2. What would other business leaders in your position do? How do they handle retention
issues? Or deal with talent management? How do they grow their business? And how
would they take a company public? Whatever the challenge, a TEC group, facilitated by a
professional mentor, helps you discover the answers.
Our research shows members in the region are thriving in a changing economy. Get an
inside look at how to collectively overcome challenges, seize opportunities, and discover a
renewed sense of direction.
With more than 20,000 members in 16 countries, The Executive Connection and our
international partners deliver the vital perspectives chief executives and business owners
need to test ideas and seize opportunities.
Bring your challenges. Share your solutions.
TEC across Australia and
New Zealand
3. Collectively, members overcome
any business challenge.
‘Our business has grown 30 per cent
year on year for the last few years and I
attribute much of that success to what
I’ve learnt through TEC. I find I learn a lot
from my TEC colleagues, my Chair and the
speakers. TEC gives me time out of the
office every month to focus on strategy
and the big picture and take a helicopter
view of my business, which every business
needs.’
Bobbi Mahlab,
Managing Director, Mahlab Media
Sydney, New South Wales
TEC member since 2007
‘The diverse background, experience
and support from my colleagues, the
invaluable insights from high-quality
speakers and the strong guidance of my
chair have all contributed to making me
the confident leader that I am today.’
Angie Paskevicius,
Chief Executive Officer, Holyoake
Maddington, Western Australia
TEC member since 2004
‘Not only do I have an experienced business
mentor, I also have sixteen or seventeen other
CEOs that I can talk to. We can all speak in trust
and with confidence and I just think that is a
really understated resource that TEC brings to
its members.’
Greville Pabst,
Managing Director, WBP Property Group
North Melbourne, Victoria
TEC member since 2007
24,821
Business issues solved worldwide in over 12,000 meetings per year.
4. Turn to a trusted sounding
board of business peers
for confidential insights,
accountability and results.
5. Our members come from every facet of business, but they all have two things in common: they are highly successful and
they want to help other business leaders, like you, achieve and surpass business goals. Learn why we are much more than
just a business consulting or executive coaching service.
Our membership program helps change your perspective so you improve your decision-making and management
skills – at work and at home. Members across Australia and New Zealand share the strategies and solutions for thriving in
today’s uncertain business environment.
TEC membership allows you to join your peers and some of the country’s leading business influencers to work on
particular challenges facing you. If you are a CEO, key executive or business owner, call AU: 1300 721 941
NZ: 0800 229 999or or go to www.tec.com.au/contact-us
Tap into your local business network.
1,200 829
20,076
975
12,411 24,821
83
63
Member
companies
Members
worldwide
Meetings
per year across
Australia & New
Zealand
Meetings
worldwide
Members across
Australia and
New Zealand
Business
issues solved
worldwide
Groups
Chairs across
Australia & New
Zealand
*member numbers based on median reported data
6. Here are a few reasons why every
business leader needs a mentor.
‘We surveyed 45 CEOs who have formal
mentoring arrangements, and 71% said they
were certain that company performance had
improved as a result. Strong majorities reported
that they were making better decisions
(69%) and more capably fulfilling stakeholder
expectations (76%).’
- Harvard Business Review
‘Global Managing Director of McKinsey
& Co, Dominic Barton leads by example:
he spends 60% of his time mentoring and
developing his staff, he believes the leader’s job
is to find the next level of performance.’
- McKinsey & Co
‘If you ask any successful
businessperson, they will always
[say they] have had a great mentor at
some point along the road.’
- Richard Branson
‘Mentoring has long been
recognised as an essential
relationship that leads to long-term
success, both professionally and
personally.’
-Sinan Kanatsiz
Founder & Chairman, IMA
7. TEC members know what
it takes to move their
business forward, here is an
inside look at our member
companies.
8. TEC member companies are represented across multiple
industries . The chart below represents the proportion of
members by major industry classifications across Australia
and New Zealand.
Member Industries
Professional, Scientific
& Technical Services
Health Care & Social
Assistance
Construction, Mining
& Forestry
ManufacturingWholesale Trade
Financial, Insurance
& Real Estate
Information Media &
Telecommunications
Administrative &
Support Services
Retail Trade &
Other services
28%
16%
15%
8%
8%
7%
6%
4%
9%
Professional & Technical Services 28%
Manufacturing 16%
Wholesale Trade 9%
Financial, Insurance & Real Estate 8%
Administrative & Support Services 6%
Construction, Mining & Forestry 15%
Health Care & Social Assistance 8%
Retail Trade & Other services 7%
Information Media & Telecommunications 4%
The chart below represents the annual sales revenue of member
companies.
The chart below represents the number of employees in member
companies.
Sales Revenue
Number of Employees
Between 25-199
employees
$1.5-5M
Less than
$1.5M
$100M +
$50-100M
$20-50M
200-499 employees
500 + employees
43%
36%
9%
6%
6%
Less than 5 employees
Between 5-25
employees
30%
25%
16%
12%
9%
8%
$5-20M
9. TEC member companies outperform the competition.
Results show that The Executive Connection’s members
significantly outperformed the national average by 10
percentage points in terms of revenue growth for the 2013
financial year.
Our latest survey compared the financial and employment
growth in our members’businesses to the Australian average for
the SME sector*. (* Source: ABS. SME businesses include those
with up to 200 employees.)
More than 1,200
Australian executive
leaders can’t be
wrong.
