significantly contribute to their company's success and better position them for their next role as business leader."

Managed by a TEC Chair with broad experience and the ability to act as coach and mentor, the new KEY group will follow the same three-pronged approach as the original TEC group and the KEY Executive program for TEC member companies.

Members meet once a month with up to 18 senior executives from non-competing businesses to experience a half-day hands-on workshop with an esteemed TEC speaker.

In the afternoon this is followed by an Executive Session where members use peer support to address business challenges.

In a separate session members can elect to meet with their TEC Chairs for a monthly one-to-one review where key issues and opportunities are discussed in depth in a confidential setting.

An original KEY member three years ago, Justin Kahl, General Manager of Sage Automation recently graduated to a full-fledged TEC group. The CEO he reports to is in another TEC group and he has placed one of his managers in the same Key group he started in.

"I believe TEC has played a large part in my development as a manager. Now I am looking forward to further developing myself and leveraging the wealth of knowledge and experience that exists within the members of the group," Justin says.

"I have found that the TEC environment has brought a different dimension to our business. We all share common experiences and ideas from our respective groups and sharing a common theme of driving change
through the business."

The KEY Executive Leadership Forum will provide interested senior managers an insight into the TEC offering. A presentation from world-experienced National Director of Digital Media for PPR, Dena Vassallo, will provide guests with insights and hands-on tips to harness the power of social media for business enterprise.

Guests will also have the chance to hear from and meet with existing KEY Executive members and TEC Chairs.

"This program offers members unparalleled opportunities to challenge their performance in their existing roles whilst preparing them to take on additional responsibilities," Keith Brooks says.

To register for the complimentary KEY Executive Leadership Forum on 26th November 2010 from 11:30-2:30pm at the Intercontinental Adelaide please contact Sandy Haythorn at sandy.haythorn@tec.com.au