In conversation with Tim Ffrench - Acting Chief Counsel at the Department of Human Services

Join us for our next Musings with Allygroup seminar with guest speaker Tim Ffrench, Acting Chief Counsel at the Department of Human Services.

This seminar will be run in a conversational style format with Tim being interviewed by Joanne Rees, Allygroup’s CEO. Please join us to hear Tim talk about his ‘Walk of life’ including:

  • His career profession from commencing work as an APS3 on counter services to becoming Acting Chief Counsel - Legal

  • The difficult career decisions he has been required to make

  • Lessons he has learned through the course of his career

  • The importance of mentor development

  • How he proposes to make a difference as Acting Chief Counsel of one of Australia’s largest inhouse legal practices

There will be an opportunity at the end of the interview for you to join the conversation with Tim and Joanne.

Details for the event are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Time: 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Location: Griffith, ACT (details to follow)
RSVP: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to info@allygroup.com.au by Friday, 15 November 2019.

Marian Moss - Managing Mental Health for High Performance

One in five working Australians experience a mental illness within a 12-month period
and 45% will experience mental illness in their lifetime.

51% of people report having left at least one job because it was a poor
environment for mental health and well-being.

Join us for our next Musings with Allygroup seminar with guest speaker Marian Moss who will discuss Managing Mental Health for High Performance.

In any year, one in five working Australians will experience a diagnosable mental illness, and many more will suffer significant symptoms that affect health and productivity. However, with the right approaches, people experiencing mental illness can still flourish. Marian will talk about her experiences in both public and private sectors, what helped or hindered her career and health pathways, and what we can do to better manage our own and other people’s mental health and mental illness in the workplace.

Marian has had a highly successful career in private sector legal practice and as a senior executive and general counsel in the APS, and was named Government Lawyer of the Year in 2015. Marian managed a mental health disability throughout her career. Since leaving the APS early this year she has worked as a mentor and educator in the areas of mental health and disability.

Marian’s passion about reducing the ‘mystique’ and stigma surrounding mental illness makes this a special opportunity to have a very frank and open conversation about how to manage mental health in the workplace.

Details for the event are as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2019
Time: 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Location: Griffith, ACT (details to follow)
RSVP: If you would like to attend, please RSVP to info@allygroup.com.au by Friday, 4 October 2019.