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MessagefromtheChair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page2
ProgramManager’sReport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page4
ValuesandMission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page6
OverviewofProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page7
LeadershipCompetencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page8
ProgramBenefitsandOutcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page9
TasmanianLeadersBoard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page11
TLPProgramStructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page16
TLPProgram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page17
TLPParticipants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page27
CommunityProjects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page46
EmployerEndorsements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page47
AlumniReport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page50
RoleofLeadershipChampions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page51
GraduationAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page52
OurSponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page56
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message from the chair
2008hasbeenanotherfantasticyearforTasmanianLeadersinc .AttheGraduationdinner,natashakeepandkatherineMiguelfromTLP2008providedpoignantinsightsintothe2008programandthesealongwithCeliaBray’sexcellentaudio-visualpresentationcapturedthebreadthofthevariouseventsthathavetakenplacethroughoutthis,oursecondprogram .Ascanbeseenfromthisyearbook,the2008participantshavehadafullandchallengingyearandnowitistimeforthemtostartthinkingaboutthe‘whatnext’ .
ForTasmanianLeadersinc .,wehavenowdeliveredjust2programsandhaveonlybeenoperatingforslightlymorethan2yearsbutwecancelebratehowmuchhasbeenachievedinsuchashorttime .Readingtheparticipant’sresponsesinthisyearbookitisimpossiblenottobeinspiredandtofeelthatallthehardworkbysomanypeoplehasbeenthoroughlyworth-while .
Andspeakingofthathardwork,therearesomanypeoplewhohavedonesomuchtomakethispossible .ihadtheverydifficulttaskoftryingtothankeveryoneattheGraduationdinnerwithoutkeepingeveryonethereuntilmorning–fortunatelythefollowingcanbereadatpeople’sleisure .First,ahugethankyoutoourtalentedanddedicatedBoard .Eachboardmemberhasgivenverygenerouslyoftheirtime .Allhavebeenheavilyinvolvedinmakingthisprogramsuccessful–theyhavehelpedplanevents,facilitatedsessions,interviewedandsupportedparticipants,presentedtoandcalledontheircontacts,promotedactivitiesandcontributedsignificantlytothegovernance,strategyandoperationoftheprogramandorganisation .
iwouldespeciallyliketothankBrianLewisandGillianBiscoeforagainsogenerouslyandexpertlyfacilitatingthethreeretreatsforus .ParticipantshaverepeatedlytoldusoftheextraordinaryimpactthattheseretreatshavehadonthemandhowfortunatetheyarethatpeopleofBrianandGillian’scalibrefacilitatethese .iwouldalsoliketothankAntheaPritchard,BobCampbellandkathrynThomasfortheirhardworkagainhelpingplanthelinkingsessions .Antheaforspearheadingoursponsorshipdrive .kathrynagainforherworkplanninganddeliveringcomponentsofthelinkingsessionsandalsoherworkassistingwiththeestablishmentoftheAlumni .ThankyouagaintonormMcilfatrickforhisownpersonalcontributionsandalsoforallthesupportandgenerositythatthedepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourismhasprovided .
Thislastyearwealsowelcomed2newboardmembers:ourfirstmemberoftheboardwhoisalsoagraduateoftheprogram,iannelson(TLP2007);andanewrepresentativefromthedepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourism,LizJack,whohasalsobeenaLeadershipChampion .Wearedelightedthatbothhavejoinedtheboardandtheyarealreadymakinggreatcontributions .
Wealsosawthelaunchin2008oftheTasmanianLeadersAlumniandwethanktheCommitteefortheirworkinestablishingthisimportantassociationandlookforwardtoitsgrowthoverthecomingyears .
OnbehalfoftheBoardandparticipants,iwouldalsoliketothankandcongratulateJenniferLeeonagaindoingathoroughlyexcellentjobasprogrammanager .ithasalsobeenwonderfultowatchJengrowinthisroleoverthelast2years .
TasmanianLeadersstrivestodevelopparticipants’leadershipskillsnotonlyforeachparticipant’sfuturepersonalsuccess,butalsoforthebenefitoftheorganisationswithwhichtheyare(andwillbe)involved .italsoaimstobuildcapacityintheTasmaniancommunityandtoenhancetheunderstandingthatfutureleadershaveofmanyoftheissuesaffectingTasmania .WearethrilledthatthiseffortwillbesignificantlyenhancedthroughthegrantwerecentlyreceivedfromtheTasmanianCommunityFundtobuildcapacityintheTasmaniannot-for-profitsectorthroughestablishingSkillsbank .WethanktheTCFfortheirsupportandlookforwardtolaunchingSkillsbankinthenearfuture .
ThankyoutoourLeadershipChampions–itwasalsofantastictoseemanyofthemattheGraduationdinner .Theyhavecontributedinsomanyways–frompresenting,toMCing,mentoring,lunching,breakfasting,interviewing,challengingandsupporting .Weareextremelyfortunatetohavesuchanincrediblearrayofbusinessandcommunityleaderssupportingtheprogram .
OnbehalfofeveryoneiwouldliketosayatremendousthankyoutothefinancialsupportersofTasmanianLeaders:specialthanksmustgototheTasmanianGovernmentwhosawthepotentialofthisprogram,tookasignificantriskwithusandcommittedtheinitialfundingafewyearsagowithoutwhichtheprogramcouldneverhavebeenestablished .Asihavesaidpreviously,unliketheprogramsinsomeoftheotherstatesofAustralia,therelativesizeofthecorporatesectorinTasmaniaissuchthatourprogramcouldneverhavebeenestablishedwithoutthesignificantfinancialsupportoftheGovernment .
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Atremendousthankyou,also,tonorm,thedepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandFelicitynovy .Theircontinuinggenerosity,commitmentandsupporthasbeensoimportanttotheProgram’ssuccess .
Thankyoutoourfirstmajorcorporatesponsor,theFederalGroupwhothroughPureTasmania,haveprovidedexcellentfacilitiesandsignificantfinancialsupportforourretreats .
ThankyoutothedepartmentofForeignAffairsandTradewhohaveprovidedsomefinancialsupport,assistedusattractsomeexcellentguestspeakersandhavealsoextendedinvitationstoourparticipantstoarangeoftheirownevents .
ThankyouagaintoJetstarwhosesupporthasenabledanumberofexcellentpresentationsfrombusinessandcommunityleadersfromotherstates .
ThankyouagaintoMoorillafortheirsponsorshipoftheGraduationdinner .
ThankyouagaintoCPRCommunicationsandMarkThomasfortheirextensivepublicrelationsandpromotionalassistance,aswellastheirongoingcontributionstotheProgram .
WearealsodelightedthatWinTelevisionhasrecentlyjoinedTasmanianLeadersinc .asamajorsponsorandlookforwardtothecoverageplannedfor2009 .
Thankyoualsotoalltheorganisationswhohavesupportedusbyhostingeventsduringtheyear .
Finally,ahugethankyoutothesponsorsoftheparticipantsaswellastotheparticipants’families .TheProgramrequiresasubstantialcommitmenttoparticipate,and,bycorollary,alotofsupport .Theirsupportisnotonlyaninvestmentintheirorganisationorpartner’sfuturebutalsointheiremployee’sandtheircommunity’sfuture–andwhenyouspeakwiththegraduatesoftheProgram,thefutureisbright .
ithinkitisimportanttoalsopointoutthetremendousinvestmentmadebymanyintotheTasmanianLeadersProgram .Recentlywehavebeendoingalotofworkmeasuringthefinancialimpact:atvaluingtheadditionalsupportandinvestmentthattheGovernment’sinitialinvestmentinTasmanianLeadershasgenerated .Overthelast2years:
Morethan1,000dayshavebeeninvestedinleadershipdevelopment,capacitybuildingandinvestigatingkeyissuesforTasmaniainthenext10years;Morethan400hourshavebeendonatedbybusinessandcommunityleaders;andMorethan50dayshavebeendonatedbyexperttrainersandfacilitatorsforourparticipants’professionaldevelopment .
ifwevaluethecontributionsatwhatitwouldcostustobuytheseserviceswerethesepeopleandorganisationsnotgenerouslydonatingtimeandservices,thatis:
boardmembersattheTasmanianGovernmentratesfornot-for-profitorganisations;marketratesforourfacilitators;thediscountswereceivedfromstandardratesforouraccommodationandmeals;
thenthegovernment’scontributionforthefirst2yearsofapproximately$300khasgeneratedapproximately$1 .5Minprograminvestment .
indeed,attheendof3years,weestimatethatthe$460,000willhavegeneratedover$2 .3Minco-investment,creatinganextraordinarilyhighqualityprogramonaverysmallbudget .
Thankyouagaintoallwhohavecontributedtosuchatremendouslevelofsupportandsuchasignificantfinancialmultipliereffect .Withthatextraordinarylevelofcommunitysupportitisreallyimportantthatourgraduateskeeptheirwrittencommitmentstocapitalisingontheirtalents,implementingtheirlearningsand,importantlyforTasmania,toongoingcommunityactivity .Wewishthemwellandlookforwardtohearingmuchfromthem .
John PerryChair,TasmanianLeadersinc .
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itishardtobelievethatitalmost12monthshavepassedwecelebratedthesuccessfulcompletionofourinauguralProgram .Butamazinglyithasbeenthatlong,andsomuchhashappenedduringthattime .
Comingoffthesuccessofthe2007Program2008providedanopportunitytoreviewourfirstyearofoperationandidentifystrengthsthatwecouldbuildonaswellasopportunitiesforimprovementandrefinementmovingforward .
The2008TasmanianLeadersProgramwasfullofgreatmomentsbutmanyofthehighlightsformecamefromsomeofthenewinitiativesweintroducedduring2008 .
TheseincludedourroadtripintheBurnieareatolearnaboutresourceindustriesintheregion,aswellastheintroductionofaseriesofspeakersonleadership .introducedattherequestofparticipantseagertohearhowothershadsuccessfullynegotiatedthechallengesofleadership,thesepresentationssawanumberofsuccessfulandinspirationalindividualstellthestoryoftheirleadershipjourneyandthelessonstheylearnedalongtheway,sharetheirthoughtsonleadershipandoffersomeadvicetoourparticipantsabouttheleadershipchallengestheymayfaceinthefuture .
Anotherfantasticadditionin2008wasawonderfullunchpresentationhostedbyoneofourLeadershipChampionsTamaraMcMichaelduringwhich6youngfarmersfromthederwentValleyspokeaboutthechallengesfacingthemandthevariouswaysinwhichtheyhaveresponded .ThissessiondrewtogetheranumberofthetopicswehavecoveredduringtheProgramsuchastheeconomy,environment,populationchange,innovationandcommunity .
Asalwaysthethreeresidentialretreatswereahighlightaswell,hostedbytheFederalGroupintheirlovelyPureTasmaniaproperties,theresidentialsofferauniqueandpowerfulexperiencenotonlyintermsoftheparticipants’learningjourneybutalsoinservingtoforgethestrongbondsthatexistbetweenthegroupandwhichformsuchanimportantpartoftheProgram .
2008sawtheestablishmentoftheTLPAlumnibythegraduatesfromthe2007Program .WiththeformationofasubcommitteetooverseetheAlumni’soperationsandall2007graduatessigningupasmemberstheAlumniwillprovidecontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentandnetworkingactivitiesandbringtogetherallTLPgraduatesacrossthevariousyeargroups,furthercapitalisingthevalueoftheTLPnetworkandthediversityofskills,knowledgeandexperienceitrepresents .iamsuretheAlumniwillcontinuetogrowanddevelopinfutureyearsandwillprovideavaluablecontinuationofthelearningjourneyforTLPgraduates .
OnceagainthediversityoftheparticipantsprovedastrengthoftheProgramaswebroughttogetherrepresentativesfromlocal,stateandcommonwealthgovernment,smallandlargeprivatesectororganisationsandthecommunitysector .TheparticipantswerealsodrawnfromacrossTasmaniarepresentingavarietyofcommunities .ThisdiversityofparticipantsmeansthatTLPbringstogetherpeoplewhowouldotherwisehavebeenunlikelytomeet,letalongworktogether,andalsoenableparticipantstobeexposedtodifferentpointsofviewandwaysofworking .
SomanypeoplehavemadeasignificantinvestmentintheProgramand/ortheparticipantsandiwouldliketotaketheopportunitytothankyouforthatcontribution:
Thepartnersandemployersofour2008participantswhohaveinvestedtimeandmoneytoenableourparticipantstodevotethetimeandenergythattheProgramrequires;TheBoardofTasmanianLeaderswhohaveworkedtirelesslyforanumberofyearsnowtoestablishtheProgramandensureitssuccess;OurLeadershipChampions,successfulTasmanianleadersfromanumberoffieldswhokindlylendtheirsupporttothePrograminarangeofways;TheProgram’sgrowinglistofcorporatesponsors-theTasmanianGovernment,theFederalGroup,thedepartmentofForeignAffairsandTrade,WintelevisionandtheTasmanianCommunityFund-allofwhomgenerouslysupportTasmanianLeadersandassistustoprovidesuchaqualityProgram;andAllthepresenterswhodonatedtheirtimeandexpertisetobepartofProgramevents .in200867trainers,facilitatorsandpresentersdonatedtheirtimetodeliverthealmost180hoursofProgramcontent-thedollarvalueofwhichisenormous .
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ThegreatestrevelationformeoverthetwoyearsTLPhasbeenrunningisthewillingnessofpeopletogivetheirtimetotheProgramorassistinanywaytheycan .Theparticipantswhogiveupsuchalargeamountoftheirowntime(andincursignificantcostsinordertoparticipateintermsoftheprogramfeeandtravelexpenses),theiremployerswhoallowthemthetimeawayfromworkaswellascontributethemajorityoftheProgramfeeandfinallythepresenterswhooffertheirtimeandexpertisetotheProgram .intwoyearsihaveneverhadanyoneihaveapproachedtobepartofaProgrameventsaythattheyarenotinterested,certainlysometimesthereareschedulingconflictsbutwithoutfailanyonewhocan’tassistonthedayortimeorinthewaywerequestalwaysmakestheofferthatiftheycanassistinanyotherwayoratanothertimethentheywouldbehappytodoso .ThelevelofsupportthatTLPhasreceivedfromtheTasmaniancommunity,inavarietyofwaysandbothfromindividualsandorganisations,hasbeenincredible .
Withoutdoubt2008sawTLPexpanduponandfurtherstrengthenthestrongfoundationestablishedthroughtheinauguralProgramandiamconfidentthatthisgrowthandsuccesswillcontinueinto2009withthe3rdProgrambringingtogetheranother22exceptionalparticipants,theAlumniorganisationandprogramgrowingandwiththeestablishmentofourSkillsBankinitiativeensuringthatTasmanianleadergraduatescontinuetomakeasignificantcontributiontothedevelopmentofTasmania’sfutureleadersaswellasmakingadifferenceandcontributiontotheTasmaniancommunity .
Jennifer LeeProgramManager,TasmanianLeadersProgram
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vaLues & mission
vision
TomakeTasmaniaabetterplacetolive,work,dobusinessandcontributetobusinessandthecommunitythroughdevelopingthestate’semergingleaders .
mission
TheTasmanianLeadersProgramisauniquelife-changingexperiencewhich:
• encouragesavisionforTasmania’sfuturewithafocusonthenext10years
• expandseachparticipant’sunderstandingofimportantTasmanianandlocalissues
• developsTasmanianindustry,theeconomyandcommunitiesthroughgreatlyenhancingtheparticipants’knowledge,understandingandeffectiveness
• increaseseachparticipants’contributiontoTasmaniabypromotingapersonalcommitmenttoprofessionalandcommunityleadership
• exposesparticipantstoarangeofbusiness,industry,governmentandcommunityleadersandencouragethemtochallengeandlearnfromtheirwisdom
• developsacloseanddiversenetworkacrossabroadcross-sectionofbackgrounds,sectorsandoutlooks
• promotesgreaterawareness,deeperunderstandingandchangethroughaction .
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overview of Program
TheTasmanianLeadersProgram(TLP)transformsthelandscapeforfuture‘captainsofindustry’andcommunityleadersbyidentifying,promotinganddevelopingthosetalentedpeople,therebycreatingsignificantfuturebenefitsforboththemandthecommunitiestowhichtheybelong .Eachyear,anewgroupofparticipantswithonethingincommon–highleadershippotential–isselected,deliberatelyfromdiversebackgrounds,tocometogetherregularlyovera10monthperiodtolearnandcultivatearangeofspecificcompetenciescrucialtoleaders .Theparticipantsalsoamplifytheirunderstandingofkeyissuesandhearandlearnfromeachother’sverydifferentperspectiveswheretheywouldotherwisehavemovedinverydifferentcircles .
TLPisdeliberatelycross-sector,intentionallydiverseandincludesparticipantsfromthepublicandprivatesectors,largeandsmallenterprises,advocacygroups,communityorganisationsandvoluntaryagencies .
TLPisdeliveredbyTasmanianLeadersinc .,anot-for-profitincorporatedassociation .
TheTasmanianGovernmenthasprovidedapproximately$460000fundingoverthreeyearstoTasmanianLeadersinc .(TLi)tohelpTLiestablishtheTLPasthepre-eminentcommunityleadershipprograminTasmania .ThedepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourismistheleadsponsoringdepartmentforthestate’sinvolvementanditisalsoprovidingofficespacefortheProgramManagerandarangeofadministrativesupport .
TLPdevelopsparticipants’talents,expandstheirabilitiesandfacilitatesastrongnetworkoflifelongconnections .Participantsbenefitfromeachother’sexperienceandfromthatofestablishedleadersacrossallareasofAustralianlife .
Theprogramfamiliarises,connects,educates,stimulatesandmobilisesparticipantswitharangeofperspectivesonTasmania’sandAustralia’schallenges,weaknesses,opportunitiesandpotential .itequipsparticipantswithsuperiorleadership,entrepreneurial,socialandethicalcapabilityanddevelopstheirpersonalskills,attributes,awarenessandsuccesswhilepromotingtheirsenseofcommunityandresponsibility .OverthedurationofTLP,theparticipantsgainamuchgreaterunderstandingofthedrivers,challengesandopportunitiesinarangeofkeyareasofimportanceforTasmania .Mostimportantlythough,TLPenablesandencouragesthoseleaderstohelpmakeadifference:tomaketheircommunityabetterplacetolive,workanddobusiness .
Finally,TLPsignificantlystrengthenstheconnectioneachparticipanthaswithTasmaniacreatinguntoldopportunitiesandbenefitsforourstateinthefuture .
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LeadershiP comPetencies
OvertheProgram,participantsdevelopandpracticearangeofleadershipcompetenciesincluding:
• Understandingself,othersandgroupdynamics
• Motivatingpeople,leadingpeopleandmentoringpeople
• Relationshipbuilding,aligningpeopleandnetworking
• Communication
• Problemsolving
• Engagingwithdiversity,showinganddevelopingtolerance
• Strategicdevelopmentandplanning
• Promotingandimplementingavision
• negotiatingandinfluencing
• Workingwithchange
• Fosteringinnovation
• Analysingcomplicatedinformation
• Assessingcompetingobjectives .
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SafetyFirst!ParticipantslearnaboutindustryduringatriptothenorthWestcoast
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Program benefits & outcomes
outcomes
TheoutcomesoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramare:
• moreeffective,productiveandinformedleadersintheirownjobs(inbusiness,industry,politics,thepublicsector,thecommunityandthearts)andthereforeforthestate
• agreaterconnectionwith,andsenseofcommitmentto,Tasmaniabytheparticipants• implementationofseveralinnovativecommunityorbusinessdevelopmentprojectseachyear• longerretentioninTasmaniaof(andthereforedirectcontributionfrom)someofthoseparticipantswhodoendupleaving
Tasmania• retentioninTasmaniaofsomeparticipantswhootherwisewouldhaveleftTasmania• creationofnewbusiness,commercialandcommunityopportunities• aneverincreasingnetworkofnationallyandgloballyinfluentialalumnioftheTLPwhosecommitmenttothatnetworkand
Tasmaniaremains• anevergrowingnumberofgraduateswhoeachmakeacommitmenttoon-goingcommunityparticipation .
benefits for organisations
OrganisationsbenefitfromtheTLPthrough:
• increasestoemployeesgeneralbusinessandcommunityawarenessandimprovementoftheirmanagementpotential• participatinginauniqueforuminwhichtheycanincreasetheirorganisation’sprofileamongstadiverserangeofinfluential
membersofthecommunity• theprovisionofhighcalibrelearninganddevelopmentforpotentialseniormanagersatverylowcost• theexposureofkeypersonneltoabroadnetworkofseniormanagersdestinedforstrategic,externallyfocussed
appointments .
benefits for ParticiPants
ParticipantsintheTLPbenefitfrom:
• aunique,life-changingexperience• exposuretothecollectivewisdomofarangeofbusiness,industry,government,communityandartsleaderstoencourage,
challengeandinspire• expansionoftheirunderstandingofimportantTasmanian,global,nationalandlocalissues• lifelongconnectionswithastrong,diversenetworkacrossabroadcross-sectionofbackgrounds,sectorsandoutlooks• developmentandexpansionoftheirtalentsandabilities• exposuretootherparticipants’diversebackgroundsandexperience• developmentofavisionforTasmania’sfuturewithafocusonthenext10years• participationincreatingchangethroughaction• entrytothealumniofTasmanianLeadersupongraduation
practicingtheirnewskillsindifferentcontextsthrough‘Skillsbank’ .•
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benefits for the community
GraduatesoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramareenabledandencouragedtohelpmakeadifference:tocontributetobusinessandthecommunityandmakeTasmaniaabetterplacetolive,workanddobusiness .
Thisisachievedthrough:
• theimplementationofseveralinnovativecommunityorbusinessdevelopmentprojectseachyear• increasingeachparticipant’scontributiontoTasmaniabypromotingapersonalcommitmenttoprofessionalandcommunity
leadership• aneverincreasingnetworkofnationallyandgloballyinfluentialalumniofTasmanianLeaderswhoremaincommittedtothat
networkandTasmania• involvementintheTLP‘SkillsBank’–acommunitypartnershipbroker,meetingtheneedsofnot-for-profitorganisationsby
matchingthoseneedswithouralumni’sskillsandinterests .
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natashakeep,TomO’Meara(LeadershipChampion),JoeO’ByrneandRobynMoore(LeadershipChampion)attheGraduationdinner
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mr John Perry - chair
JohniscurrentlyreadingforaMastersinBusinessAdministrationattheUniversityofCambridge .Hisparticularfocusisoninnovation,StrategyandLeadership .PriortothisJohnwastheHeadofinnovationandEnterpriseforoneoftheUk’slargestuniversities,LondonMetropolitanUniversity,whereheandhisteamhadresponsibilityforfacilitatinganddevelopingtheUniversity’scommercialactivity .Priortothiscareertransition,hewasaseniorcorporatetransactionslawyerwitha‘top-10’LondonCityheadquarteredinternationallawfirm .HeisaBarristerandSolicitoroftheHighCourtofAustralia,anumberofStateSupremeCourtsandaSolicitorofEnglandandWales .
BeforemovingtoLondon,JohnhadbeenanationalpartnerofHunt&Hunt,alargeAustralasianlawfirm .HeisaboardmemberofLondon’slargestcharityforhomelesspeople,StMungo’s,andwasafoundingdirectorofTelEuropeLtd,anAustralianbasedpublictelecommunicationscompany .
duringhislasttwoyearsinLondon,JohnwasalsotheChairoftheFundManagementBoardoftheEmeraldFundapre-commercialfundofover£2millionestablishedfortestingthecommercialviabilityofnewideasandproductsfrom8UniversitiesacrossLondon .HeisaFellowoftheFinancialServicesinstituteofAustralasiaandaMemberoftheinstituteofknowledgeTransfer(Uk) .
WhileworkingasalawyerinTasmania,Johnwasalso,for2years,deanofStudiesatChristCollegearesidentialcollegeoftheUniversityofTasmaniaandthendirectorofProgrammesforanother2years .duringthisperiod,Johnalsoco-founded(withAmandaWojtowiczandTasmanianLeadersBoardMember,AntheaPritchard)aleadershipprogramforUniversityStudentscalledOrtusStarandhewastheinauguralProgramManagerfor3years .
ms giLLian biscoe
GillianBiscoeistheExecutivedirectoroftheBellettesBayCompanyPtyLtd .Sheconsultslocally,nationally,regionallyandgloballytoprivate,public,not-for-profitorganizations,individualsandtogovernments,onawiderangeofpolicyandstrategyissues,reformandchange,andleadershipanddevelopment .
GillianwasthefirstwomaninAustraliatobeappointedSecretaryofahealthdepartment(ACT),ahealthandcommunityservicesdepartment(Tasmania),oneofthefirstappointedaschiefexecutiveofamajorpublichospital(RoyalCanberraHospital)andwasalsodeputydirectorGeneralofHealthinnewZealandassistingmajorpublicsectorreform .
Shehasbeenthechair,oramember,ofnumerousglobalcommittees(e .g .onpovertyandhealthfortheWorldHealthOrganisation);nationalcommittees(e .g .theMinisterialAdvisoryCommitteeonHealthandtheStandingCommitteeofSocialWelfareAdministrators);andlocalbodiessuchastheACTPlanningCommittee(fortownplanning)andtheTasmanianChildProtectionCouncil .
GilliantrainedasanurseattheRoyalHobartHospitalbeforestudyingherundergraduatedegreeattheUniversityofnewSouthWalesandhermastersdegreeattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco .
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mr robert (bob) camPbeLL
BobisadirectorofGroupworkafacilitationcompanythataimstohelpgroupsmovefromuncertaintytopurpose .Hebeganhiscareerinhumanresourcemanagementandwasactivelyinvolvedinrecruitment,policydevelopment,trainingandindustrialrelations .Hethenmovedtogeneralmanagementprovidingleadershipinstrategicandoperationalplanning,organisationaldesign,teambuildingandfacilitation .Hisindustryexperienceincludesretailing,propertymanagement,forestryandlocalgovernment .From1993-2003hewasthegeneralmanagerofLauncestonCityCouncilleadingsignificantcitydevelopmentandorganisationalchange .
BobisChairoftheTasmaniaTogetherProgressBoardandwasafoundingBoardmemberofTheFoundationforyoungAustralians .BobisalsoadirectorofEskWater .
ms Liz Jack
LizisthedeputySecretary,EnterprisedevelopmentwithinthedepartmentofEconomicdevelopment,TourismandtheArts,apositionshehasheldsinceearly2008 .Priortothisshewasresponsiblefortheoveralldevelopmentanddeliveryofsportandrecreationinfrastructure,programsandserviceswithinTasmaniaasdirectorofSportandRecreationTasmania .
Liz’searlycareerrevolvedaroundsport .AftercompetingfortheAustralianOlympicdivingteaminMontrealin1976,shebecameoneofCanada’smostsuccessfulnationalteamcoaches,coachingmedallistsatWorldChampionshipsandCommonwealthandOlympicGamesoveraten-yearperiod .
AfterretiringfromcoachingsheledthedeliveryofelitesportprogramsandservicesinTasmaniaasdirectoroftheTasmanianinstituteofSportfrom1990until2004 .duringthistimeshespentthreeyearsworkingfortheSydneyOrganisingCommitteefortheOlympicGames,whereshewasresponsibleforrunningtheOlympicdivingeventsin2000 .
LizisalsodeputyChairoftheTasmanianinstituteofSportboard,amemberoftheAustralianinnovationResearchCentremanagementcommitteeandadirectoroftheFahanSchoolboard .
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mr brian Lewis
BrianisManagingdirectorofManagementConsortiumPtyLtd .Hisfocusisonleadershipandmanagementdevelopment,organisationdevelopment,organisationreview,strategicandbusinessplanning,executivecoachingandfacilitationofTransTasmanExecutiveLearningSets .
Brianhasconsultedextensivelyinthepublic,privateandnon-governmentsectorsacrossarangeofindustriesinAustralia,GreatBritain,HongkongandnewZealand .
CurrentlyheleadsthenewZealandGovernment’sthreeyearstrategystrengtheningleadershipandmanagementacrossthehealthsector .Thestrategycomprisesinterlinkedprogramsforhealthprofessionalsmovingintomanagement,existingoperationalmanagersandthenextgenerationofCEOs .
Brianhasalongtermcommitmenttoleadershipandmanagementdevelopmentthatshowsbenefitsforindividuals,theirorganisationsandsocietyasawhole .Heseesleadershipinitsbroadestsenseandnotmerelyconferredbyroleorjobtitle .
mr norm mciLfatrick
normhasrecentlybeenappointedasSecretaryofthedepartmentofinfrastructureEnergyandResources .immediatelypriortothisnormwasChiefExecutiveofthedepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourismandadirectoroftheTasmaniadevelopmentBoard .
Beforetakinguptheseappointments,hewasManagingdirectorofAuroraEnergyfrom1999to2004 .Hehasbroadexperienceinseniormanagementincludinginternationalconsulting,customerservice,sales,marketing,engineeringservicesandstrategicplanningincludingroleswithPAConsulting,PowercorAustraliaandHydroTasmania .
normisalsoaBoardmemberofMarchmentHillConsulting,RelationshipsAustralia(Tas)andtheSullivansCoveWaterfrontAuthority .
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mr ian neLson
ianiscurrentlyManagerHumanResourcesforTransendnetworksPtyLtd;Tasmania’selectricitytransmissionnetworkoperator,basedinHobart .PriortotakinguphispositionwithTransend,ianspent11yearsworkingwithClarenceCityCouncilastheirManagerHumanResources .
ianhasbroadexperienceinindustrialandemployeerelations,healthandsafetymanagement,anddevelopmentofemploymentrelatedprogramsthatsupportsustainableworkenvironmentsforemployersandtheiremployees .ian’sexperiencealsoincludesseniormanagementrolesfocussedonstrategicandbusinessplanning .PriortomovingtoTasmania,ianworkedintheoffshoreoilandgasindustryinWesternAustralia,providingemergencyescape/evacuationtrainingprogramstooffshoreoilandgasworkers .
ianisadirectorofTerrapinPuppetTheatreLtd,anot-for-profittheatrecompanybasedinHobart .ianisamemberoftheManagementCommitteeoftheindustrialRelationsSocietyofTasmania,andhasrecentlyacceptedapositionontheWorkplaceRelationsCommitteeestablishedbytheTasmanianChamberofCommerceandindustry(TCCi) .Untilrecently,ianwastheChairoftheAdvisoryCommitteeofLead-OnTasmania .
ianwasaparticipantintheinauguralTasmanianLeadersProgramin2007 .
ms anthea Pritchard
AntheaisthedirectorofAntarcticTasmania,Science&Research,aunitwithintheTasmaniangovernment’sdepartmentofEconomicdevelopment,TourismandtheArts .inthisroleAntheaisresponsiblefordevelopingthestate’sstrategytostrengthenandgrowthescienceandresearchsectorandcapabilitywithinthestate,aswellastheAntarcticsector .PreviouslyAntheawasnationalMarketingManagerforJ .BoagandSon,Australia’spremiumbrewer .CareerhighlightsincludethedevelopmentofJamesBoag’sPremiumtobecomeoneofAustralia’smostsuccessfulpremiumbeers,thelaunchofJamesBoag’sPremiumLightandthedevelopmentoftheBoag’sCentreforBeerLovers,(Boag’stourismventure) .
AntheawaspreviouslyemployedwithdiageoinVictoria,asfirstlytheirStateMarketingManagerandtheninthepositionofRetailSalesManager .ShehasalsoworkedasamarketingconsultantandfornationalFoods .SheisaBoardmemberoftheFoodindustryCouncilofTasmaniaandisaFellowoftheAustralianMarketinginstitute,havingwontheawardforTasmanianMarketeroftheyearin2007 .Antheaco-foundedOrtusStarwithJohnPerryandAmandaWojtowicz .
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ms kathryn thomas
AsaGlobalLearningLeadforiBM’sGlobalBusinessServicesgroup,kathrynisresponsibleforcoreeducationandprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsacrossiBM .Sheleadsteamsworld-widewhohaveresponsibilityforlearningstrategy,developmentanddeliveryoflearningsolutionsforConsultantsfromnewhirestoseniorexecutives .Hercommunicationskills,knowledgeofadultlearningandtheprofessionalservicesenvironmenthaveresultedinherappointmenttobothPriceWaterhouseCoopersandiBM’sGlobalLearningteams .
kathryn’sprioremploymenthistoryincludes-HumanResourcesManagerinTasmaniaforbothMyerandGPFitzgeralds&CoaftermakingthetransitionfromherpreviouscareerasateacherandconsultantwithintheTasmanianEducationdepartment .kathrynisalsoadirectorontheBoardofTasmanianPolytechnic,theTasmanianEarlyyearsFoundationandPresidentoftheFahanSchoolAlumni .ShewasafinalistfortheTelstraBusinessWomanoftheyearaward2006,andisamemberof
theSpeakersBureauforthenationalBreastCancerFoundation .
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LeadershipChampionMikeVertiganshareswithparticipantsleadershiplessonsfromasuccessfulcareer
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PrinciPLes underPinning the Program
TheaimsoftheProgramareto:
enhanceparticipants’performanceasemployeesandfutureleadersoffertheopportunityforalifeenhancingexperienceestablishandbuildonconnectionsandnetworksintheTasmaniancommunityaddressrealissuesinTasmanianbusinessandsocietydevelopandcompleteaprojectthatcreatespositivechangeforTasmania .
duringtheProgramawiderangeofdevelopmentalapproachesareusedtoensurethatallstylesoflearningareaccommodated .itisintendedtobechallengingandrewarding .ParticipantsareencouragedtoconfronttheirviewsonanumberofimportantissuesintheTasmaniancommunity .TheyareencouragedtobuildandenhancenetworkswithintheProgramandbeyond .
Action LearningisthedesignphilosophythatunderpinstheProgram .Actionlearningisacombinationof‘programmedinput’,‘questioninginsight’andexperience .itsaysthatpeoplelearnbestbyactuallydoingandnotmerelybytheacquisitionofnewknowledge .
Programfacilitatorsaretheretoassistlearninganddevelopmentwithparticipants;notasteachers,lecturersorfacultyteachingtooratparticipants
TheProgramhasfourmainstreamsofdevelopmentactivity:
threeresidentialretreats;eightlinkingsessions;ongoingcontactbetweenformalsessions;andacommunityproject .
Theresidentialretreatsprovideanopportunityforindepthpersonalandleadershipdevelopment .ThesamecoreProgramfacilitatorsprovidecontinuitythroughouttheyear .
ThelinkingsessionsinvolveavarietyofguestspeakerswhowilladdresskeyissuesforTasmania,itscommunitiesanditsfuture .Thesessionsallowforrobustdiscussionofthoseissuesinaconfidentialenvironment .Akeyelementofthesesessionsistheengagementbetweenparticipantsandpresentersthroughafacilitatedquestionandanswersession,alongwiththedebateanddiscussionwhichoccursamongsttheparticipants .
TheProgram’sdesignusestheexperienceofparticipantsandProgramstafftoleadandshapethecontentandprocessoftheProgram .ThereisconsiderableexpertisewithinthegroupthatisharnessedcontinuallyaspartoftheProgram .
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ThefirstResidentialforthe2008intake(TLP2)washeldattheTidalWatersResortinStHelensfromWednesday6FebruarytoSaturday9February .
duringthefirstResidentialthetopicscoveredincluded:
• AnoverviewofTLP,thegroundinghierarchy,howpeoplelearn,andanexplanationofthetheoryofactionlearning• Tasmania,aconsiderationofwhatmakesusspecial• Organisations–lifecycles,change,development,risksandopportunities• UnderstandingourselvesandothersandanintroductiontotheMyersBriggsTypeindicator• Helpinggroupswork,includingleadinghighperformanceteamsandthegrouplifecycle(forming,storming,norming,performing
andadjourning)• Beingstrategic,amodelforstrategicthinking(incorporatingdevelopingavision,environmentalscan,SWOTanalysis,keyresult
areas,goalstatements,objectivesettingandactionplanning)• Governance,leadership,managementandadministration(fitforpurpose)–understandingthedifferencesbetweenand
determiningwhichapproachtoutiliseindifferentcircumstances• Presentingourselvesandpresentingideas-communicatingeffectively,andpracticalskillsforengagingwithaudiences,
demonstratingleadership,nonverbalcommunication• Learningsets–purposeandformation• Creativethinking-EdwarddeBono’s6ThinkingHatsexplained• Theidentificationofindividuallearninghavesandwantsandthecreationoflearningnetworks• Communityprojectscoping-establishingtherequirementsforprojectstobeundertakenaspartoftheProgram• CascadeGroupsandthepreparationofadevelopmentagenda
first residentiaL
ThesecondResidentialwasheldfromFriday1August2009toSunday3August2009atFreycinetLodge,oneoftwoTLPvenuesfromtheFederalHotelsGroup,oneofoursponsors .
BynowthewholeTLP2groupandtheLearningSetswerewellestablishedandtherewasarealsenseofbeing“agroup“ .
Therewasplentyofrobustdiscussionandmutualsupport .itwasclearthatfriendshipshadbeen,andwerecontinuingtobe,formed .SomeofthematerialcoveredatthesecondResidentialincluded:
• Beingwithdifferentpeople–namingbehavioursandidentifyingstrategiesforaddressingthem,thekarpmandramatriangle,transactionalanalysis,andidentifyingthegamespeopleplay
• Careerandlifemanagement-howdidwegetwhereweare?Whatvaluesinformourlifeandcareerchoices?identificationofindividualprioritiesandvisualisationofindividualfutures
• MyersBriggsTypeindicator–itsimpactonlearning,evaluation,ourdrivers,organisationalstructureandissueresolution• negotiation–skillsandoutcomes,positioningandinfluence,practicalskillsfornegotiatingeffectively,andtheroleofnonverbal
cues,howtostructureanapproachtonegotiation
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ThethirdandfinalResidentialwasoneofbringingallthethreadsoflearningtogether .WemetfromFriday5decembertoSunday7decemberattheCradleMountainChateau,anotherofthefabulousFederalGroupfacilities .Onceagain,thankstoFederalfortheirsupportoftheProgram .
Topicsatthis,thefinalResidentialincluded:
• Areviewofthepersonaljourney,includingtheorganisationalimpactarisingfromTLP,peoplewhoimpactedthroughTLP,significanteventsaspartofTLP,keylearningsfromTLP,andexpectationsfortheclosingresidential
• Planningforthefuture–anoverviewoftheTLPAlumni,theselectionofTLP2representativestojointheAlumniSubCommittee,planningforgraduationevent,andthequestionwheretofromhere?
• Moreonpeople,includingareviewoftherangeoftoolsandframeworkscoveredovertheyearandreflectingontheirapplication
• TLPCommunityprojects• ManagingChange–areflectionontoolspreviouslycoveredthatcanbeusedtomanagechange,theintroductionofanumber
ofnewtools/frameworksformanagingchange,andacasestudyofchangemanagement• Coachingandmentoring–howthetwodifferacross11factors,and‘fitforpurpose’• influencingupandout–16strategiesforinfluencingeffectively• Me,thebrand–areviewofdevelopmentjourneyduringTLP,planningtocontinuedevelopingasaleader,whatwouldilike
peopletobesayingaboutmeinfuture?• individualdevelopmentplans-identifyinggoalsandstrategiesforfuturedevelopmentbeyondTLP,andmakingacommitment
withanotherparticipanttoprogresstheplanandbeaccountableforachievinggoals
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TheraftingexpeditionorganisedbyTedRosswasachallengingexperience
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Linking session 1the economy
friday 7 & saturday 8 march 2008
EconomicdevelopmentinTasmanianormMcilfatrick(CEO,departmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourism)
• RecenthistoryofeconomicdevelopmentinTasmania• RoleofthedepartmentofEconomicdevelopment
andTourism• Futuredirections,opportunitiesandchallenges
Globaleconomicandmarketoutlook
drChrisCaton(ChiefEconomist,BTFinancialGroup)
• Recenteventsinthefinancialmarketsexplained• Thefinancialforecast• Whatdoesallthismeanforindividuals
Tasmania’seconomicandfiscalposition
MichaelAirdMLC(TasmanianTreasurer)
• AsnapshotofTasmania’seconomicposition–pastandpresent
• Currenteconomicstatistics• ChallengesfortheTasmanianeconomy
EconomicandsocialdisadvantageinTasmania
TomMuller(ChiefExecutiveOfficer,TasmanianCouncilofSocialService)
• RoleofTasCOSS• keysocialindicators• HowdoesTasmaniacompare• Thewayforwardforaddressingdisadvantagein
Tasmania
implicationsoftheglobaleconomyonTasmania-theeconomic,socialandenvironmentalissues
TimHarcourt(ChiefEconomist,Austrade)
• PositioningAustraliainaglobaleconomiccontext• Whatopportunitiesandrisksdoestheglobalcontext
presentforTasmania• Whatmightthefuturebring
Givingandreceivingfeedback kathrynThomas
• Techniquesforgivingfeedbackeffectively• differenttypesoffeedback• Communicatingeffectively• Strategiesforreceivingfeedback
Linking session 2resource industries
friday 11 & saturday 12 april 2008
VisittoHampshireMill GerardBower(ProcessingManager,GunnsLtd)
• Overviewofthecompany• Tourofthesiteandexplanationofoperations• discussionofissues,opportunitiesandchallenges
facedbythecompany/industry• ResponsestoquestionsfromTLPparticipantson
currentissues
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VisittoHentyGoldMine darrenFrench(SustainabilityManager,HentyGoldMine)
• Overviewofthecompany• Tourofthesiteandexplanationofoperations• discussionofissues,opportunitiesandchallenges
facedbythecompany/industry• ResponsestoquestionsfromTLPparticipantson
currentissues
VisittoCaterpillarUnderground MarkJacklyn(CaterpillarUnderground)
• Overviewofthecompany• Tourof3Caterpillarworksitesandexplanationof
operations• discussionofissues,opportunitiesandchallenges
facedbythecompany/industry• ResponsestoquestionsfromTLPparticipantson
currentissues
Effectivequestioningtechniques JasonPurdie(Editor,TheAdvocate)
• Whyiseffectivequestioningsoimportant• Typesofquestions• Commonmistakes• Tipstoimprovetheeffectivenessofquestioning• Skillspractice
Planningforlinkingsessions TLP2008Participants
• Eachlearningsetprovidedanupdateonplanningforthelinkingsessiontheywillbeorganisingforlaterintheyear
• Otherlearningsetshadanopportunitytoprovideinputastowhattheywouldlikecoveredateachsession
• Outlineoftheprocessforlearningsetstofollowinplanningthesessionandclarificationofrolesandresponsibilitiesintheprocess
Linking session 3demographics
friday 16 & saturday 17 may 2008
TasmaniaTogetheras a reflectionofTasmania’spopulation
BobCampbell(Chair,TasmaniaTogetherProgressBoard)
• HowwasTasmaniaTogetherdeveloped• Whereisitattoday• Howareweperformingagainstthebenchmarks• FuturestepsforTasmaniaTogether
How are we responding todemographic issues - The role ofthe demographic Change AdvisoryCouncil
donChallen(Secretary,departmentofTreasuryandFinance)
• Tasmania’scurrentdemographicstatistics• Thechallengesdemographicchangepresents• TheroleofthedemographicChangeAdvisory
Council• ResponsestoquestionsfromTLPparticipantson
currentissues
A snapshot of Tasmania’s currentdemographicstatistics
keithChurchill(AssistantdirectorClientServices,AustralianBureauofStatistics)
• Reviewofcensusdata• keypointsemergingfromcensusdata• HowdoesTasmaniadifferfromtherestofAustralia• PotentialimpactsarisingfromTasmania’saging
population
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The impact of demographic changeintheworkplace
TerriSimpkin(director,MischiefBusinessEngineering)
• Generationalchange• Theimpactofdemographicissuesintheworkplace
–recruitment,retentionandworkplaceculture• Thecurrentskillsshortage–factorfurphy?• Labourshortagesandtheagingworkforce• Howdowerespond
Responding to demographic issues–strategiesforthefuture
TLP2008participants• TLPparticipantsconsideredtheopportunitiesthat
demographicchangerepresents,therisksthatmayemergeandidentifiedresponsestothechanges
Leaderasteacher JimGrant(Partner,dattnerGrant)
• 4MATModeloflearningpreferenceso historyo assessmenttoolo overviewofdifferentlearningstyles
• developingapresentationwhichaccountsfordifferentlearningpreferences
• CompletedtheLeadershipBehaviourinventoryselfassessment
Linking session 4governance
friday 27 & saturday 28 June 2008
introductiontotheEstimatesCommitteeProcess HondonWingMLC
• Overviewoftheestimatescommitteeprocessanditsorigins
Government–thebigpicture
drFelicitynovy(directorOrganisationaldevelopmentandStrategy,departmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourism)
• Federalism• WestminsterSystemofGovernment• Parliament(stateandfederal,executivegovernment,
cabinet,thelegislativeprocess)• TheJudiciary• LocalGovernment• VerticalFiscalimbalance
TourofParliamentHouse • GuidedtourofParliamentHouse
CorporategovernanceCharlesMacek(Chairman,SustainableinvestmentResearchinstitute)
• Principlesofgoodgovernance• Reasonswhycompaniesfail• Theroleofregulation
Ethicsandleadership drSimonLongstaff(Executivedirector,StJamesEthicsCentre)
• Whatdoesthetermethicsmean?• Howisethicsdifferentfromprinciples,valuesand
morals?Whatroledotheseotherelementsplay• Characteristicsofethicalorganisations
Governanceinthecommunitysector
TheRightReverenddrChrisJones(CEOAnglicareTasmania)
• Howdoestheconceptofgovernancedifferinthenotforprofitsector
• Principlesofgoodgovernanceinthenotforprofitsector
• Howisperformancemeasuredinthenotforprofitsector
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Paneldiscussion
Paula Wriedt MHA (Ministerfor Economic development andTourism)
Paul Harriss MLC (Member forHuon)
Rhys Edwards (Secretarydepartment of Premier andCabinet)
AssociateProfessorRichardHerr(UniversityofTasmaniaSchoolofGovernment),
Facilitator - MarkThomas (CPRCommunications)
• Thecurrentdebateregardingthesizeofparliament• Ethicsandaccountability .• Theestimatescommitteeprocess• QuestionsfromTLPparticipants
EmotionalintelligenceWorkshop
StevenMcinnes(director,HumanCapitalinternational)
CraigRobinson(Managingdirector,Accendo)
• Whatisleadership?• Thegamespeopleplay• Challengingconversations• WhatisEmotionalintelligence(Ei)• ResearchfindingsonEmotionalintelligence• The7competenciesofEi• TheGROWcoachingmodel
Linking session 5education
friday 22 & saturday 23 august 2008
WhatisTasmania’seducationsystemliketoday
• Observationsfromacurrentstudent• Observationsfromacurrentteacher
Strategicoverview–departmentofEducation
JohnSmyth(Secretary,departmentofEducation)
• OverviewoftheTasmanianeducationsystem• Perceptionsoftheeducationsystem• identifyingcurrentchallenges• Explanationofthecurrentreforms• Theimportanceofleadership
EducationinTasmania–theGovernment’svision
LisaSingh,MP(ParliamentarySecretarytothePremier)
• Thegovernment’sfutureplansforeducation• Observationsonleadership
EducationtheearlyyearsdrSueJenkins(Chair,TasmanianEarlyyearsFoundation)
• Snapshotofresearchintotheimportanceoftheearlyyears
• TheroleoftheEarlyyearsFoundation• Examplesofbestpracticeinitiatives• Currentchallenges,opportunitiesandinitiativesin
Tasmania
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Paneldiscussionofcurrentissuesineducation
Colin Jones (Senior Lecturer,SchoolofManagement,UniversityofTasmania)
JennyBranch(President,TasmanianParents&FriendsAssociation)
Andrew Barr (Principal, ScotchOakburnCollege)
AnneRipper(ExecutiveManager,drysdaleinstitute)
Facilitator–kathrynThomas
• discussionofthevocational,tertiaryandsecondaryeducationsectors
• Currentchallenges,opportunitiesandinitiatives• Theroleoffamiliesinchildren’seducation
PresentationExcellenceWorkshop kathrynThomasandAnneMurphy
• Preparingpresentations• Understandingyouraudienceandbuildingrapport• Techniquesforeffectivepresenting• Usingprops,technologyandgesturestoaddtothe
message• Usingthe4MATmodeltoenhancepresentations• Skillspractice
Linking session 6environment
friday 19 and saturday 20 september 2008
ClimateChange PeterBoyer(SouthWind)
• Thehistoryofclimatechange• Modellingfutureclimatechangescenarios• Theimpactsofvaryingdegreesofclimatechange• Whataretheopportunitiesandriskscurrentlyfacing
Tasmaniaasaresultofclimatechange• Whatcanindividualsdotominimisetheir
contributiontoclimatechange
Forests
dr Heather keith (The FennerSchool of Environment andSociety, Australian nationalUniversity)
• Theroleofforestsincarbonstorage• Currentsourcesofemissions,safelevelsandhowcan
emissionslevelsbereduced• Currentthreatsinthisarea• Opportunities–therightdata,therightconcepts
andtherightpolicies
AgricultureRichardBovill(Managingdirector,BovillFarms)
• Currentissuesinagriculture• Thelinksbetweenenvironmentalissuesand
agriculture• FuturechallengesforTasmanianfarmers• OpportunitiesforTasmanianfarmers
Carbontrading PhilHarrington(PittandSherry)
• Explanationoftheconceptofcarbontrading• Explorationofdifferentmodels• OverviewoftheproposedAustraliansystem• TheopportunitiesandrisksforTasmania
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Waterdr david Leaman (LeamanGeophysics)
• Currentrainfallandcatchmentdata• Historicaltrends• Modellingoffuturepatterns• Opportunitiesformaximisingtheavailabilityofwater
inTasmaniainthefuture• Challenges,opportunitiesandrisks
Facilitateddebrief
Philipkelly(Manager,MulticulturalAffairs and Settlement Planning,department of immigration &Citizenship)
• OpportunityforparticipantsintheTasmanianLeadersProgramtodiscussanddebatethematerialpresentedtothemduringtheday
WorkshoptoprogressTLPCommunityProjects BrianLewisandGillianBiscoe
• Outcomebasedplanningandgapanalysis• Projectgroupsrefinetheirideasandprovideastatus
reportonprogress
Linking session 7innovation
friday 17 and saturday 18 september 2008
Whatisinnovationandwhyisitimportant?
JaneBennett (Managingdirector,AshgroveCheese)
ProfessordavidAdams(AustralianinnovationandResearchCentre)
• Whatisinnovation• Whatdrivesinnovation• Whyisitimportanttofosterinnovationwithina
society• Whateffect,ifany,doesTasmaniabeinganislandhas
onourabilitytobeinnovative• Howdocommunityleadersencourageinnovation
innovation–RolesofGovernmentPolicyandBusinessininnovationPerformance
Professor Robin Batterham(GroupChiefScientist,RioTinto)
• Whyisinnovationimportanttogovernmentandbusiness
• WhatistheroleofgovernmenttowardsinnovationinAustralia
• WhatistheroleofbusinessincontributingtoinnovationinAustralia
• Thespeedofdevelopmentandfuturepredictionsforscienceandinnovation
innovation–Whatcanwedoasasocietyandindividuals?
Professor Mary O’kane(Executive Chair, Mary O’kaneandAssociates)
• Whatisinnovationandhowdowecreateaninnovativeculture
• Whyisinnovationimportant• Whatcanbedone,tofosterinnovationwithina
society• Howtopromoteaculturesupportiveoffreshideas
andcreativitywhilealsoidentifyingandmanagingrisk• Greatinnovationsfromhistory• Overviewofthefederalgovernment’sinnovation
review,processandfindings
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CasestudiesofsuccessfulTasmanianinnovators .
Mark Littler (General Manager,Betta Milk Co-operative SocietyLtdandHellyer’sRoaddistillery)
Phil Lamb (Managing director,SpringBaySeafood)
Trevorinnes(TimberTechnologyManager,FEATimber)
• Examplesof3innovativeproductsrecentlydevelopedbyTasmanianbusinesses
• Whatdroveeachcompanytoinnovate• Whatwerethechallengesandhowwerethey
overcome• Marketingtheinnovation• Returnoninvestmentandlessonslearned
ThecommercialisationprocessMartin Rees (Managing Partner,kPMGLaunceston)
• identifyingthestepsinthepathwaytocommercialisation
• Commonstumblingblocks• Examplesofsuccessstories• Causesoffailureandthelessonslearned
MyLeadershipJourneyJoan O’Shea (Research anddevelopmentdirector,Arnott’s)
• Overviewofcareer• Lessonsinleadershiplearnedalongtheway
Fosteringinnovationandharnessingcreativity AnneMurphy
• Howandwhenareideasgenerated?• differentapproachestoproblemsolving• Toolsandtechniquesfordevelopingnewideas• Leftandrightbrainthinking
Linking session 8community
friday 14 and saturday 15 november 2008
TheBridgewaterandGagebrookCommunitiesinfocus
inspectorGlenWoolley(TasmaniaPolice)
John klug (Community LiaisonOfficer,BrightonCouncil)
Suzanne Purdon (networkLeader,SouthEast,LaunchingintoLearning)
HelenManser(Coordinator,JordanRiverServiceincneighbourhoodHouseProgrammes)
• OpportunitiesintheBridgewaterandGagebrookcommunities
• Challengesfacingthecommunityandthoselivingwithinit
• Successstories-specificindividualsandinitiatives• Howdoesacommunityworktogethertoachieve
outcomes• Theimportanceofcollaborationandcooperation• Abottomupapproachtodrivingchangeand
communitydevelopment
SocialinclusionMellissa Gray (director, SocialinclusionUnit)
• Theoryofsocialinclusion• TheTasmanianapproachtosocialinclusion• Overviewofthedraftstrategyandprocessfor
progressingsocialinclusionobjectivesinTasmania• Leadershipchallengesforaffectingchange
SustainablecommunitiesandbankingRob Hunt (Managing director,Bendigo and Adelaide BankGroup)
• ingredientsforsustainablecommunities• BendigoBank’sapproachtocommunityengagement• Overviewofspecificcommunityengagement
activities,particularlythecommunitybankmodel• Buildingcapacitywithinlocalcommunities
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Conceptsofcommunityandcommunitydevelopment
Professor Janelle Allison,(director, institute for Regionaldevelopment, University ofTasmania)
• Redefiningtheapproachtoengagementwithcommunities
• Thedifferencebetweenconsultationandengagement
• Theconceptofacommunitybalancesheet• Understandingindividualcommunitiesandwhatthey
havetooffer
Thecommunityandnorforprofitsector
Maree Fudge (Manager, industrydevelopment Unit, TasmanianCouncilofSocialService)
Michelle Swallow (ExecutiveOfficer,MentalHealthCouncilofTasmania)
ChristopherJohn(ChiefExecutiveOfficer,LifelineHobart)
kiros Zegeye (Project Manager,department of EconomicdevelopmentandTourism)
• definingthecommunitysector• Overviewofthestructure,scopeandbreadthofthe
communitysector• Whatmakescommunityorganisationsdifferentto
thepublicandprivatesectors• Theriseofaconceptofconsumersinrelationtothe
provisionofcommunityservices• Challengesforthecommunitysector
MyLeadershipJourney drMikeVertiganAC• Overviewofcareer• Lessonsinleadershiplearnedalongtheway
Leadershipinthe,technologicalageGregMcCann(ChiefExecutiveOfficer,Excentor)
• Thesixkeylessonsinleadershipihavelearned• Megatrendsandtheirimpactonbusiness
o Peopleo Businesso Technology
• impactoftechnologyonleadership
keynoteaddress&interactiveworkshop RobynMoore(Actress)
• Overcomingthelimitsweplaceonourselves• Thevalueofpositivity• Makingadifference
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fionna bournemanager, development and conservation assessmentdepartment of Primary industries, Parks, water and environment
brief details of any community involvement:Limitedtoneighbourhoodcommunitybuildingevents,butitisanareainwhichiwishincreasemyinvolvement .
how would you describe the tLP experience?TheTasmanianLeadersProgramwasachallengingandenrichingexperienceinwhichiwasableto:
consolidatepriorknowledge,aswellasgainnewknowledgeandskills;assessandreflectonmyselfasaleaderandapersoninasafe,supportive,yetchallengingenvironment;andgainexposureto,andlearnfrom,anincrediblearrayofsuccessfulandinspirationalleaderswhowereallwillingtofreelygiveoftheirtime .
how has the tLP changed you?ithasgivenmeagreaterunderstandingandappreciationofwhoiamasaperson,mypersonalityandlearningpreferences,mystrengthsandweaknesses,andwhatthesemeanformeasaleader .Asaresultiammoregroundedandreflective .ithasincreasedmyknowledgeandunderstandingofanumberofissues,suchastheimplicationsofdemographicchange,andtheamazingnumberandtypesofinnovationcurrentlyoccurringinTasmaniaandtheprocessbehindcommercialisinganinnovationorproduct .Lastlyithashelpedmeidentifytheelementthatihavepreviouslythoughtwasmissinginmylife,andthatisanactiveinvolvementin‘givingsomethingback’tothewiderTasmaniancommunity .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?Myfellowprogramparticipants’:
commitmenttothefutureoftheStateandtheirdrivetomakeadifference;respectofothersviewsandexperiences;willingnesstosharetheirpersonalinsights;andmostimportantlytheirsenseoffun .
HearingthepersonalleadershipjourneyofanumberofAustralianleaders,thehighsandthelows,andthelessonstheygained .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?ThespeedwithwhichweformedasenseofidentityasTLP2,andthestrengthofthepersonalrelationshipsformed–particularlywithinmylearningset .ihavegainedsomeenduringfriendshipsthativalueandtreasure .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?iwilldoanumberofthingsdifferently:
maketimeto‘givesomethingback’tothewiderTasmaniancommunity;approachmypersonaldevelopment(work,careerandperson)withmoreplanningandcare;andbetterappreciatethebenefitsofdiversityofindividualpersonalitypreferences,opinionsandexperienceandfostertheirexpression .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?Myleadershipjourneywillcontinuethrough:
membershipoftheTLPAlumniSub-Committee;andimplementingandusingthetoolsandtechniquesgainedthroughtheProgramwithinmyworkplaceandfuturepositions .
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susie bowercommunity development & services managerdorset council
brief details of any community involvement:VicePresident–SportsCarnivalAssociationofTasmaniaTheverynatureofmyrolemeansihaveconsiderablecommunityinvolvementthroughoutthedorsetmunicipalityandinthenorthernregionwhichinclude:
dorsetEmergencyManagementMunicipalCoordinatordorsetEmergencyManagementPlanningCommitteenorthernRegionalEmergencyManagementCommittee(dorsetRepresentative)dorsetCommunityRecoveryCoordinator,northernRegionalCommunityRecoveryCommittee(dorsetRepresentative)dorsetRegionalHealthServicesCoordinator,dorsetCommunityPoliceandAdvisoryCommitteenorthernSaferCommunitiesPartnership(dorsetRepresentative)PremiersPhysicalActivityCouncil(LocalGovernmentsub-committee)ForestEco-CentreBoardmembernorthernTasmaniayouthTransitionsTaskforce(dorsetRepresentative)dorsetCouncilEducationScholarshipSelectionCommitteeAttendnumerousdorsetmunicipalitycommunitybasedareamanagementcommittees
how would you describe the tLP experience?Oneofthemostvaluablethingsihavedonethroughoutmycareer .
how has the tLP changed you?ihavesoftenedmyapproachtowardspeopleandcomingtotherealisationthatthisisnotseenasaweaknessinmypersonality .ilistenmoreandtrynottobeasreactivetosituationsthatannoyme .
what has been the highlight of the tLP for you?Thepeople i havemet throughout theProgram, ranging from the amazingdiversityof theparticipants, to thepresenters and someincredibleBoardmemberswhohaveimpartedsomeinvaluableknowledge,inparticular,Brian,Gillianandkatherine .
what has been the most unexpected part of the Program for you?GettingtheopportunitytolearnsomuchaboutwhatisimportanttoTasmaniaandrealisingthatmyknowledgebasewassomewhatlimitedinthisarea,eventhoughigrewuphere,andinowfeelreallyconnectedtoTasmaniaandlookforwardtobeinganactiveparticipantinitsfuture .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?inmanywaysihavealreadyincorporatedsomeofthethingsihavelearntthroughouttheProgramintomyworkingenvironment,especiallyin regards tohavingagreaterunderstandingofmyownpersonalityandhowthat relates tootherpeoplewhencommunicatingwiththem .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?ThenatureofourprojectallowsmylearningsettheopportunitytocontinueourleadershipjourneytogetherandiintendtobeaveryactiveparticipantintheTLPalumni .iintendtoutilisementors,somethathavebeenintroducedbytheProgramandsomefromoutsidetheProgramtocontinuelearningandtryingtoimproveandrefinemyleadershipskills .
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celia braydirectoromni coaching and consulting
brief details of any community involvement:FounderandvolunteerFestivalofdreamsinc .
how would you describe the tLP experience? MyexperienceofTLPwasofmeetinggreatpeoplewhoaremotivatedandpassionateaboutwhattheydo .itisamazingtobepartofaprogramwhereeveryonegetstotallyinvolvedandthereisnoneedtofollowuptoseeifthingshavebeendone .itwasalsoinspiringtomeetmanyofthepresentersandleadershipchampionsandtorealisethattherearealotofpeopleinTasmaniawhoarepassionateaboutmakingthisStateanevenmorefabulousplacetolive .
Myexperienceoftheprogramwasthatitwaslargelyadidacticstyleofteachingwithpresentersandpowerpointdisplays .ittaughtusalothowtosucceedinthecurrentparadigmofmainstreamlife .Mostoftheleadershipshowntouswasfromthebusinessandgovernmentsector .noneofthefundamentalsofhowwelivewerechallenged .itwasabouthowtodowhatwealreadydobetter .how has the tLP changed you? TLPhasconnectedmetomanygreatnetworksandbroadenedmyperspective .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Meetinggreatpeople .Thewhite-waterraftingtrip .Thecommunitylinkingsessionaswegottoseehowpeopleworktogetherpurelytomaketheirareaabetterplaceanditwasinspiring .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Thatifoundtheprogramchallenginginwaysididnotexpect .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? iamclearnowthatitisimportanttobearoundpeoplewhoinspiremeandarecommittedtomakingapositivedifference .iamnowproactiveaboutcreatingandsupportingthosenetworksastheykeepmeempoweredandinspiredbywhatido .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? developOmnitobeabusinessthatempowersstaffteamsthroughinnovativeprogramsandproducts .Tocontinuetolinkinwithnetworksandbecourageousinopeningnewdoors .
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vanessa coxcompany ownerthe necessary group Pty Ltd – marketing consultancy
brief details of any community involvement:BoardMember–TerrapinPuppetTheatreCompanyCommitteeMember–TCCiSmallBusinessCommittee
how would you describe the tLP experience?ithoroughlyenjoyedtheTLPprogram .Thebenefitsigainedfrominteractingwithpeopleofsuchhighqualityanddiverseexpertisegavememanyideastodevelopinmybusinessandcommunityactivities .Onthewholeiwoulddescribetheprogramaschallenging,informativeandultimatelysatisfying .
how has the tLP changed you?i found theprogramchallenging inmanyways . Thediverseopinionsarrayedaroundmany issues that face theTasmaniancommunityprovokedahostofnewquestionsforme .Sometimesthesequestionsdemandediadoptanewopinionandothertimesmyopinionwasconfirmed .Howeverinallcasesifoundthedepthofmyknowledgeexpandedfromtheexperience .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?HangingoutwiththeATeam .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?ThatTLPisbetterandmoreentertainingthantelevision!
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?ihavefoundarenewedsenseofinspirationandambitionasaresultofbeinginvolvedintheprogram .Thisenergyandenthusiasmhasfilteredintoallaspectsofmylifeandiamnowconfidenticanachievethenewpersonalandprofessionalchallengesihavesetmyself .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?TLPhasgivenmethecouragetotakeonnewchallengesinmybusinessandtoincreasemycommunitywork .ihaveaheftyprofessionaldevelopmentplanfor2009andilookforwardtoutilisingthetoolsandtechniquesgainedfromTLP2 .
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matt durosemanager settlement servicesdepartment of immigration and citizenship
brief details of any community involvement:Mentoring
how would you describe the tLP experience?TheTLPcouldnotbefairlydescribedasa‘course’ .inmyview,theTLPisbetterdescribedasaleadershipexperience/environmentandsoitisfairtosay(toparaphraseanotherTLPparticipant)yougetoutofitwhatyouputin .ThetruevalueoftheTLPcanbefoundifyouarepreparedtoletyourself,yourattitudesandwhatyou‘know’bechallenged .itisanopportunitytomixwithtalentedandprovenleaders(participants,facilitators,leadershipchampions),tolearnfromthemandtobeexposedtonewwaysofthinkinganddoing .itwasandwillbetimewellspent .
how has the tLP changed you?ireallywon’tappreciatethefullimpactoftheTLPforsometime .istillneedtimetoreflectonthegroundwehavecovered,challengemyselffurtherandpracticeusingtheleadershiptoolsandnewthinkinggainedthroughtheTLP .TheTLPhasassistedandwillcontinuetoassistmetobecomeabetterleaderwithbetterskills,greaterunderstandingofpeopleandissuesandmoreconfidence .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?TheTLPprovidedmanyhighlightsbutafewofthemorepertinentwere:
thePanelfromBridgewater/GagebrookthatcontributedtotheCommunityLinkingSession-thepanelrepresentedwhatispossiblewhenafewleadersinacommunityunitetomakeadifference . . .encouragingandinspiring .theopportunitytobetterunderstandthebreadthofissuesimpactingTasmania .itwasachancetogainadifferentperspectiveonissuesithoughtiunderstoodwelltheresidentialsthathavegivenmesomanynewleadershiptoolsandideasalreadyapplicabletosomanysituations(abigthankyoutoBrianandGillian)myfellowTLPparticipants .youareacollectiveinspiration .Thanksforsharingthejourney .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?iknewthattheTLPwouldrequireasignificantcommitmentfromme-thelevelofthatcommitmenthowever,intellectually,emotionallyandintime,wasunexpected . . .butthevalueoftheTLPwouldbelessbutforthecommitmentrequired .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?Manythings,somelarge,somesmall,someasyetunknown .inthenearfuture,somethingsiwilldodifferentlyare:
takemoretimeandinitiativetobothdevelopandutilisemynetworkslistenmoreinordertomakebetterdecisionscreatemorespaceandbemorecommittedtobothplanandthink
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?in2009,iplantotaketimetorevisitthelearningsoftheTLPtoembedthetoolsandknowledgegainedinmydaytodaypracticeasaleader,developapersonalboardofmanagementandtakegreaterinitiativetoseekadviceandlearnfromothers,whoevertheymaybeandwherevertheymaycomefrom . . .beyondthat,whoknowswheretheleadershipjourneymaytakeme .
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Liila hassownerLiila hass naturopathy
brief details of any community involvement:in late2004 i started thenon-profit FutureTasmania, a non-profit, non-party-politicalorganization that focusesonbuilding a resilientTasmaniainaneraofunprecedentedchangefortheeconomy,theenvironmentandourcommunities .Wenowhavenearly500peopleonourdatabase,apanelofatleast10advisors,andnetworksrightaroundTasmania .Wehavepresentedonnationalradio,allthreestatewidetelevisionnetworks,theprintandelectronicmedia .Wealsoorganizeanannualconference,havethisyearlaunchedastatewideyouthawardforEnvironmentalandSocialJusticeexcellenceandareintheprocessofsettingupanannualEnvironmentalfilmcompetitionwiththedepartmentofEnvironmentandWideAngleTasmania .
how would you describe the tLP experience?Verydifferentfromwhatiimagined!itwasconfronting,challenging,interesting,time-consuming,loving,caring,hardwork,stressfulattimes(!),indifferent,exciting-anendlessarrayofexperiencesfromstarttofinish . how has the tLP changed you?ithasmademeveryhappyaboutbeingaTasmanian .it’sdeepenedmyconnectionswithpeopleinTasmaniaandgivenmeanarrayoftoolstouseinmywork .ithashighlightedtheneedforusinTasmaniatohaveleadershipthatisresponsible,articulate,caringandwell-informedandhasencouragedmetohelpcreatethis .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?Gettingtoknowpeoplewhoareverydifferentfromme,whomi’dotherwisemostlikelynotmeet,andlearningtoworktogetherdespitethosedifferences,andenjoyingtheexperience!
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?Theincrediblearrayofnetworks,thebreadthofdiversity,thechallengeoflearningstyles,thecommitmentoftheparticipants,organizers,theBoard,theChampionsandthewidersupportnetworksintheTasmaniancommunity .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?iwillbegintoutilisethosenetworks .ihavegainedconfidenceinmycapacitytoworkwithpeoplehereinalong-termmannerandilookforwardtogettingstartedwithsomeofthemeaningfulprojectsthatibelievecancomeoutofmytimewiththeLeadersprogram .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?iwilltakewithmeallihavelearnedatTLPandapplyittovarioussituations,frompresentinginpublic,tohowtoworkwithdifferentpersonalitiestojusttheexcitinginformationonTasmanianissues .iwillusethiswithboththecommunityworkidoandalsowithmybusinessandotherprojectsiundertake .
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sam ibbottdirectormarine solutions
brief details of any community involvement:SeafoodTrainingTasmaniaBoardTasmanianSeafoodindustryCouncilBoardSeacare–President
how would you describe the tLP experience? Theopportunityofbecominginvolvedwithsuchagreatgroupofpeopleonachallenginglearningjourneyisnotonetobetakenlightly .Havingsaidthat–ilovedeveryminuteofit .Theprogramcontent,theplaces,thepeopleandtheongoingopportunitythecombinationoftheseoffersisabrilliantconceptandiamprivilegedtohavebeenpartofit .
how has the tLP changed you? ihavealotmoreknowledgeandasubstantialarsenalof‘toolsinthetoolbox’foravarietyofsituations .iammoreconfidentabouthandlingawkwardsituationsandfeelihavebecomemorereflectiveandlessjudgemental .Alltheseareinwardfocussedchangessoyouwouldhavetoaskothersfortheoutwardlynoticablechanges .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Allofit,andforsomanydifferentreasons .Participants,Speakers,Residentials,askingtoomanyquestionsatlinkingsessions,travellingtoandfromevents,the‘unofficial’TLPevents,coffee,thebigTLPleverage,BigPete,–justallofit
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Themostunexpectedpartoftheprogramwasthesafeenvironmentandsupportfromalltheotherparticipantswhichallowedhonestreflectionandtotryafewnewthings .itwasafarcryfromtheroomfullofsuitswhoattendedtheinformationevening,andwhoiwasexpectingtoturnuptothefirstsession
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? Theprogrampromptedmetoquestionaspectsofhowido(anddon’tdo)things,andoftenprovidedanalternativeorbetterapproach .ihavealreadystartedincorporatinganumberofthingsfromtheTLPintomylife .Littlethingslikebeingwiththekids100%wheni’mthere,rightthroughtoboardroomstrategicthinkinganddifficultconversations .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? ihopetokeeputilisingandrefiningalltheskillsihavelearned,andfromtheexperienceialreadyhaveoftheAlumniiexpecttheTLPjourneyisjustbeginning .Also,theaccesstoknowledgeableandinterestingpeopleisunsurpassed,andiWiLLMAkETiMEtofollowupwithsomeofthem .
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natasha keepLearning and development manager (tasmania)cadbury(previously training manager at wrest Point)
brief details of any community involvement:TriathlonTasmaniaMemberOvarianCancerAustraliaMember
how would you describe the tLP experience? i found the program empowering; challenging and a great learning experience .The program has given me the realisation of greateropportunitiesbothprofessionallyandpersonallyandhastaughtmetheimportanceoffindingbalanceinmylife .ihavedevelopedalifeplanthatnowincludesgreatercommunityfocusandanendeavourtoworktowardachievingourstatesvisiontoimprovestandardsforallTasmanians .
how has the tLP changed you? Theprogramhasprovidedbetterunderstandingofthefundamentalsofleadership .Thevariouslinkingsessionshaveprovidedmewithgreaterbreadthanddepthofknowledgeandunderstandinginareasoutsidemyprofessionalexpertise,educationandpersonalvalues .iammoreselfawareandflexibleinmythinkingandactiontaking .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Theresidentials,guestspeakersandprofessionaldevelopmentsessionswerefantastic .Theresidentialsprovidedexcellentopportunitytoengagewiththegroupinarelaxedatmospherewhilstchallengingthoughtsandperceptions .Understandingothers,theirmotivationsandvalueswasahighlight .ienjoyedlearningvarioustoolsandtechniquesthatwillbeextremelyusefulinmyroleasaleader .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Theprogramandparticipantswerediverse;sothatitensuredthecontentappealedtoallandchallengedourmotivations,beliefsandvalues .Theprogramwaswellstructured,educationalandfun .ithasresultedinaninspirationalgroupofpeoplewhoarecommittedtoprovidingleadershipinthecommunityintheinterestofotherswholiveinourbeautifulState .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? iamexploringmyoptionstobecomemoreinvolvedwithinthecommunity .ifeelmoreconfidentinmyroleasaManagerbyapplyingthetoolslearntandbyunderstandotherpeople’smotivations,valuesandlearningstyles .ihaverealisedleadershipislearnedandthetruevalueofachievinggreateroutcomesliesinthepowerofpeople .ihavealsotakenpositivestepstoachieveabetterwork/lifebalanceandinappreciatingthenecessityoftakingtimeoutforme .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? inthenearfutureiwill;
CompletemyMastersofBusiness–HumanResources .Extendmyleadershipcapabilitiesbyprovidingmentoringskillsforothers .Coachandmentormembersofmyteamtoallowthemtogrow .TakemoreofaleadershiproleinManagementactivitiesatwork .Getmoreinvolvedincommunityactivities .Readmoreonleadershiptoolsandtechniquesandputtheseintopractice .ContinuetonetworkwithTasLeadersmembersbothprofessionallyandsocially .Re-visitmylifeplanregularlytodeterminenewgoalsandcelebratesuccess .
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mark mason Private client service centre managermarsh insurance brokers
brief details of any community involvement:ihavepreviouslybeeninvolvedintheScoutingmovementasanAssistantLeaderindevonportandHobart .ForthepasttwoyearsihaveassistedtheEpilepsyAssociationofTasmaniawiththeirTriviaChallenge .i'mcurrentlytheChairmanoftheboardforSpeakOutTasmania,SpeakOutisanadvocacyorganisationthatencouragesandsupportspeoplewithdisabilitiestospeakoutandpromotestherightsofpeoplewithdisabilitieswithinourcommunity .iamalsothePresidentoftheClarencePlainsBranchoftheAustralianLaborParty .
how would you describe the tLP experience? AgreatlearningexperiencethathasconfirmedmyfaiththattherearemanygoodpeoplewithinthecommunitythatwanttohelpeachotherandmakeTasmaniaabetterplace .how has the tLP changed you? TLPhastaughtmethatyoucanmakearealdifferencewithinthecommunityinmanydifferentways,howeveryoualsoneedbemindfulofthebalancebetweenfamily,friends,workandotheractivities .what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Thereweresomanyhighlights,whitewaterraftingwouldcertainlybeupthere,butthelinkingsessionsonindustryandCommunitywerebothhighlightsforme,therearealotofTasmaniansdoingalotofgreatthingsthatunfortunatelyeithergounnoticedorarereportedinanegativeway,thereisnotenoughpositivepromotionwithineitherofthesesectors .what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Probably joiningtheSpeakOutboardthenbeingelectedastheboard’sChairman . ivolunteeredforthisboardpositionaftertheTLPGovernanceLinkingSessionwhereweweretoldthatnotforprofitorganisationsstruggletofindpeoplewillingtoworkontheirboards .what will you do differently as a result of the Program? Stayincontactwiththenetworksandfriendshipsthatihavecreatedthroughoutthisexperience .i’malsomuchmoreawareofmystrengthsandweaknessesandwillworkonimprovingthese .how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? iwillcontinuemyworkwiththeLaborPartyandSpeakOut,imayalsoconsiderjoininganotherboardoncewefinaliseourTLPCommunityProject .
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katherine miguelbusiness managerklimate solutions
brief details of any community involvement:VolunteerforMealsonWheelsBeingpartofTLPhasbroadenedmyawarenessofdifferentcommunitygroupsiwanttobeinvolvedinandsoihavestartedtakingthestepstodoso .
how would you describe the tLP experience? Lifechanging!Havingjustmovedtothestateafewmonthspriortothestartoftheprogram,TLPwasagreatintroductiontoTasmania .notonlydidigetaninsightintoallaspectsaffectingTasmaniaandAustraliathroughourlinkingsessionsbutialsohadtheopportunitytomeetavarietyofreallyinterestingpeopleandhavenowforgedconnectionswhichhavefacilitatedmyintegrationintotheTasmaniancommunity .
how has the tLP changed you? it’sallowedmetoseethepossibilitiesandit’shelpedmegainmoreconfidencetodothethingsthatareimportanttomeandgivenmemoreclarityonwhereiwanttogo .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Thehighlightwastheinteractionwithsuchavarietyofpeoplenotonlyintheprogrambutalsothroughtheprogramandtheexperienceofbeingpartofit .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? iknewthatiwouldlearnalotfromthisprogrambutididn’texpecttogrowsomuchthroughitandicertainlydidn’texpectittobesuchalifechangingexperience .Everydayidiscovernewwaysofimplementingwhati’velearnedonapersonalandprofessionallevel .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? i’vealreadystarteddoingthingsdifferently!iwillbemorestrategicinplanningthefuture,moreopentothepossibilitiesandabetterleaderinmycommunity .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? TheTasmanianLeadersProgramhasremindedmetoreachforthestars .Soasawaytopayitforwardihopetoencourageatleastoneotherpersontolivethisexperienceorinspiresomeonetoseethepossibilitieslifehastooffer .iwanttocontinuemyleadershipjourneybybeingauthentictomyself .
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Lisa nelsonstrategic Projects officercircular head council
brief details of any community involvement:StanleyPortdevelopmentincorporated–TreasurerEconomicdevelopmentAustralia(TasmaniaChapter)-CommitteememberStJamesPresbyterianChurch,Stanley-BoardmemberCircularHeadWaterManagementWorkingGroup-ScribeWorkinginLocalGovernmentiaminvolvedwiththecommunityand/oradvocateforthecommunityatvariouspoliticallevels .
how would you describe the tLP experience? demanding-oftimeandemotion;challenging–geographicallyandbecauseofthedifferentpersonalitiesinvolved;humorous–ihadn’tlaughedsomuchinalongtime;andextremelyrewarding .ididn’trealisequitehowmuchtheprogramhadaffectedmeuntiltheendofourfinalretreat .TheTLPexperienceisintense .
how has the tLP changed you? TLPmademequestionmylifeandthechoicesihavemade .italsomademequestionwhereireallywanttobeinlife…whichihaven’tquiteworkedoutyet .Butithasgivenmetoolsandthecapacitytoultimatelymaketheleapsoffaith .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Learningtounderstandthatmyrealityisnotthenextperson’sand,asaresult,therearethingsinlifethatiwillneverchange,orwillonlybeabletochangewiththeinfluenceandsupportofothers .AsBrianandGillianwouldsay,“dealwithitand/orletitgo”!
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?Thewaythegroupcametogether,perhapsmoresotowardstheendoftheyear .Alsotheexceptionalqualityofthepresentersandguestspeakers .itwasextraordinarytobeabletohearfromsuchpassionate,talentedindividualsfromsomanyareasoflife .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? Listenmoretowhatpeopleareactuallysayingwhentheyspeak,inthecontextoftheirlives,notjustthewordsthatarespoken .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? TLPchangesapersonbyincrements;itisnotuntilyoulookbackthatyouseehowfaryou’vecome .Continuingthejourneyformemeansgraspingleadershipopportunitiessothaticanpracticewhati’velearnedandimpartthatknowledgetoothersalongtheway .
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Joe o’byrne manager - northern tasmaniafairbrother group
brief details of any community involvement:BoardofGovernanceatOurLadyofLourdesPrimarySchool,CoachingSchoolsoccerteams(roster&REPteams),TAFEFurnitureReferenceGroupmemberforlast3years,donCollegeReferenceGroupmember,member/player-UlverstoneTennisClub .
how would you describe the tLP experience?Achallenging,rewardinganduniqueexperience .
how has the tLP changed you?ihavebecomemorepatientandtolerantofotherpeopleandhavelearnednottojudgepeopleorsituationstooquickly .TheProgramhasenabledmetofullyunderstandthedifferencebetweenmanagementandleadership .iamhopingthatasaresultofthisprogramihavebecomeandwillcontinuetobeabetterperson,husband,father,manager,coachandleader .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?Toomanyhighlightstosingleoutjustone-havingaccesstothecomprehensiveanddiverserangeofgenerousindividuals(presenters/speakers/experts)whogavetheirtimeandunbelievablyhonestandopenopinion/experiencestoourTLP08groupwasincredible .ihavegainedabroaderunderstandingoftheTasmaniancommunity,politicalandgovernmentprocess,economicterminology/awareness,notforprofitorganisationsandlocalcouncils/governments,butmoreimportantlythecohesivebond,trustandrespectthathasdevelopedbetweenTasLeaders08participantsisinspiringandwillhaveacontinualimpactonallparticipantslives,i’msure .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?Understandingofmyownpersonality and thatof fellowparticipants (MBTi) aswell asbeing able to implement those learnings andunderstandingsintomyworkplacetobetterunderstandmyteam .Theamountofnetworkingopportunitiesandaccesstofuturementors/leadershipchampions/presenters/expertsintheirchosendisciplines .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program?Listen,notjudgetooquickly,bemoretolerantofothersopinionsandideas,seekothersinputandopinionsondifficultsituations(usefellowparticipantsandleadershipchampions)whichwillenableconsultationandnaturallybetteroutcomesformyselfasaleaderandmanagerandultimatelymybusiness/organisation .Leadandguide,notdemandanddictate .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?ApplywhatihavelearntinTasLeaderstothebestofmyability,enablingsuccessionandoutcomesformystaffandemployees,inturnmakingthembetterequippedasleaders,supervisorsandindividuals .
MakethemostofTasLeadersAlumnieventsandcontinuetonetworkwithandseekguidancefromindividualswhowillchallengemetoattainbetterresultsandoutcomes .
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ben o’donnelloperations superintendentrio tinto alcan
brief details of any community involvement:TasmanianLeadersOtherinvolvementincludeslocalsportsclubsandeventslikecleanupAustraliaday .
how would you describe the tLP experience? TLPchangesthewayyouseeyourself,andthewayyouseetheworld .youalsodevelopagreatnetworkoffriendsandcolleaguesintheprocess .how has the tLP changed you? TLPhasincreasedmyawarenessandunderstandingofthecommunity,society,andthepeoplewithinit .ihaveamuchbroaderperspectiveonsignificantissuesfacingTasmania,andhavedevelopedanetworkofcolleaguesthatwouldotherwisehavebeenverydifficulttocreate .Asaresult,ifeelmuchmoreconnectedandengagedinmycommunity .what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Thereweremany highlights, but i think the final residential session atCradleMountain brought everything together and i could seethepositiveeffectthattheTLPexperiencehashadontheentiregroup .what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Howaccessibleandapproachabletheleaderswerewhogave their time toassistTLP .Therewas somuchgoodwill in thecommunitytowardstheprogramifeltprivilegedtobeapartofit .what will you do differently as a result of the Program? Certainly becomemore involved in theTasmanian community, andhopefullywith a better appreciation ofthe diversity of views andopinionsinthecommunity .how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? i will try and put my leadership skills to use outside of work, and encourage my workplace to become more involved in the localcommunity .
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craig Perkinschief executive officerregional development australia (tasmania)
brief details of any community involvement:MemberoftheRotaryClubofCentralLaunceston,andin2008-09ChairmanoftheClubsCommunityServiceCommitteeChairmanoftheBoardofManagementatStThomasMoresCatholicPrimarySchool .
how would you describe the tLP experience? Unexpectedisthefirstwordthatcomestomind .nevercouldihaveimaginedtherichnessthatTLPbecame .Theformatandcontentinthelinkingsessionsmadethemveryinformative,butthepersonaldevelopmentthatiknowihavegainedfromtheprogram,especiallytheresidentialretreatshasbeensimplytremendous .
how has the tLP changed you? TasmanianLeadersProgramhashelpedmebuildmyleadershiptoolkitquitesignificantly .iknowthatifacechallengingsituationsdifferently;iknowthatihandleuncertaintydifferently;iknowthatihaveanewnetworkoffriendsthaticancallonatanytime .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Theresidentialretreatsandeverythingthingaboutthem…thecontent,theformat,thereflections(bothselfandingroups),thescallopsontheBBQ .
ThecontributionmadebytheTLPBoardMembers,specialmentionsforBrianandGillian,thesupportfromJen,andtheopennessandwillingnessoftheleadershipchampionstobeapproachedandsupportforourongoingjourneywascertainlyanunexpectedhighlight .
AndofcoursenohighlightsreelwouldbecompletewithoutmentioningtheearlyformationoftheUniversityofFinlandandtheclosenessofthefriendshipbondswithinthegroup .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Wheretostart . . .thefriendshipsandbondsformed(fromdayone),thepersonalgrowthanddevelopmentgainedfromtheresidentialretreatsandtheSaturdaysessions,thequalityandcalibreofallpresentersatthelinkingsessions,anddeepeningmyknowledgeoftheTasmaniancommunity .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? isthequestion,notwhatwillidodifferently…rather…whatioughtnottododifferently .Thinkingdifferentlyisagoodstart .Certainlyinowapproachdecisions,issuesandotherpeople’sviewswithadifferentappreciationandgreaterrespect .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? Thegreatestwayicancontinuemyleadershipjourneyistoshareandtransfermyknowledgetoothers,toreflectonwhatihavelearntandenableotherstobenefitfromtheprivilegesihavehadthroughoutmyTLPexperience .
ThejourneyofUniversityofFinlandwillcertainlyhelpforgemyleadershipjourney .
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John ranicargeneral managertPf Properties Pty Ltd(previously group manager at tasmanian Pure foods Ltd)
brief details of any community involvement:TasmanianPonyandRidingClub .PreviousrolesincludeinlandFisheriesAdvisoryCouncil,TreasurerandSecretaryofRedHillsMemorialHallandGroundsincorporatedandmember/officebeareronseveralfisheriesandaquacultureboardsandcommittees .
how would you describe the tLP experience?TLPhasbeenarewarding,stimulating,challengingand invigorating journey . it introducesyoutoaworldofnetworksandexpertsthatwouldmostlikelybeinaccessibleundernormalcircumstances .youlearnthingsaboutyourselfandothersthatyoumightotherwiseneverknow .itprovidestoolsthatareequallyusefulinbothpersonalandprofessionallifeanditbondstheparticipantsunlikeanyotherlearningexperience .
how has the tLP changed you? Theprogramhasprovidedmewithanentirelydifferentperspectiveofworking,communicatingandultimatelyleadingpeople .itaketimetolearnpeople’spersonalitiesbeforeengagingandmakingjudgements .ilookatthebigpictureratherthangetcaughtupinthedetail .Ultimatelyihopeithasmademeabetterleaderandperson .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? ThehighlightofTLPhasbeenlearningfromBrianandGillian’sextraordinaryexperiencesandknowledge–quiteunique .Thisiscloselyfollowedbythenumerousinspiringandinformativespeakersthroughouttheyear .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? Theyearwasfullofsurprisesbutthemostunexpectedpartwaslearningsomuchaboutmyself .itrulythoughtiknewandunderstoodmyselfbutafterTLPiunderstandhowmuchthereistolearn .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? Theprogramhasgivenmeaperspectivethatiwilltakeintoallpersonalandprofessionalactivitiesandrelationshipsinthefuture .ihavelearnttoabsorbbeforereactingandwhenidoreact,itiswithameasuredandplannedeffectasaresultofthetoolswehaveacquiredthroughtheprogram .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future?TLPhasinspiredmetocontinuetolearnanddevelopbothpersonallyandprofessionallyinthefuture .ilookforwardtoworkingwithmyprojectgroup(TheA-Team!)andfulfillingourcommunityproject .JoiningtheTLPalumniandtakingpartinfutureopportunitiestolearn,networkandafewquietdrinkswillbeapriority .Finally,iaimtotakearoleinalocal,communitybasedorganisationtogivebacksomeofwhatihavebeenluckyenoughtoreceive .
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ted rossdirector infrastructure servicesmeander valley council(previously senior Project manager with roads and traffic division, dier)
brief details of any community involvement:ilovegettingoutinthecommunity .iraftalloverTassiewiththeUTasRaftingClubandmygirlfriendToniaandiaregettingtoknowourlocalcommunityafterbuyingahouseinBatteryPoint .iamalsoveryexcitedaboutworkingonourTasmanianLeaderscommunityprojectwithfellowTLPersGinna,John,Joeandness .
how would you describe the tLP experience? ithasbeenanupliftingexperiencethatihavereallyenjoyed .iwentinwithanopenmindandihavecomeouttheothersidefeelingstrongerandmoreconfidentinmyownabilities .Thisisapersonaljourneyofgettingtoknowyourselfbutalsoanexperienceofgettingtoknowandworkingwithfantasticpeople .it’salotoffuntosurroundyourselfwithpeoplewhoaresowonderful,warm,bright,intelligent,andfulloflaughter .
how has the tLP changed you?inowhaveastrongbeliefinmyselfasaleader .ihavealotmoretolearnbutiamputtingmyselfoutthereandhavingago .ihaverenewedconfidenceandmotivationtomakeTassieabetterplaceandihaveagreatskillsetthatihavelearntthroughTLP .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you?Thebondsandfriendshipsihaveformedwithawholegroupofamazingpeople,thewowsandahhhhhsoflearningnewstuff,extrathingslikegettingtogetherwithTLPersoutsideoftheprogramtogofishing,raft,andhelpeachotherout,andhavingagreatnetworkofpeopletohelpmethroughmylife .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you?Thatihavealotoftheskillsalready .it’slikesomeonepointingouttoyouthatyouhaveanothertwogearsinthecarthatyoualreadyown .ihavebeentestingoutthefirstofthesegearsandiamexcitedabouttryingoutthenextone!
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? iwanttoplayamoreactiveroleinpromotingasenseofcommunityinTasmania .ibelievethatweareastateofopportunitiesandbyworkingtogetherwecanachievegreatthingsandhavealotoffunalongtheway .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? iamhelpingothersdeveloptheirleadershippotentialandalsolookingforpositionsthatallowmetobroadenmyownskills .iamlookingforwardtocontinuingtheTLPjourneyasanactivememberoftheAlumniandmakeTassieabetterplacetolive,workandplay .
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stuart smithaccommodation & addiction support services managerLaunceston city mission
brief details of any community involvement:iworkforacommunitybasedorganisationandigettheprivilegeofbeingpaidtodevelopprojectsthatbenefitthecommunity .
how would you describe the tLP experience? Howcanyoudescribeputting18peopletogetherfrommanydifferentwalksof lifewithdifferentworldviewsandallwiththeaimofbecomingstrongerleaders?Wellawesomeisoneword .Eachpersonbroughtsomethingtomyknowledgeandlife(evenifiwasthequietprocessor) .inowwanttobethestrongestandbestleaderican,theprogramhasinspiredmetobemybestformeandthecommunity .
how has the tLP changed you? Myconfidenceasaleadershasgrown,inowfeelicanachievegoodthingsinmylifeandleadership,whereinthepastihavewantedtobutwasn’tsurewhatwaspossible .inowhaveabetterhandleonthetheoryofleadershipandtheimportanceofsuchtheoryandhavegonebacktouniversitytodevelopthisfurther .ihavebecomemoresensitivetoothersaroundme,istilltryandachievewhatithinkisrightbutinalessreactiveandaggressiveway .inlinewiththisihavebecomemoreproactiveandlesslikelytoproveiamright .iamnolessintroverted!!!!!!Butmoreacceptingofitratherthantryingtobesomethingiamnot .MyattitudetowardsandmycommitmenttoTasmaniahaschanged,ihavereallybeguntoseeTasmaniaasagreatplacetodevelopandleadin(althoughi’mstillretiringinAdelaide)ihavegreaterconfidenceinmyleadershipability/capacity .ihavestrongerdirection/thoughtsaboutmyfuture .ihavecometoseehowmyChristianbeliefsfitinmycareerinmeaningfulways .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Themidyearresidentialbroughtalotofconfusiontomeaboutmylifeandmycareer,thischallenge\dandcontinuestochallengemetothinkbeyondthecurrentsituationtothefutureandatleasttowhatidon’twantificouldn’tdecidewhatididwant .ThelastSaturdaylinkingsessionswithRobynMoorewasverymuchashernamewouldsuggest,moreofitissomethingicouldhavehad,iwasextremelychallengedtoaimforwhatisbest,bestformylife,butmosttobeavoice,activist,advocateofwhatisbestforourcommunities .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? i’mnotsureiknewwhattoexpectsoit’shardtocomment .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? ittoohardtoexplain,theshortanswerishugeamounts .Theprogramgivessomuchknowledgeitishardtoprocessitallataconsciouslevel,butifindmyselfthinkingsomethingnewandwhenifollowthroughwhereigotitfromitwastheprogram .iwanttobemorefocusedonthedevelopmentandopinionsofothers,iwanttobemoreinnovativeandiwanttohavetheconfidencetostandupforwhatibelieveinwithoutviolatingtheboundariesofothers .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? Wearedevelopinganinternalleadershipprogram .iwillcontinuetohavementoring,andperhapsbecomeastrongermentor .iwillstayinvolvedintheAlumniofTasmanianLeaders .iwillcontinuetostudyleadershipandmanagementwellintothefuture .
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ginna websteracting director, community correctionsdepartment of Justice
brief details of any community involvement:Sponsor,Guidedogs‘PuppyLove’ProgramHuonValleykyokushinkarateFundraisingCommitteeBoardmemberOakdaleServicesTasmania
how would you describe the tLP experience? Amazing!Theexperiencefarexceededmyexpectationsandicanhonestlysayifoundallthesessionshadsomerelevancetomywork,careerandlifegoals .ihaveappliedmanyofthetoolswehavelearntthroughouttheyear .
how has the tLP changed you? TLPhashelpedmerealisethatyouneedtobestrongenoughandconfidentenoughinyourownabilitiesandyourselfasapersonbeforeyoucanexpecttoleadothers .AsaresultofTLPiammoreconfidentinmyselfandmyabilities .
what was the highlight of the tLP for you? Theresidentialretreatsweredefinitelyahighlight formebutwewerealso luckyenoughtomeetand listentosomanytalentedandcommittedpeople,themajorityofwhomareTasmanian .
what was the most unexpected part of the Program for you? TheconnectionsandfriendshipsihavemadewithotherTLPparticipants .
what will you do differently as a result of the Program? ihavedevelopedagreaterunderstandingofthecorporateandcommunitysectorswhilstundertakingthisProgramandihopemyworkwiththesestakeholderswillreflectthis . ihopethatinowhaveabetterappreciationofmyownleadershipstyleandhowthisaffectsothers .
how will you continue your leadership journey into the future? ihavesomequitespecificgoalsthatiwanttoachieveinthefutureandiamlookingforwardtoworkingtowardsthosearmedwiththetoolsthatparticipationinTLPhasgivenme .Ourprojectwillalsobeagreatopportunitytoapplymylearningandknowledgeandiintendtobecomemoreinvolvedinthecommunity .OneofmyobjectivespriortodoingtheProgramwasto‘givesomethingbacktomycommunity’andihaverecentlyappliedtobeaboardmemberofacommunityorganisation .
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Project group: FionnaBourne,SusieBower,Samibbott,katherineMiguel,BenO’donnellandCraigPerkins (akaTheUniversityofFinland)
Project: northernyoungProfessionalsnetwork
TheUniversityofFinlandislookingtoestablishayoungprofessionalsnetworkinnorthernTasmania .Thenetworkwillprovideprofessionalsaged20-40innorthernTasmaniawithnetworkingopportunitiestomakethemfeelmoreconnectedandattachedtotheregionandstate .itwillstrivetoassistits‘members’toworkmoreefficientlyandproductivelyandtoprovide“opportunities”whichwouldnototherwisehaveoccurred .
Thenetworkwillhostanumberofformalandinformaleventsthroughouttheyearandwillfocusonprofessionalnetworkdevelopment,personalandcareerdevelopment,andprofessionalrecognition .
Project group: Mattdurose,MarkMason,LisanelsonandStuartSmith
Project: AnewMindset
ThisprojectisacollaborationbetweentheTasmanianLeadersProgramandtheOzHelpFoundation .TheprojectisthedevelopmentofapilotmentalhealthandwellbeingsupportframeworkforbusinesseswithintheTasmaniancommunity .TheFrameworkwillimprovesupportfor,andawarenessof,thementalhealthandwell-beingneedsofTasmanianemployees .
TheOzHelpFoundationisaworkplacebasedearlyinterventionsuicidepreventionandsocialcapacitybuildingprogram .
Project group: LiilaHassandCeliaBray
Project: VisionforTasmania
Wearepartofarapidlychangingglobalcommunityaffectedbyeconomicinstability,climatechangeanddrought .Theseeventsareputtingpressureoncommunitieseverywhere .
ThesetimescreateopportunitiesforTasmaniatobeaworldleaderwithaninnovativeandboldvisionthatuniteseconomy,environmentandcommunities .
Weenvisageamodelruraldevelopmentproject,basedoncooperativeeconomics,self-relianceandlocalnaturalresourcemanagement .Weaimtobringthisaboutthroughaseriesofgrass-rootsforums,linkedwithlocalcouncilsandotherkeystakeholders,toeducateandempowercommunitiesthatcreateastrongskillbaseforthefuture .Throughtheproject,communitieswilldevelopaclearstructureforimplementingtheinitiativestheycreatetosupportrealistic,proactivechange .
Project group: VanessaCox,JohnRanicar,JoeO’Byrne,TedRoss,natashakeepandGinnaWebster
Project: ConsultancyforSOURCECommunityWholefoods
Ourteamismakingadifferenceinthecommunitybysupportinganemergingnon-for-profitbusiness .SOURCEislocatedinHobartattheUniversityofTasmania .Since2004adedicatedgroupofvolunteershavebeenbuildingasustainableandaffordablecommunitybasedshop .
ProgresstowardstheopeningoftheshophasbeenconstrainedbySOURCE’ssmallnumberofactivemembers,aswellasthelimitedbusinessexperienceoftheSOURCEboard .Weareprovidingthedriveandleadershiptoassisttheboardinopeningtheshop .
Ourconsultancyincludesprovidingrecommendationsandadviceonallaspectsofthebusiness,includingthefitoutoftheshop,developingHRandemploymentpolicies,eventorganisationandmarketing,andgeneralbusinessadvice .
Thekeytodeliveringtheprojectisthediversityofourexperience .Theteamhasskillsacrossgovernment,construction,foodproduction,business,marketing,training,andprojectmanagement .Theseskills,combinedwiththelearningwithintheTLPprogram,arehelpingtobuildthecapacityoftheSOURCEboardsothattheycanestablishandrunasuccessfulbusiness .
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FeedbackfromtheemployersofparticipantswhohaveundertakentheProgramhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive .Commentsfromtheemployersofseveralparticipantsinthe2008programareincludedheretoprovideanindicationofthebenefitsemployersareseeingfromtheProgram .
Our company is extremely supportive of the Tasmanian Leaders Program and has been pleased to support our Joinery Divisional Manager, Joe O’Byrne through the program as our first participant.
This program has given Joe access to high profile speakers, mentors, trainers, and situations that frankly, money can’t buy. Coupled with this, a learning environment with 17 other participants, all with wide and varied profiles and backgrounds, all seeking to become better leaders, what a fantastic opportunity to learn from and grow. Tas Leaders has exposed Joe to a range of topics/agendas that he wouldn’t normally get exposed to in his business environment, such as education and Govt issues.
Joe’s direct employees and staff could see the changes in Joe and his leadership skills as the program ran its course, with comments including that Joe is far less opinionated in his ideas, more receptive to other views on a range of matters, and now has a much more open mind.
I have been amazed at the growth from within himself that has occurred over this time. We are very keen to see more of our aspiring leaders undertake the program in the future.
Peter killickGeneralManager,FairbrotherConstruction&Joinery(TAS)
The Board of the Area Consultative Committee (Tasmania) was very satisfied with the day-to-day performance of its new CEO, Craig Perkins, having great trust in his ability to manage the affairs of the entity. As a group we decided that if we had to find an area of improvement for Craig, it would be in the area of self confidence and stature and the Tasmanian Leaders program was selected to provide Craig with these extra skills.
Our confidence in the program has been justified. The ‘new’ Craig is a very confident person and able to ‘go toe to toe’ with any politician, CEO or Senior Executive. It gave me great pleasure to notice the changes in Craig as the program unravelled. Clearly, what Craig was learning was put in to action without delay. I was especially pleased to observe Craig’s interaction with his fellow Leaders and see how they worked as a group.
I am confident that Craig will take his new knowledge and experiences to higher levels of learning in his career. I recommend the Leaders program to all budding Tasmanian leaders.
dr t r P coryChairman,ACCTasmania
Stuart’s participation in the 2008 Tasmanian Leaders program has seen him grow significantly. His belief and confidence in himself and his ability to be an effective leader are some of the areas of the most notable change.
Stuart’s ability to be more proactive and less reactive is evident in the way he handles issues as they arise and also to see him apply new theories or understand why he does certain things in certain ways is very encouraging.
Stuart has consistently discussed what he is learning and I know the Myers Briggs was an incredibly empowering process for him. He continues to develop this learning through ongoing study and working through the question “How do you know what you do is the most effective way to achieve what you want to achieve?”.
The 2008 Tasmanian Leaders program has had such powerful input into Stuart’s personal and professional life that he now wants others to share the experience. To this end he is now helping City Mission develop their own leadership program to empower up and coming leaders develop their leadership capacity to take the Mission well into the future.
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We see the 2008 Tasmanian Leaders program as a worthwhile investment for City Mission - one that I am sure we will reap the benefits from for years to come.
albert van zettenCEO,LauncestonCityMission
This is a special program that you are running. John is a person with a wide range of business experience and he has benefited from the multi-faceted approach.
Some comments on the benefits to John Ranicar:I am of the view that the course gave John a lift in his confidence as a manager and I suspect benefited him overall;The course content was very relevant and clearly current;John gained a broader and useful network from fellow participants and from all who support the program;It was valuable time out for John from a busy management role; andJohn always brought back practical suggestions which benefited the business.
rob woolleyTasmanianPureFoods
Ginna has worked for the Tasmania Prison Service for a number of years now, and in recent times she has been the Manager of the Organisational Development Unit.
This Unit was responsible for providing the project leadership to the organisation during the planning, building and subsequent commissioning of the Risdon Prison Complex, in 2006.
When Ginna approached me to sponsor her in the 2008 Leaders Program, I reflected on her skills and attributes as a senior manager in this organisation. I was of the opinion that Ginna would certainly benefit from involvement in the program, but also felt that she would provide genuine input and experiences that her peers could also learn from.
Ginna has always encouraged open two way communication. I have found this area as being one of her strongest leadership skills. She has always been keen to decrease internal structure to ensure that subordinates had the necessary avenue to provide their input. On occasions, though, Ginna would not forcibly pursue her ideas during debate. Since participating in the program I have witnessed Ginna to become more persistent in her approach to discussion and debate and feel that this has been an area of genuine improvement. Leaders need to be consistent in their actions and communication. Since her successful participation in the Leaders Program, Ginna, now consistently “walks the talk” and provides a great example to her subordinates and peers alike.
Ginna is very passionate about her work area and has the vision and goals of both self improvement and organisational improvement. She pursues these goals at every available opportunity, and on some occasions this has led to a very heavy workload. She consistently meets time lines in projects and produces a very high level output, sometimes at a cost to her family and social life. I was concerned, when sponsoring Ginna for the Leaders Program that that this too had added to her work load, but observed that her passion and will to achieve enable her to find the right balance.
I believe that the Leaders Program has now provided Ginna with an opportunity to become more decisive in her work roles, whilst still considering her people and other internal and external factors when making tough decisions that leaders must make on a regular basis.
The Tasmania Prison Service has been a proud sponsor and supporter of Ginna during the 2008 program.
graeme barberdirectorofPrisons
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I have much pleasure in providing a testimonial on Ted Ross in respect of his involvement with the Tasmanian Leaders Program.
Ted joined the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) five years ago, commencing as a Project Engineer in Launceston. He has successfully progressed through the ranks to his current role as Senior Project Manager, due to among other things, his strong work ethic and high degree of professionalism.
While Ted has developed over this period to become a senior and respected member of our Branch organisation, this growth has been most notable over the last twelve months, which I directly attribute to the Tasmanian Leaders Program.
Ted has acquired a real maturity and understanding of the influence he can have within DIER, on his peers and the industry in which he operates. We have seen this sense of maturity and professional leadership grow in Ted as he progressed through the Program.
I wish Ted every success for the future and commend the Program to those considering it as a substantive professional development opportunity.
Phil cantillondirector-OperationsBranchRoadsandTrafficdivisiondepartmentofinfrastructure,EnergyandResources
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Firstly,congratulationstothegraduatesoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramfor2008,andwelookforwardtoyoujoiningtheAlumniinduecourse .
ThemainaimoftheAlumniistosustaintheinvolvementofgraduatesoftheTasmanianLeadersPrograminavarietyofwayswhichextendandcomplementtheaimsandobjectivesoftheTasmanianLeadersProgram .
Therefore,wewouldliketoencourageallgraduatestojointheAlumni .
involvement in theAlumniwillprovidememberswithopportunities tocontinue theprofessionalandpersonaldevelopment that theTasmanianLeadersProgramhasgiven,aswellasprovidingnetworkingopportunitiesgoingforward .
AfairbitofworkhasbeenputintogettingtheAlumnitowhereitisatpresently .itstartedwithameetingofthemajorityofthe2007participantsinJanuary2008,whereawholerangeofmattersrelatingtotheAlumniwerediscussedanddebated .AnumberofthesematterswerethenhotlydebatedatourfinalresidentialinFebruary!
Fromthat,aworkinggroupwasformedandgiventhejobofdeterminingtheAlumni’stermsofreference,etc .,andthisincludedTLPBoardChairJohnPerry,fellowBoardmemberkathrynThomas,theProgramManager,JenniferLee,and2007graduatesAndrewFrostandGlennJoyce .
Fromthere,theinauguralAlumnisub-committeewasformedwithsevenofthe2007graduatesappointed .Thesub-committeemembersare Glenn Joyce (Chair), Michelle Swallow (Vice-Chair), ReneeAnderson (Secretary),Andrew Frost (Treasurer), JanineArnold, ZachMcArthurandJasonUnwin .
Theofficial launchoftheTLPAlumniwasheld innovember lastyear . itwasexcellenttoseethemajorityofthetwoyeargroups inattendance .OnbehalfoftheAlumni,ithanktheTLPBoardfortheirsupportofthatevent .
TheTLPAlumniSub-committeehassanctionedtwoseriesofeventssofar,theBreakfastwithaChampioneventheldinHobartandtheLunchwithaLeadereventheldinLaunceston .in2008therehavebeenthreeBreakfastwithaChampionevents,withdannorton,RichardBovillandJohnPittasguests .TherehavebeeneightLunchwithaLeadereventsheldinLaunceston,withJohnPitt,TonyMcCall,ColleenMcGann,AlbertVanZetten,Johndingemanse,anddonWingattending .WealsohadthepleasureofBrianandGillian’scompanyatthelunchwithJohndingemanse .
Wethankalloftheabovefortheirattendanceandtheircontributiontothesuccessoftheevents .
itisplannedthatbothoftheseeventtypeswillcontinuein2009,andschedulinghasalreadycommenced .
OneofthechallengeswecurrentlyhaveistofacilitatethecomingtogetherofthetwogroupsofTLPgraduates .WearehopefulthatamixofstructuredandunstructuredsessionsattheproposedTLPAlumniretreatinMay2009willdothis .
insummary,thefirstyearoftheAlumnihasbeenoneofsettingupasolidbasefromwhichwecanprogressandresolvingissuesastohowweinteractandcommunicatewithallthoseinvolvedinTLP,andwelookforwardtoworkingtogetherintheimmediatefuturetoensurethesuccessofTLPtodatecontinues .
Finally,thankstoJenniferLeeandtheTLPBoardfortheirsupporttodate .
glenn JoyceChair,AlumniSub-Committee
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TasmanianLeadershasbeenfortunatetogainthesupportandinvolvementofanumberofTasmanianleadersfromallsectorsofpubliclife(business,industry,thearts,publicsector,politicsandthecommunity),andallregionsofTasmania,tobe‘LeadershipChampions’ .
LeadershipChampionssupportTLPinarangeofwaysandhelpensurethatitattractsthemostdiverseandhighestqualityparticipantsandthatlearningfromtheprogramiscascadedouttotheTasmanianCommunity .
TheroleoftheLeadershipChampionswillprimarilybetoenableandencourageemergingTasmanianleaderstomakeadifference .TheydothisbyhelpingTLP:
toselectandmentortheparticipants;throughpromotingandsupportingtheProgramwhereverpossibleandappropriate;todevelopandsustaintheTLPAlumninetwork;promoteandsupporttheProgramacrosstheirownnetworks;todeveloptheregional(north,north-westandsouth)Leadershipnetwork;andthroughbeingpreparedtosharecandidlytheirknowledgeandexperienceswiththeparticipants .
in2008LeadershipChampionsassistedthePrograminavarietyofwaysincluding:hostingProgramevents;attendingnetworkingfunctionstomeetandengagewiththe2008Programparticipants;deliveringpresentationsorfacilitatingworkshopsfortheparticipants;makingthemselvesavailableasmentorsforparticipants;assistingwithparticipants’TLPprojects;organisingeventstocontributetotheProgramcurriculum;participatingintheselectionofparticipantsforthe2009Program;andsupportingandparticipatinginAlumnievents .
TheBoardandparticipantsaremostappreciativeofthevaluablecontributionwhichLeadershipChampionshavecontinuedtomaketotheProgramanditsparticipants .
TheLeadershipChampionsare:
ColleenMcGann JoannaGairRobWoolley PaulHogankathySchaeffer AlbertvanZettenRichardBovill LyndonAdamsnicholasHeyward HeatherRoseJaneBennett JudyTierneyRosLampril nickWellsSuzanneWilliamson JohnyoungLawsonRide dannortonMalcolmWhite RobynMooreMichaeldaly MartinReesMichaelFieldAC HondonWingMLCdavidRowell MikeVertiganACLynneFitzgerald dianneThompsonTomO’Meara LizJackHonLaraGiddingsMHA JennyJarvisPeterdavis HonPegPuttMHAChristineMucha JohnPitt
neroliEllis TamMcMichael
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Goodevening,itisnotablyrewardingtoacknowledgethetraditionallandownersofthisbeautifullocationwesocialiseontonightastodayisthedayofreconciliation,thefirstanniversaryofournationalApology .
distinguishedguests;deputyPremierLaraGiddings,LauncestonMayorAlbertvanZetten,HonourabledonWing,ChairoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramJohnPerry,andmembersoftheBoard,ProgramManagerJenniferLee,LeadershipChampions,fellowTasmanianLeadersGraduates,ourEmployerSponsors,ProgramSponsors,familymembersandfriends .
AsistandherewithfellowparticipantkatherineMiguel,iamhonouredtowelcomeyouheretonightonthisspecialoccasiononbehalfoftheparticipantsoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramof2008 .
iopenthisaddresswithaquotebynelsonMandela .Afterreturningasafreemanfromavisittohisformerislandprison,thegreatSouthAfricanleadercommentedthat . . .
“Thereisnothinglikereturningtoaplacethatremainsunchangedtofindthewaysinwhichyouyourselfhavealtered .”
. . .andsoaswegatherheretodaytocelebrateourgraduationfromthe2008TasmanianLeadersProgram,weasindividualshaveponderedthemanywaysinwhichwe,too,havealteredsinceourfirstgroupretreatinStHelensinFebruary2008 .
ManyofyoumayalreadybefamiliarwiththeProgram,howeverforthoseofyouwhoaren’t, iwouldliketosharewithyoujusthowuniqueitis .
This program has provided a powerful educational experiencefor leaders fromacrossTasmania . it is aprogram thathasbuilton leadership qualities, formed network opportunities andestablishedrealcommunityawareness .Allofwhichwillhelpustoleadbeyondourauthoritybothasprofessionalsandascitizens .
ThisprogramisforourState .Tasmaniahasmanygreatresources,nottheleastofwhichisourpeople .OurTasmanianGovernmenthas provided an opportunity to fully develop the essentialleadership qualities that exist from a selection of emergingTasmanianleaders .ThroughtheTasmanianLeadersProgramtheaimistomakeTasmaniaagreatplacetolive,work,dobusinessandcontributetothecommunity .
ithasbeenanexperientiallearningjourneythathasalteredallofusinsomeway .
Throughouttheyearwebrokeintolearningsetgroupsandestablishedgroupnames .Weworkedonvariousprojectsandactivitiesandfromthissomegroupscontinuedontoworktogetheronacommunityproject .
inclosing;theTasmanianLeadersProgramof2008hasdeliveredtoourStateanothereighteeninspirationalleadersfromaroundTasmania .Wearecommitted toproviding leadership in thecommunity,personally andprofessionally, toensureourpeopleenjoyaprosperouslifestylebasedonquality,creativityandopportunity .
Theprogramhasandwillcontinuetohaveanimpactonusasindividuals,toouremployersandwilladdvaluetoourcommunity .
Wecouldn’thavedoneitwithoutthefollowingpeople,theircommitment,timeandfinancialsupport;imakespecialthankstoGillianBiscoe,kathrynThomas,BrianLewis,BobCampbell,normMcilfatrickandJenniferLeefortheirtremendousinvolvementinmanaging,organisingandpresentingtheprogram,andtotheremainderoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramBoardforensuringthedeliveryofanothersuccessful
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program .TheTasmanianGovernmentandtheiracknowledgementoftheneedforsuchaprogram,thankyouforthisopportunity .ThefinancialandothersupportfromourEmployersponsorshasnotgoneunnoticed,togetherwithsupportfromtheProgram’ssponsors;FederalGroupTasmania,departmentofForeignAffairsandTrade,WinTV,Jetstar,CPRCommunicationsandofcourseoureventsponsorsthiseveningMoorillaEstateformakingusfeelmostwelcome .Lastbutnotleastiextendabigthankyoutoourfamilyandfriends,becauseiforonehaveutilisedmyfairshareofsupportthisyearaftermysonwasbornduringtheprogram .
Thankyouforyourattentionandforthesupportyouhaveshowinyourattendancetonight,pleaseenjoyandjoinwithusincelebrationoftheTasmanianLeadersProgramof2008 .
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i’dliketowelcomeyouallagaintotheTasmanianLeadersProgram2008GraduationorasweaffectionatelyliketocallitTLP2 .
Asyoucanseeit’sbeenafullyear .
ifihadtodescribetheTasmanianLeadersPrograminjustacoupleofwordsitwouldhavebelifechanging .
iwasanewcomertotheStatewhenifoundoutaboutthisLeadershipProgram–iwasintriguedabouttheopportunityandcuriousabouttheoutcomeandsoithoughti’ddotheAussiethingandgiveitago .HavingjustmoveddownfromSydneyandbeforethatMontreal,Canada,ithoughtthiswouldbeagreatopportunitytomeetnewpeople,acquiresomenewknowledgeandfindoutmoreaboutthisStateinowcallhome .Littledidiknowtheimpactthisexperiencewasgoingtohaveonme .
iwasquitenervousthatfirstdayinStHelenswonderingwhatiwasembarkingon,whotheotherparticipantswereandhowitwasallgoingtounfold .Thefirstresidentialwaslikearollercoasterfromtheuncomfortable,awkwardfirstmomentstotheexcitementandtheassurancethatthiswasthebeginningofabeautifuladventure .ileftStHelenswithhighexpectationshavingmetgreatpeople,learnednewtoolsicoulduseonmybusinessstraightawayandthinking“HowluckyamitobepartofsuchagreatProgram?”andihavenotbeendisappointed .
Thejourneyhasnotbeenasmoothoneofcourse .idon’tthinkthingscanbeeffortlesswhenyou’rebeingpushedoutofyourcomfort zone,whenyou’rebeing challengedandyourmind isbeingexpanded .Thereweredoubts–there’ssomuchtolearn,willtherebeenoughtime?Therewerequestions–many,manyquestions from all the participants during our linking sessions .Therewerelaughs–likewhenBrianledusintosonganddanceduringourresidentials,whenwewentwhitewaterraftingandallthosenightsspentdebating .Thereweremomentsofexcitement–whenwegotthelistofpresentersforeachlinkingsessionandthoughtwhatagreatopportunitytoasksomemorequestions .And, there were many ‘aha’ moments – which happenedthroughout thewholeProgramonan individual and collectivelevel .i’ve thought longandhardaboutwhatmakes thisprogramsospecial,sodifferentfromotherlearningopportunitiesi’vehadinmylifeandtheanswerformeissimple…it’sthepeople .Theparticipantswhoigottolearnfromandgrowwith .Whereelsewouldihavehadtheopportunitytolearnnexttosuchtalentedpeoplewhoworkindifferentsectors,arefromdifferentpartsofthestateandhavesuchvariedbackgrounds?
Thehighcalibrepresentersandspeakerswhocamefromalloverthestateandfromthemainlandandwhogavetheirtimesogenerouslytosharetheirpassionsandviewsonleadership .
TheopennessandwillingnessoftheLeadershipChampionstobeapproachedandtheirsupportonourongoingjourney .
Ouremployersponsorswhosupportedusandallowedustotaketimeoffworkthroughouttheyearsowecouldparticipate intheProgram .
Ourpartnerswhosupportedus,listenedtous,werethereforusandputupwithusbabblingonandonabouthowgreatitwas,howweshouldtrythisandthat–butmaybethatwasjustme!
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MarkMasonandJoeO’Byrneenjoyinggraduationfromtheprogram
TASMAniAnLEAdERSyEARBOOk2008
graduation address
Andlastbutnotleast,allthoseinvolvedintherealisationofthisProgram:JohnPerrywhohadadream,theTLPBoardMembersforalltheircontributions .inparticular,toBrianandGillianwhoworkedwithusandbroughtusfromunconsciousincompetencetoconsciouscompetencetounconsciouscompetence–istillgetamazedathowmuchofwhatilearnedialmostunconsciouslyapplytomyeverydaylifeandtoJenwhohasmadeeveryresidential,everylinkingsessionandeveryeventrunsosmoothly .
iamhappytoreportthatthe journeywasasuccess . inthe lastyear ihave learneda lotaboutmyself,aboutthepeoplearoundme,abouthowtobeabetterleaderandaboutthisgreatStatethatisTasmania .ifinishthisProgramcommittedtomakingadifferenceinmycommunityandfeelingapartofanewcommunitythatistheTasmanianLeadersProgram .ileavewithasenseofbelongingandanewnetworkofpeoplethatiknowicancallonandcountonatanytime .Butmostofallileavewithconnectionsandfriendshipsthatiknowwilllastalifetime .
Toallofyou,thankyouforyoursupportandformakingthisexperienceanunforgettableone .
katherine miguelTLP2008
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Lisanelson,MarkMason,natashakeep,LiilaHass,MattduroseandStuartSmith,aka‘TheMastersoftheUniverse’
TASMAniAnLEAdERSyEARBOOk2008
our sPonsors
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TheTasmanianLeadersProgramismadepossiblebythefoundationsupportoftheTasmanianGovernment .
TheBoardandStaffofTasmanianLeadersinc .alsoacknowledgewithgratitudethespecialassistancereceivedfromthefollowingorganisationsin2008 .
for financial or other support at the major sponsor level:
for financial or in-kind support at the Program sponsor level:
for special assistance in connection with the tasmanian Leaders Program:
for supporting a tasmanian Leaders Program session or event:
CaterpillarUndergrounddepartmentofEconomicdevelopmentandTourismHampshireMillHentyGoldMineHotelGrandChancellor
ParliamentHouseQueenVictoriaMuseumandArtGalleryatinvereskTasmanianSymphonyOrchestraUniversityofTasmania