We hosted our annual Leadership week event on 2 July at AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves Building. This year it was “Dinner with a Difference – Creative Leadership”, an evening of sharing and exploring what creative leadership means.
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We hold events for our alumni, friends, and the general public for people to connect with the important conversations in leadership.
Subject matter experts and prominent New Zealand leaders share their knowledge and engage with the audience, sparking new ideas and innovation as minds from different backgrounds converge and focus their energy on a salient issue or theme.
Congratulations to Philip Patston
Congratulations to Leadership NZ alumnus Philip Patston (2012) who was awarded the inaugural Arts Access Accolade acknowledging his life-long commitment to diversity in the arts and creativity.
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Talofa Lava, Tena Koe
It has been a whirlwind quarter full of rich experiences and opportunities to engage and connect in conversations focussed on stretching our thinking and activating new ways of leading!
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2015 Leadership Programme Applications
We are searching for leaders to take responsibility for New Zealand's future…. Leadership New Zealand provides a unique opportunity for diverse leaders from across all sectors of society to engage with New Zealand's senior leaders in conversations about the issues of greatest concern to New Zealand's future, creating a platform for deep personal growth and insight.
Read MoreDinner With A Difference 2014
This year it was "Dinner with a Difference - Creative Leadership", an evening of sharing and exploring what creative leadership means.
Read MoreClass of 2013 Retreat
In late June members of the Leadership New Zealand (LNZ) 2013 programme met on Waiheke Island for its two day retreat. This was something we had been looking forward to for a long time and for me, it felt like a homecoming of sorts back on our ‘island’...
Read MoreSkillsBank
SkillsBank is the “give back” part of Leadership NZ were we link up alumni with not for profit organisations to provide pro bono support around a range of areas.
Read MoreA Pacific Voice at the Table
Leisa Siteine’s reflection reminds us that diversity is at the core of Leadership NZ and its programme. Culture is just one aspect of diversity.
Read MoreAlumni Reflection, Leisa Siteine
Leisa Siteine was one of the participants on the first ever Leadership NZ programme in 2005. She was the only Polynesian on the programme and as a result of the programme Leisa set herself a personal goal of becoming more involved in her culture.
Read MoreSession Three Programme Reflection
Programme participant Nick Ruane shares his experiences and thoughts on Session Three held in Northland.
Read MoreSession Two Programme Reflection
Programme participant John Skurr shares his experiences and thoughts on Session Two held at Fo Guang Shan Buddhist temple in Flat Bush.
Read MoreFestival for the Future
Festival for the Future is NZ’s premier national event to grow the next generation of innovators. They are working with NZ’s best organisations to catalyze a movement of young people who can, and will change the world.
Read MoreLifewise Big Sleepout
On the 3rd of July a bunch of influential Kiwis will take a public stand against homelessness at the annual Lifewise Big Sleepout. They will be stripped of their creature comforts, exposed to the elements and given first hand insight into what it means to ‘sleep rough’.
Read MoreLeadership Week 2014
We are hosting our annual Leadership Week event on 2 July 2014 from 5.30pm at AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves Building.
Following the success of our sell-out 2013 Dinner with a Difference, we are creating another unique leadership experience – Dinner with a Difference – Creative Leadership.
Read MoreQueen’s Birthday Honours – Congratulations!
Congratulations to Leadership NZ alumni Minnie Baragwanath (2007) and Rachel Noble (2012) for their appointment as Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MZNZ).
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r core theme for 2014 is Creative Leadership and the year is shaping up to be a very innovative one! Creativity is ‘an electrifying force that defines, shapes, and initiates new ways of being, seeing and transforming the world’.
Read MoreGreg Orchard - Alumnus 2007
It’s been seven years since Greg Orchard went through the Leadership NZ Programme and he still has no doubt what he learnt influences him every day.
Read MoreLynette Adams - Alumna 2009
Ten years ago, Lynette was hired to build up a flailing regional sports trust in West Auckland. It was a daunting task and what got her through the first steps was her innate belief in enabling the community (to do for themselves) and the power of “people connecting” and building relationships.
Read MoreClass of 2012 Retreat
In early April, 17 members of the 2012 Leadership NZ (LNZ) Alumni gathered at Waiheke Island’s beautiful Piritahi Marae for a weekend retreat.
Read MoreDeidre Otene - Alumna 2008
For Deidre Otene, 2008 was a turning point in her life taking part in the Leadership NZ Programme and since then she has embarked on a new journey of passion and a dream job.
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