Membership

Conoscenti is a boutique forum for Executive Assistants to Chief Executive Officers, with membership by invitation only.  Currently we have approximately 32 members.  The Conoscenti Executive Committee meets regularly to consider new membership nominations.

If you would like to be considered for membership please print off and complete the membership nomination form.  Once complete please email to the Executive Committee at admin@conoscenti.co.nz

Criteria

Membership criteria has been established to assist the committee with determining the appropriate cultural fit between Conoscenti and your organisation.

Each member will participate in at least four of every six bi-monthly events irrespective of the meeting localities.  
  1. Energy - You bring positive energy to the membership. You are engaged.
  2. Relationships - You actively network with other members. You support collective decision making. You behave in a gracious, grateful and cooperative manner to all suppliers / hosts and members.
  3. Trust - You are trusted. You follow through on commitments.
  4. Professionalism - You behave professionally at all times. Your confidentiality is beyond reproach. You are representative of your organisation and Conoscenti.

Code of Conduct

The Conoscenti Code of Conduct aligns our values, criteria and objectives and puts them into action.

Our Values

  2. We take pride in ourselves, Conoscenti and our organisation.
  3. We treat others with respect, dignity, fairness and courtesy.
  4. We value the confidentiality and privacy of others.
  5. We encourage diversity and maintain an environment free from discrimination or harassment.
  6. Our professional and personal competence and integrity underpins our reputation. We uphold that reputation.
  7. We meet our contractual obligations under the Conoscenti membership.

Our Criteria (recapped from Criteria section above)

  1. Energy - You bring positive energy to the membership. You are engaged.
  2. Relationships - You actively network with other members. You support collective decision making. You behave in a gracious, grateful and cooperative manner to all suppliers / hosts and members.
  3. Trust - You are trusted. You follow through on commitments.
  4. Professionalism - You behave professionally at all times. Your confidentiality is beyond reproach. You are representative of your organisation and Conoscenti.

Our Objectives

Networking:  Relationship building between Executive Assistants of Chief Executives to enhance ongoing benefits for both the members and their respective Chief Executive/Managing Director.

Supplier Information:  Identifying a diverse range of suppliers and venues for various corporate functions, to enable Executive Assistants to showcase a variety of different options to their Chief Executive Officers, something which workloads do not always allow the luxury to research.  Also source a range of suppliers that can be utilised for something unique such as work/life balance and staff recognition awards.

Development:  Providing a forum in which Executive Assistants are able to learn from each other, and source information and development needs from other companies/individuals relevant to this specialised group.

Our Responsibilities

The Code of Conduct defines how we should behave and conduct ourselves in a wide range of situations.  It is the responsibility of each Conoscenti member to follow the Code of Conduct consistently and appropriately and to help others to do so.

We are encouraged to raise issues and concerns to the Conoscenti Committee.

To assist in ascertaining if an action is not aligned with our Code of Conduct, below is a summary of questions for consideration:


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