Jill Rigney - The Right Mind

Understand yourself and your preferred behavioural style, and how to use / adapt this when communicating and working with others.

Build confidence to have difficult/ confronting conversations with others.

Learn how to maximise energy levels and keep accountable for your actions.

Julia Spicer - Engage and Create

Understand the fundamental activities of a board - roles, responsibilities, legal obligations.

Understand the elements of effective group functionality.

Develop appropriate meeting procedure – agendas, chairing, negotiation, conflict & reaching consensus, actioning appropriately, and reviewing.

RFCSNQ & Meridian Agriculture

Understand the elements of an effective business plan, including strategy, goals, and objectives.

Identify the link between business planning and better drought resilience.

Master the key terms used in communicating and understanding the finances of a beef business including financial documentation (SoP, P&L, budgets).

Identify key decision support tools relevant to determining and supporting beef business performance (including ratios analysis & benchmarking).

Amanda Roughan - Evolve Agri

Gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the northern beef industry including production, land management, seasonal variability, risk management, adoption of new technology, biosecurity, animal welfare, and supply chain trends.

Understand the purpose behind the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework.

Understand the goals of the red meat industry (Red Meat 2030 plan) and how to contribute to them.

Ben Reeve - Meridian Agriculture

Develop an understanding of the national and state-based organisations relevant to the northern beef industry.

Identify how as a beef producer you may interact with each organisation.

Identify key characteristics and interpersonal skills of leadership required to operate at an industry level.

Ann Burbrook - Burbrook Insight Solutions

Understand and practice the principles for delivering effective presentations.

Develop and refine relevant content for verbal communications.

Develop skills for effective media relations.