Australian management consultant Avril Henry will deliver a keynote address at the 2010 National Coaching and Officiating Conference on workforce planning – a critical issue for the development of coaching and officiating in Australia.

Avril Henry’s presentation will explore the rationale for undertaking a deliberate workforce planning approach as well as the key factors organisations need to consider when undertaking this process. It will also explore the general principles of workforce planning and knowing your workforce, including generation differences.

Coaching and officiating at a community level is predominantly a volunteer-based activity involving a vast range of age groups. The nature of coaching and officiating often sees involvement limited to short-term commitment of between two and five years, requiring most sports to regularly recruit and train a voluntary workforce to deliver their sport at the grassroots.

Avril is a management consultant who has been on the speaking circuit for the last five years, delivering keynote addresses to a diverse group of some of largest government organisations and private companies in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.

Avril’s areas of experience include leadership, change management, talent management, diversity, recruitment and retention strategies. However, she is probably best known for her work on generational differences in the workplace. She is the author of five books, two specifically on generational differences: The Who, What, When and Y of Generation whY? and Leadership Revelations: an Australian perspective.

The 2010 National Coaching and Officiating Conference will be held from 23 to 24 November 2010 at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Conference registrations are $200 per delegate and includes all presentations and catering.

Registrations open soon – visit the National Coaching and Officiating Conference pages for more information.