Tech Leadership Meetup with Mark Orpen-Lyall (Synenergy – “Psychology @ Work”)
Details
Join us at our next online Tech Leadership meetup.
The agenda for the evening will be as follows:
18:00 - 18:05 - Introduction and house rules.
18:05 - 19:00 - Main speaker - Mark Orpen-Lyall
19:00 - 19:10 - Closing thoughts and details about next meetup.
Topic of Main Talk - Networking like your life depends on it in a disconnected world.
- The science behind why it’s more than just about work, its key to a high-quality life.
- Network audit – 6 key networks we ALL need to build.
- High impact – low effort options for introverts.
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Mark Orpen-Lyall (Ph.D. In Organizational Psychology). Mark set-up and ran HR/OD departments at Allan Gray. Also worked at Unilever and Harrods. Working now as an independent, international high-performance consultant (Canada, USA, UK, Africa, Bermuda and Australia) since 2016. Founder of Synenergy – “Psychology @ Work”.
Thank you to our sponsors Peach Payments, OfferZen and Root!
Peach Payments (https://www.peachpayments.com/) make online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. We believe in the potential of Africa and aim to grow into more countries. Based in Cape Town, South Africa, we work with small and large merchants in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and disburse payments through web and mobile. Our merchant partners include your favourite food delivery services, whether you are ordering in or using a meal kit, travel services that can help you book your next getaway adventure and even your neighbour’s side-hustle e-commerce store. For these partners and their customers, we aim to provide brilliant experiences that make it as easy as possible to facilitate online payments.
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OfferZen (https://www.offerzen.com/) is an online job marketplace by developers for developers. Our mission is to help people unlock their potential by helping them build awesome software. That’s why we are connecting actively looking developers with exciting job opportunities from over 1000 companies in South Africa and the Netherlands. We flip the normal recruitment process on its head – companies reach out to candidates with upfront salary information.
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Root (https://rootplatform.com/) is a platform for modern insurance designed around data, flexibility and control. It allows for end-to-end digital insurance that streamlines product launches and digital engagement. Our easy-to-use APIs handle compliance, regulatory, and reporting complexities. Our low-code platform, designed for software developers by software developers, simplifies workflow and fosters innovation. We prioritise the needs of developers, designers, actuaries, and data scientists to build modern insurance products. Our APIs, product data models, and low-code environment empower product teams to prototype and launch tailored experiences for customers. Our mission is to bring insurance to the internet age and make it more accessible to all.