John and Natalie share their experience in South Auckland, getting to grips with what Civil Society means and grappling with all the questions this brought to the surface for the 2017 cohort.
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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.
A Civil Society – Our Roots, Our History
The title of our second session, Our Roots: Our History was more than an abstract name for Pieter from the Department of Conservation. For him, it really was a journey back to his roots, one that brought one question back to the surface - what can he do to help?
Read MoreThe Journey - Tools, Inspiration and Connecting
Kirsty's head was full of questions before the start of the 2017 Programme. Louise's provocation "What world view do you have about how life works and the place of humanity?" didn't lessen the questions either. But how does she feel now, reflecting on the weekend?
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Oh, no, not another leadership course! Brook's initial thoughts about the Programme were hesitant, even though he was promised that it wouldn't be just another leadership course. Find out how the first session of the Programme went for 2017.
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Sarah Graham, of the representatives of the Leadership NZ Programme 2016 cohort, provides her thoughts as the year comes to an end.
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Justin Maddock, of the representatives of the Leadership NZ Programme 2016 cohort, provides his thoughts as the year comes to an end.
Read MoreEndings and beginnings; fluidity and wholeness
Rebecca isn't one for omens, but there were several shake-ups just before our final session of the 2016 Leadership Programme. But would the connectedness of the Programme overcome the gaps and fissures?
Read MorePresence and Mindfulness
Presence, mindfulness, voice workshops and poetry. Waiheke Island was a return to the creative for Kelly as he dived into Session Eight of our Programme.
Read MoreGovernance in the 21st Century
Hayley came to Wellington, expecting the unexpected. What she got was a shift in preconceptions, honest reflections, a tribal performance, an understanding of how to use diversity to leverage power and some hackle-raising stories.
Read MoreGovernance in the 21st Century
“Be yourself. Not your idea of what you think someone else’s idea of yourself should be." Henry David Thoreau sums up Kathy's reflection of our Seventh Session, as she saw governance through news lenses at the Army Headquarters, an old garage in Rongotai and the NZ Drama School.
Read MoreA Civil Society - Our People
What are you willing to be arrested for? Whose responsibility is it to prop up our society? What really gets achieved in time-pressured chaos? Session Three raised a lot of question for Jen Linney, Strategic Advisor - Operations Group at ACC.
Read MoreForces That Shape our Thinking
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Dave Wild's session was perfectly timed for Ketan to put his learning straight into action at work. But what about the dance of ‘being and doing’?
Read MoreForces That Shape Our Thinking
Session Six, the Forces That Shape our Thinking, combined head and heart, Wild speakers and storytellers, creation and curation. Mary from Education New Zealand shares her reflection of the session as she sits in anticipation for the next.
Read MoreSustaining ourselves, our relationships, and our environment
Mat Stone shares his reflection of Session Six as he learns to see more clearly. "Leadership is an authentic act of love that creates hope. The world needs hope. The world needs our leadership."
Read MoreMid-Year Retreat: Sustaining our Wellbeing and Values
Sitting in the airport, ready to depart, Imogen filters through everything that has happened in the last three days. It's half-way through the year and the retreat in Christchurch + Hanmer offers a chance to pause, reflect and retighten her grip.
Read MoreOur Economy
As our 2016 cohort turns a corner in their trust amongst itself, David reflects on Session Four, which focuses on Our Economy.
Read MoreA Civil Society - Our People
A homecoming of sorts to a surprising location - Glen Innes. Darren Lee from IRD shares his reflection on Session Three of the 2016 Leadership Programme, A Civil Society - Our People.
Read MoreA Civil Society: Our Roots, Our History
Helen Peters from KPMG shares her experience of our second session focused on Civil Society: Our Roots, Our History, where she found herself excited 'about being given the unique opportunity to learn more about our roots, history and experience a deeper connection with Maori customs and culture.'
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Phil from NZ Red Cross shares his experience of deep diving into Maori culture for the first time - an experience he sums up as "an honour, a privilege, a game-changing weekend that gave me personal insights into the richness and complexity of the cultural identity, history and challenging reality for the first peoples of this land."
Read MoreMindful Leadership: The Next Act
Mini Prasad is the Business Development and Social Enterprise Strategist at ConnectSR and is part of the 2016 cohort. She shares her reflection on the first session, focussed on The Journey - Tools, Inspiration and Connecting.
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