November 2021 EO Melbourne Chapter News

The festive season is suddenly upon us and it is in full swing. The lead up to the end of the year has kept our Board busy planning and executing events. November kicked off our first face-to-face gathering after a long while with a twilight event at the Prince, which included our AGM. Our guest speaker, Craig Harper, reminded us that high-performers are generally willing to get uncomfortable, so I challenge you all to reflect on whether you are getting out of your comfort zone.

I hope you have already booked for our EO Christmas Lunch at the Carousel, which promises to be one of our best events for the year with some special surprises thrown in. It’s a great way to catch up with all our members and share some of your stories of 2021. I have always loved the energy in the room that only EO members can generate, and I am sure this event will not disappoint. I would also encourage you to be on the lookout for our Chapter retreat invitation, which is taking place from the 25th to the 27th of February 2022.

Our Board participated recently in a strategic planning retreat where we focussed on establishing what the next 3 years for our Chapter will look like. We have dived deeply into a number of topics, including sustainable growth, how we can better understand our members' expectations and reasons for joining EO, and how we can genuinely assist in effecting transformational growth in the lives of our members. We will continue to keep you updated on the development of the 3-year plan. The Board also sought to provide some clarity on our position with respect to the COVID-19 vaccination, which is outlined in this newsletter. If you have any further queries, I encourage you all to either approach directly one of the Board members or raise it with your moderator who can discuss it with the forum Chair. On that note, I wish you all a great month in the lead up to the end of the year, and I look forward to speaking with many of you at our next function.

The chapter has recently released its position statement on COVID-19 vaccination in light of its commitment to getting back to face-to-face events and Forums. Please read the full EO Melbourne Position Statement for reference.

In summary, EO Melbourne:

aligns, when hosting EO Melbourne events, with Victorian Government legislation and public health orders, and individual venue requirements.
is committed to inclusion across all our operations and is open to a hybrid events model that aligns with Victorian Government legislation and public health orders, should there be sufficient demand from members.
encourages Forums to develop suitable arrangements in discussion with all Forum members that enable meetings, retreats and other Forum-related activities to take place in line with Victorian Government legislation and public health orders.

As our current Mentorship Program comes to a close, join us in celebrating another successful run of the EO Melbourne Mentorship Program through a fun Cocktail Party and Learning Event on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM AEDT at Half Acre. We also extend this invitation to upcoming mentors, mentees and applicants as we launch our Mentorship Program that will begin in March 2022.

We share with you this inspiring mentorship story of Steve Wood and Edric Taing through this article. EO Melbourne members who are interested to be part of the program are welcome to apply at the EO Melbourne Mentorship page. For inquiries, please reach out to our Mentorship Chair James Murray at james.murray@workhealthyaus.com.au.

30 November 2021 - Mentorship Program Cocktail Party and Learning Event

9 December 2021 - Accelerator Christmas Party

10 December 2021 - Women of EO ANZ Forum

17 December 2021 - EO Melbourne's Christmas Lunch

6-10 February 2022 - [EO APAC] Executive Program - Bond University
8 February 2022 - Accelerator/Key Executive Learning Day - People

17-19 February 2022 -  Winter Festival 2022" EO Japan
28 Feb-5 Mar 2022 -  2022 EO Iceland Exploration

SAVE THE DATE:
25-27 February 2022 - Chapter Retreat
3 April 2022   - iFly Family event

EO APAC Executive Program-Bond University - The first-ever University-based EO Executive Education Program to be held in the Asia-Pacific region will run from 6-10 February 2022. It is strictly limited to 30 persons only. Apply now at https://events.eonetwork.org/bond-university/.
EO@INSEAD - It kicks off 2-4 March 2022 with an in-person component taking place at the INSEAD France Campus. Participants will work virtually for the interim months before coming together again at the INSEAD Singapore Campus from 12-14 October 2022. This programme is limited to only 47 EO members! For more details, visit https://events.eonetwork.org/insead/.
EO Ignite 2021 - EO Ignite will be held on 28–30 March 2022 at Hamilton Island. If you have questions, please contact the appointed conference organisers, Iceberg Events at 07 3876 4988 or email chloe@icebergevents.com.au. Check out https://www.eosp.com.au/ for updates on the event.

Our EO Partnerships are now on the Hub! You are now able to navigate the regional and global partnerships right on the Hub. There are also links to the chapter pages in the same place and members can navigate to our chapter partnerships from there as well!

To explore the different benefits you can enjoy as an EO member, go to https://hub.eonetwork.org/partners (then login) or you can navigate there by logging onto https://hub.eonetwork.org/ going to the top navigation ‘Connect’ -> ‘Partners’.

For the EO Melbourne Strategic Alliance Partners, you can check the details of the partnerships at https://www.eomelbourne.org/partners.