For Taane Mete, the value of the Leadership NZ Programme is clear – it allows you to connect with yourself and identify where you belong in the community.
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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.
Teresa Tepania-Ashton - Alumna 2006
Teresa Tepania-Ashton credits her humble parents for her success. As the oldest of her siblings, she saw her father work three jobs to make ends meet for their life in South Auckland.
Read MoreLeadership Week 2015
Dinner with a Difference - A Fearless Leadership Experience
We hosted our annual Leadership week event on 1 July in AUT’s Sir Paul Reeves Building. This year it was “Dinner with a Difference – A Fearless Leadership Experience”, an evening where the organisers and the participants embraced bravery in every possible way.
You can check out who was there, view the performances and photos here »
Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture 2015
This year we were honoured to have Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme join us. Helen shared with us her thoughts on the current global challenges and how the new development agenda is addressing them. The Lecture was held in the Sir Paul Reeves Building at AUT University on 26th August.
Read MoreThe Promise and Challenge of 2015 for Sustainable Development
The following is the transcript from the Sir Paul Reeves Memorial Lecture, which was presented this year by Rt. Hon. Helen Clark at AUT on 26-Aug.
Read MoreTuakana Youth Leadership Mentoring Programme – Leadership in Action!
Leadership NZ was delighted to be invited by the US Embassy to partner with them and Fulbright NZ to deliver the Tuakana Youth Leadership Mentoring Programme.
Read MoreA word from the CEO
Sina Wendt-Moore shares her thoughts on our year of Fearless Leadership so far.
Read MoreJourney For Change
What does it take to make a meaningful difference to future generations? Leaders join a Journey for Change in India to discover their own answers.
Read MoreNZ CEO Summit 2015
Leadership NZ recently supported Conferenz in the delivery of the NZ CEO Summit 2015, held on 12 May.
Read MoreIan Balme - Alumnus 2006
Ian Balme attended the Leadership NZ Programme in 2006. At the time he was one of only a couple of participants that came from the rural sector that year.
Read MoreJudy Nicholl - Alumna 2010
For Judy Nicholl, General Manager of Aeronautical Operations at Auckland Airport, the value of the Leadership NZ Programme is quite clear - she incorporates what she learned from it into her work each and every day.
Read MoreAlumni Reflection, Deb Godinet
Deb Godinet, alumnus from 2010, reflects on her leadership journey, including the many changes, since completing the Programme.
Read MoreSession Three, A Civil Society: Our People
2015 Programme participant David Udy shares his thoughts from Session Three. focussed on A Civil Society: Our People.
Read More2015 Leadership Programme - Session Three
Our 2015 Leadership NZ Programme participants gathered together in Auckland last week to discuss Our People: A Civil Society.
Read MoreThree days and two nights in Porangahau
The Leadership NZ Programme 2012 participants met recently to re-connect.
Read MoreSina Wendt-Moore: Women in Leadership & the Case for Embracing Diversity
Sina Wendt-Moore recently joined a panel of outstanding women at the Diversity in Business Breakfast at Xerocon 2015. Read more about her thoughts on the case for diversity.
Read MoreThe Finished Article
One of our core philosophies when enhancing leadership capability and capacity is that self-awareness is the root of good leadership.
Read MoreA word from the CEO
2015 is the year we are embracing fearless leadership!
The 21st century certainly presents us with many new challenges that are complex, difficult to understand or predict, and that require the whole system to learn, respond, adapt. It is in this context that we hear the cry for leadership. Our leadership network is a living ecosystem of diverse, dynamic, disruptive New Zealanders who subscribe to a collective vision to change the leadership culture of New Zealand and are catalysts for positive change that drives our economic, social and cultural future.
We are challenging ourselves to be bold, ambitious, generous, visionary, provocative – fearless! To face the fear and be the change!
Read More2015 Opening Cocktail Function
Supporting Partner KPMG hosted a successful cocktail party Thursday 19th February where we welcomed 36 participants, their guests, supporters and sponsors to the 2015 Programme.
Read MoreNZ CEO Summit
As leaders we occasionally pause and make time for reflection, inspiration, learning and conversation. The NZ CEO Summit is the space dedicated to inspiring visionary leadership and challenging practices and preconceptions. It’s the meeting point where business icons, global leaders, bright minds and legendary CEOs gather and transfer their experiences and knowledge.
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