Leveraging the weird, the different and the diverse to boost your organisation’s success

1. EY Darden Master
Class Programme
Leveraging the weird, the different
and the diverse to boost your
organisation’s success
19 — 21 November 2018

2. This intensive 3 day Master Class will provide leaders with the insights and tools they need to be
21st century leaders of diverse teams leading to a stronger and more profitable future for the
enterprises they lead. The Master Class will be led by one of the University of Virginia Darden
School of Business’ most highly rated teaching faculty, Professor Martin Davidson.
Why attend?
• Is your organization looking for new growth opportunities?
• Does ‘innovation’ feature in your strategy?
• Would you like your engagement scores to be higher?
• Is the make-up of your customers, employees and communities where you operate different
to that of your senior leadership team?
If you answered ‘yes’ to one or more of these this programme would be a great investment for
you. Business belongs to savvy change-makers; it belongs to leaders who look beyond routine
and balance security with untapped potential. Embrace your vision while guiding others to tackle
new work with renewed energy and passion and rally support across your organization for
change. Firms include a variety of differences among employees and the most critical challenge
for leaders is to create value from those differences—to find ways to leverage the differences for
the purpose of generating the outcomes that are important to the firm such as revenue, profit,
talent development, and innovation.
Leaders must navigate the variety of differences, whether those differences stem from social
group and background, national culture, ways of thinking or even consequences of post-merger
integrations. All of these scenarios require leadership skill in dealing with diversity. To lead
well in diverse contexts, leaders must adopt a new paradigm for diversity and inclusion. In this
programme, we will discuss how old and new approaches to diversity manifest in leadership
perspectives, strategic focus, scope of differences that matter, and long-term impact on business
results. With that as a backdrop, we will learn behavioural techniques for building strong work
relationships across difference
EY Darden Master Class Programme
Darden Professor Martin
Davidson’s research and
teaching has changed how
leaders around the world view
diversity. Practical, applicable
and relevant — his work shows
how leveraging difference is a
critical factor for innovation,
engagement and business results.
He challenges leaders and
diversity professionals to see
diversity as much more than
learning about race, gender,
and other social group.
Rather, he advises leaders
to examine and leverage the
differences that matter most
to achieving the mission and
goals of the organisation.
Programme
19 November
9:30am — 6:00pm
20 November
8:30am — 6:00pm
21 November
8:30am — 3:30pm
Alumni event
20 November
6:00pm — 8:00pm
Please confirm if you would like to join us.
Venue
Orakei Bay Events Centre
231 Orakei Road Remuera
Auckland

3. Topics
In this program, we will cover
• Why Diversity Matters — the rationale
for leveraging difference based on real
challenges leaders have encountered
• The New Framework — From Managing
Diversity to Leveraging Difference
• Seeing Difference — deciding
strategically what differences
matter most
• Understanding Difference — learning
about the differences you determine
matter the most; developing
general skill for leading amidst
diversity (relationship-building, bias
management, conflict management)
• Engaging Difference — leading change
toward inclusion and diversity
• The Leadership Advantage:
Leveraging Difference for Revenue,
Profit, Talent Development and
Innovation; including interpersonal
conflict and management styles,
organisational excellence, and
stakeholder engagement.
• Linking ‘difference’ to firm strategy,
outcomes and to executive leadership.
Faculty
Professor Martin N Davidson author of the leading book, The End of Diversity as We Know
It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed and author of the
soon to be released book ‘Embrace the Weird’.
Professor Davidson was in New Zealand for this year’s two week residential EY Darden
Course and the attendees were unanimous they wanted more.
Professor Davidson is an expert leader and widely cited in areas of diversity and leadership.
With an emphasis on how to manage diversity to generate superior performance —
He’s experienced in helping senior leaders develop the skills they need to thrive in changing
and global environments.
Professor Davidson; has an AB in Psychology & Social Relations from Harvard, a Ph.D.
in psychology from Stanford University and consults with a host of Fortune 500 firms,
government agencies and social profit organizations. He has served as chief diversity
officer for the Darden School, and as the national chair of the Gender and Diversity in
Organizations Division of the Academy of Management. Davidson writes a blog called
“In My Opinion,”
Participants
This programme is designed for executives, business owners, investors, managers and
directors from all industries and organisations for growth.
Credit
This master class will provide you with 2.5 day credit towards the Darden Executive
Education Certificate in Management. Note the content of this Master Class is different
from the teachings in the two week residential course.
Professor Martin Davidson captivating and thought-provoking
teaching style has earned Him praise and recognition from
those attending the two week residential programme:
What the class of EY Darden 2018 said about Professor Martin Davidson
“Awesome, funny, dynamic, thought provoking and brilliant.”
“It was such a dynamic experience to witness Martin in action. I enjoyed his approach to
Spiritual wellness and also to reflect and take some space.”
“He opened up a number of great debates about diversity and challenged us all to approach
this area with a different perspective.”
“Passionate and engaging and funny. I enjoyed the spirituality component of his presentations.
“Inspiring, reflective.”
“Martin’s energy and method of delivery is exceptional. I found myself so engaged I wish he
could have stayed longer as I found great value in combining and merging the learnings.”
Professor Martin M Davidson
Senior Associate Dean and Global Chief Diversity Officer
Johnson Higgins Professor of Business Administration
Darden School of Business

4. Joanna Doolan
External Consultant
EY Darden Executive Programme
Tel: +64 274 935 627
joanna.doolan@nz.ey.com
How to register
Please email joanna.doolan@nz.ey.com to register your interest in attending.
Programme fee
The fee for the master class is NZD$4,950 + GST, the fee includes tuition,
course materials and catering. This does not include your accommodation or travel.
Payment method
• Please pay by direct credit to bank account no. 030104 0884015 04
• Please reference your name, Darden, 18819463
• A GST invoice will be provided
Registration due date
Please secure your place by Thursday 30th August as numbers are limited.
Cancellation policy
Cancellation or withdrawal from the programme may be made until 20 September
with full refund of your fee. After that date and up until 1 November substitutions
may be made from applicants from within your organisation who meet the overall
registration criteria.
More information
For more information about the master class or any questions you may have please
contact the EY Darden programme on: joanna.doolan@nz.ey.com

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