RYLA ELEVATE : Di MARTENS : BRUCE COTERILL
WELCOME: President Dave welcomed us to his penultimate meeting for the year as President. He reported on the Melbourne RI Conference: a very full attendance held in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Park. The 2024 Conference will be in Singapore.
He commented on the most enjoyable social evening held at the Bradshaws the previous Friday; and thanked club members for another very successful Circus Quirkus – our major fundraiser for the year – held at the Due Drop Centre, Manukau, at Kings Birthday weekend [raising just under $90k].
In a couple of weeks’ time, at our Changeover, he will be reminding us of some of our significant achievements for the year – and welcoming President -Elect Mike Alison to the role for 2023/24.
He commented on the most enjoyable social evening held at the Bradshaws the previous Friday; and thanked club members for another very successful Circus Quirkus – our major fundraiser for the year – held at the Due Drop Centre, Manukau, at Kings Birthday weekend [raising just under $90k].
In a couple of weeks’ time, at our Changeover, he will be reminding us of some of our significant achievements for the year – and welcoming President -Elect Mike Alison to the role for 2023/24.
RYLA Oceania Elevate participants
We heard from Amy & Jack, two of our RYLA attendees who had graduated to the Elevate year-long programme. Jack’s challenge is Project Lemur in Madagascar raising funds for water and emergency aid. Amy’s project is working with the Sepik Dental Clinic in PNG. They were than joined by Anna, visiting from Australia, and Grace who had completed the Elevate programme a couple of years previously. Articulate and impressive young leaders for tomorrow – great ambassadors for D9920 RYLA. This year’s course [supported strongly by Newmarket] is taking place at Eastern Beach at the end of this month.
Di Martens
Make yourself known to our newest Club member Di Martens, who has extensive experience in the real estate industry. Di was introduced to the Club by Greg Carr and welcomed by Ric Buchanan and President Dave. D.martens@barfoot.co.nz
Great to have you with us Di – we hope you enjoy your Newmarket Rotary experience and look forward to meeting you.
Bruce Coterill
Our speaker for the evening was Bruce Coterill – author of the book “The Best Leaders Don’t Shout.” Bruce is a transformational leader and a regular columnist for the NZ Herald. He has had extensive leadership roles in companies such as Colliers, ACP Media, Canterbury International, and The Yellow Pages Group. Bruce has also initiated the Bikes for Blokes Charity and in the last couple of years has twice biked from North Cape to the Bluff, raising more than $500k in the process for Prostate Cancer and Mens Mental Health.
By his own admission, an “opiniated observer,” Bruce gave us his views on NZ’s current problems, and the importance of our forthcoming “make or break” general election. Describing this as a “sliding doors” moment for the country, he identified such issues as our:
- GDP – 40th in the OECD
- Inflation rate
- Rising interest rates
- Running budget deficits and managing debt
- “Brain drain” overseas of our young qualified graduates
Some of the vital areas he saw us needing to address included:
- Law and order
- Health Care
- Education
- Political transparency and integrity
- A strong, balanced and independent media
He also gave us [particularly for the RYLA elevavators] his four C’s of Leadership:
- Clarity
- Communication
- Consistency, and
- Care
He finished with a full “what next” question and answer session. Thank you Bruce for a challenging and forthright presentation.
Coming Up:
Tuesday 20 June – lunchtime meeting at Ellerslie. Donna Hedley from the Salvation Army.
Tuesday 27 June – evening meeting at Remuera Golf Club. Changeover.
Tuesday 4 July – lunchtime meeting at Ellerslie. Incoming President Mike Alison’s inaugural meeting.