Leadership New Zealand Yearbook Vision: A culture of leadership in an integrated community.
Leadership New Zealand Supporting Partners: TelstraClear, JR McKenzie Trust, Bell Gully, ICONZ, Profile Publishing Ltd
Mission: Weaving the threads of community leadership into New Zealand by raising the debate around leadership and to actively assist and promote the identification, nurturing, development and celebration of leaders across the community.
People who have helped to establish The Leadership New Zealand Trust and to make the first year of the Leadership New Zealand Programme a success include: • The 2005 Programme Selection Panel: Jo Brosnahan, David Graham, John Hinchcliff, Carrie Hobson, Peter Kerridge, Elaine McCaw. • 2005 Programme Participant, Nick Hadley who has designed and maintained our on-line participant forum. • Brendan Ryan, Human Resources Manager at the Counties-Manukau Police for arranging for our participants to take part in the Police ‘scope’ programme, and allowing each to ‘ride-along’ with officers for a night shift. • Brian Roche, David Dorrington and Anna Daley at PricewaterhouseCoopers, who have provided us with accounting and financial assistance. • Erin Gaffney, from the AUT School of Design for her photography assistance. • The team at Profile Publishing: Publisher: Reg Birchfield; Production Manager: Fran Marshall; Designers: Jan-Michael David and Stephanie Beagley; CopyEditor: Gill Prentice • Jane Ussher and the Listener for generously allowing us to use their photos of the Governor General, Dame Silvia Cartwright. • The 2006 Programme Selection Panel: Carrie Hobson, Peter Kerridge, Tony Nowell, Lindsay Corban, David McGregor.
Values: Integrity, Inclusivity, Innovation, Apolitical, Affordable, Community focused, Integrated, Transformational Leadership New Zealand: Level 16, Vero Centre, 48 Shortland Street, Auckland +64 9 309 3749, info@leadershipnz.co.nz, www.leadershipnz.co.nz Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of Leadership New Zealand, its members or the publishers. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, no responsibility can be accepted by the publisher for omissions, typographical or printer’s errors, inaccuracies or changes that may have taken place after publication. All rights reserved. Acknowledgements: We thank the following people for their generous support of Leadership New Zealand.
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Leadership New Zealand Trustees: • Jo Brosnahan, Chairman of Leadership New Zealand • Tony Nowell, Deputy Chairman of Leadership New Zealand and Managing Director Griffins Foods Limited • David McGregor, Partner, Bell Gully • Reg Birchfield, Publisher, Profile Publishing • Pauline Kingi, Regional Director, Te Puni Kokiri • Mike Wardlaw, Consultant • Sean Weekes, Chief Executive, ICONZ • Michael Barnett, Chief Executive, Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce • Lindsay Corban, Managing Director, Lindsay Corban and Associates Limited • Louise Marra, Director, Auckland Ministry of Economic Development • Jaine Lovell-Gadd, Property Manager, Auckland City Council • Peter Kerridge, Kerridge & Partners • Kate Cantwell, Alumni, Leadership Victoria Leadership New Zealand Advisory Trustees: • Tim Miles, Chief Executive, Vodafone Limited • Russell Stanners, Managing Director, Vodafone New Zealand Limited • Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment • John Hinchcliff, Auckland City Councillor • Garry Wilson, Chief Executive, Accident Compensation Corporation • Jenni Raynish, Managing Director, Raynish and Partners • Rob Fenwick, Managing Director, Living Earth • Bob Harvey, Mayor, Waitakere City • Fran O’Sullivan, Assistant Editor, New Zealand Herald • Jenny Gill, Chief Executive, ASB Trust • Rosemary Howard, Managing Director, Telstra Corporation Leadership New Zealand Key Partners: Vodafone New Zealand, Accident Compensation Corporation, Raynish and Partners, ASB Trust
The Programme Speakers: Retreat One: Pat Sneddon, Bob Harvey, Tim Miles Retreat Two: Michael Jones, Campbell Roberts, Charmaine Pountney, Lana Hart, Vanya Kovach, Ian Hassall Retreat Three: Jim Bolger, Margaret Wilson, Nick Venter, Brian Easton, Maarten Wevers, Mai Chen Retreat Four: Neil Walter, Tony Nowell, Rod Oram, Ron Brownson, Campbell Smith Retreat Five: Nevil Gibson, Willie Jackson, Janet Wilson, Shayne Currie, Reg Birchfield Retreat Six: Pauline Kingi, Sir Paul Reeves, Mervin Singham, Carol White, Farida Sultana, Jo Brosnahan Retreat Seven: John Hinchcliff, Louise Marra, Neil Porteous, Chris Morrison, Russell Stanners, Morgan Williams Retreat Eight: Peter Biggs, Alan Freeth, Seddon Bennington, Ruth Harley, Te Taru White, Geoff Dangerfield, Nigel Kirkpatrick Retreat Nine: Philip Gregan, David McGregor, Larry Fergusson, Barry Harris, Murray Campbell, Graeme Murdoch, Tony Johnston Hosts and Event Organisers: Particularly Jenni Raynish and her team at Raynish and Partners for hosting the opening cocktail party; Jack Hobbs at the Auckland Botanic Gardens; the Cambodian Buddhist Community, for hosting us at their Temple in Papatoetoe for our April retreat; Judith Tizard for facilitating for us a guided tour of the Parliament Buildings and a session with Margaret Wilson; Bell Gully Wellington, for allowing us use of the Partners Lounge for our retreat in May; Garry Wilson and the wider ACC team for hosting a cocktail function in Wellington; Bishop Paterson from the Anglican Diocese for opening the Selwyn Library for our use in June; Andy Jaquet and his team at TVNZ for making it possible for us to use the TV studios as our venue for our retreat on the media; Te Puea marae in Mangere Bridge for providing us with our venue for the August retreat; the team at Vodafone for the use of their building for retreat seven and Chris Morrison for our field trip to Phoenix Organics; Alan Freeth of TelstraClear for offering us use of their conference facilities at Te Papa Museum; Villa Maria Winery and Vineyard Park for hosting us during our November retreat and the Auckland Regional Council for hosting our Graduation Celebration.
CHAIRMAN’S FOREWORD
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e launched the Leadership New Zealand programme at the AUT marae just over a year ago, with a vision, and a guidebook in the form of guidance and support from Leadership Victoria in Melbourne. Most crucially, we had funding commitment from our wonderful funding partners who were prepared to invest in our journey into the unknown; a journey that to succeed required resource, imagination, energy and a little magic. We wanted to create a leadership programme which would extend our mid-career leaders well beyond their comfort zone. A programme that would expose them to perspectives and experiences that they would never otherwise have the opportunity to experience. We wanted to expose them to the issues confronting New Zealand; we wanted to challenge them and for them to challenge each other. And we wanted them to challenge us, for in the future, Leadership New Zealand will belong to them. We wanted to change their lives in a way that would enable these leaders to grow us as a strong, tolerant and imaginative nation. Reflecting upon the year since, it has been a rich and rewarding one. I must confess to feeling a little anxious as I reflect on what could have been, if so many great people had not been prepared to commit in every way – and to take the uncertain journey with us. We can now celebrate our first birthday and our first graduates – and what an impressive group they are. All were leaders in their own sphere when they started the year – and all have grown in a way that will enable them to have a diversity of key leadership roles in the community at large. From the initial few involved with Leadership New Zealand, there are now hundreds of people involved in so many ways. And over the next few years, there will be many hundreds more. There are so many opportunities for involvement: as participants, nominators, speakers, programme and forum hosts, funders, interviewers, trustees and supporters. Over the next year, we will launch the forum – an opportunity for those who
support Leadership New Zealand to come together for the same types of conversations around leadership issues that the participants enjoy. We will launch Skillsbank, linking the alumni and the forum with leadership support and mentoring in not for profits and schools. And the Alumni organisation will be launched by this year’s graduates. There are many other opportunities for Leadership New Zealand, which we will take as resources allow. We are unfortunately still more Auckland centric than we would like to be. We are investigating ways in which we can be much more active in other major sectors, and ultimately, in the smaller communities around the country. Trustees, participants and forum members will be key to the contribution that we can make throughout New Zealand. This year’s graduates are already becoming actively involved with planning for these new activities. We look forward to welcoming one of the 2005 graduates to the Board in the coming year. As our first participants graduate, I extend our special thanks to Lesley Slade and Dallas Fisher who have run a wonderful programme under the huge pressure of the expectations of the inaugural year. We are all proud of what has been achieved. Finally, this year would not have been possible without the generous support of so many people. Individual trustees, speakers, funders and volunteers have made a huge contribution. There are so many who have given so much, we can only say thank you all. This year would not have happened without you. We extend our congratulations to the 2005 graduates and welcome you to a lifelong involvement with Leadership New Zealand. This is your organisation – cherish it and help to weave the strands of the kete as we build the future.
Jo Brosnahan Chairman
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Mathew Bolland
Phil Burt
For the past 14 years Mat has worked with a range of corporate, local government and government organisations, providing public relations counsel during the best and worst of times. Experience ranges from his current role with telecommunications challenger TelstraClear to managing communications for Mercury Energy during the 1998 Auckland CBD power crisis and the introduction of the new Waikato water supply to Auckland. Mat is married to Angela and has a six-year-old daughter and four-year-old son. They live in Takapuna.
Phil is a Chartered Accountant with nearly 20 years’ experience in finance. He completed a BCA in accounting from Victoria University and commenced his professional experience with Ernst & Whinney as an Auditor. He has worked for ENZA NZ International in the pipfruit industry as financial controller and has held a number of finance positions within ACC.
Public Affairs Manager, TelstraClear
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Skills offered: Communications strategy development, media relations, issues & crisis management, community relations. Areas of service: Communications support for businesses, assistance with communications planning and relationship management. Current community involvement: Fellow of the Public Relations Institute of New Zealand. Location: Auckland area
Chief Financial Officer, ACC
Skills offered: • Governance and management consulting • Annual report preparation and improvement • Financial process improvement Current community involvement: Local church membership with participation in youth leadership over many years. Ambulance Communication Project – oversight committee. Location: Wellington area
Debbie Chin
Carlene Creighton
BCA, ACA Trained as an accountant, advising small to medium sized businesses, Debbie then moved into providing financial advisory and consultancy services including business valuations, mergers and acquisitions, litigation support, business recovery and activitybased costing. Debbie had the opportunity to undertake a four-year secondment to the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as an Advisor. Her portfolios included Health, Accident Compensation and Local Government. In her current role Debbie leads businesses responsible for the payment of health claims (HealthPAC) and collections of health information (NZHIS) on behalf of the health sector. The role also includes advancing e-health in New Zealand, and corporate services for the Ministry of Health. Debbie has extensive experience working with a range of organisations and industries including private sector, local government and central government.
Carlene has been involved in a variety of industries including commercial real estate, publishing, office products and office investment. She has worked for global multi-nationals, small New Zealand businesses and not-for-profits in marketing and management roles. In her role she leads 60 staff across sales, marketing, IT, administration and finance divisions. Over the past four years, Carlene has applied her commercial knowledge to the area of animal welfare by contributing her spare time to the Auckland SPCA. The current projects she is involved with are developing an Education Centre, designing a North Shore operation and building their profile. She graduated from Otago University with a BCom in Management and Marketing, and has also completed two post-graduate diplomas, in Tourism (Otago) and in Business Administration (Auckland). Carlene lives on the North Shore of Auckland and enjoys spending her spare time with her friends, cat and nephew.
Deputy Director General – Corporate and Information, Ministry of Health
Skills offered: Governance, Private Sector, Public Policy, Financial Advisory Areas of service: Open – excluding health Current community involvement: Wellington Girls’ College Parents Association; Ministerial Committee Health Information Standards Action Committee; State Services Commission – e-gif Committee Location: Wellington area
General Manager, LJ Hooker Development Services
Skills offered: Marketing, Business Management, Not-for-profit Boards, Project Management Areas of service: Health, Education, Welfare Current community involvement: SPCA Auckland Councillor, SPCA Auckland Chair of the Marketing Committee, Make Poverty History Events Team Location: Auckland area
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Mike Davies
General Manager Networks, Vodafone New Zealand
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Mike’s passion is pulling together high performing teams to successfully implement change. Working in the technology sector, initially IT, he has spent the past seven years within mobile telecommunications. He has been fortunate enough to travel widely and work overseas in Fiji, the United Kingdom and Germany. However New Zealand is now home! Career highlights are numerous with an emphasis on bringing projects to life. His last role was 3G Project Director for Vodafone New Zealand. He is happily married to Heather and when not being a taxi driver for their children, Simon and Lucy, loves to sail on the Hauraki Gulf and ski in the winter. Academic: MBA, DipBus Personnel Management, DipBus IT, PMP Skills offered: Project management, technology, business alignment, forming/ aligning/building teams, organisations going through significant change, organisations struggling with technology introduction. Areas of service: Youth development, Charitable Board/Trust Location: Auckland area, but can travel if necessary.
Irene Durham
Director and Business Coach, Evoke; Financial Planning and Investment Consultant Irene’s career spans roles in the private sector: Law (property, trusts, wills and estate planning); financial planning (as business owner, investor and investment advisor) and her current business Evoke (as director and business coach). She has chaired Boards and Industry and Arts Organisations and is currently Chairman of NorthAble, Northland Disability Resources Centre Trust. Her career highlights have been New Zealand Business Woman of the Year Award 1998-1999, building and selling her successful financial planning business (Finance Plan of New Zealand Ltd) and developing Evoke into a respected business coaching firm. Irene is married to Bill and they live at Whangaumu Bay, Tutukaka on the beach. They have travelled widely and worked in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Irene enjoys water sports, skiing, family and travel. Irene has a BMgt, DipBus (Personal Finance and Planning), is a graduate of the Entrepreneurial Success Programme from Canada and is a Certified Finance Planner. Skills offered: Business coach, business owner, New Zealand Business Woman Award 1998-1999, Property and Trust Advice, clarity on issues for small to medium New Zealand businesses and trusts, investment strategy, financial planning. Areas of service: Private Sector, Charitable Trusts, Boards, Business, Property, Financial Planning, Investment Strategy Location: Whangarei, Northland
Chris Fogarty
Nick Hadley
Chris began his career in journalism working in New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Australia. He is a two time Qantas Media Award Winner for both news and feature writing. In 1999 he moved into marketing, going on to work on one of the largest professional services mergers in the Asia-Pacific area. He is experienced in advising CEOs and Boards on communication and crisis management, as well as marketing and branding issues. Chris is a former president of the Australian Professional Services Marketing Association (APSMA) and has four years’ experience on the Board dealing with finance and strategy for APSMA’s 1000-plus members. Chris is married to Kate and lives in Wellington.
Nick established and ran his own computer software company in the United Kingdom, leaving it at the end of 2004 to move to New Zealand. At it peak, his company employed 35 staff. Since January 2005, he has started three new businesses. In addition to the IT consulting work that he has been doing, he has also jointly founded a recruitment company as a franchise operation, with two branches established already in Australia. He has also taken a major shareholding in a company which is developing a retirement village in Northland, where his primary role is looking after sales & marketing, regulatory issues, and legal & accounting directions. He has been married to Sue for over 30 years, and their two adult sons still live in the United Kingdom. One of the reasons for moving to Auckland was to indulge his passion for sailing.
Business Development Director, Bell Gully
Skills offered: Public relations, crisis management, marketing, branding Areas of service: Environment, negotiation, media, charity, boards Current community involvement: APSMA Board Member Location: Wellington area
Self-employed in IT, recruitment and property development
Skills offered include: Wide business and commercial experience, strategic IT skills, sales & marketing. Areas of service he’d like to be involved in: • commercial help for not-for-profit organisations • regular involvement at board level • help with creation of business plans • mentoring staff. Current community involvement: Mostly with local organisations who need IT skills and direction, particularly with web development and marketing. Location: Auckland area
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Glenn Hawkins
Kristy Hill
BMS (Hons), MMS, CA Glenn has been a qualified Chartered Accountant for ten years. He has advised a range of organisations in industries as diverse as tourism, health, agriculture, fishing and aquaculture. Glenn has held consulting roles at Ernst & Young and been a management accountant for a timber exporter. He was until recently General Manager of the New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Institute. In August, Glenn started his own management consultancy where he completes systems reviews, financial management reviews, specialist accounting advice and training in finance, governance and human resource management.
After graduating from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Law and Arts, Kristy joined Te Puni Kokiri working to implement their programmes and facilitate Maori community development. Kristy works alongside Maori organisations to help them achieve their aspirations and acts as a conduit to broker relationships between Maori and government. Kristy is proud that her role within Te Puni Kokiri can help her family and tribe. Kristy is passionate about her whanau and sport, particularly rugby, soccer and touch rugby.
Chartered Accountant and Management Consultant
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Kaiwhakarite, Te Puni Kokiri Tamaki Makaurau
Skills offered: Financial Management, Governance, Systems Reviews
Skills offered: Community development skills – particularly group facilitation and project management and co-ordination; understanding of te reo and tikanga Maori; public sector issues.
Areas of service: Maori Organisations
Areas of service: Tourism sector and economic development
Current community involvement: Director of Ngati Whakaue Tribal Lands – Iwi Authority; Director of Eastside Training Ltd – PTE for at-risk youth; Advisor to a range of Maori organisations including Hapu, Marae, Kura, Kohanga and community groups
Current community involvement: Te Runanga Roia – Auckland Maori Lawyers Association Executive Committee; Te Hunga Roia Maori – National Maori Law Society; Ngati Whatua Culture Sport and Recreation Council Committee Member
Location: Rotorua area
Location: Auckland area
Lisa Howard-Smith Manager, NGO Sector
Lisa has worked in the NGO sector for many years. She has enjoyed a diverse range of employment experience – from builder’s labourer on a construction site to advertising manager for the feminist icon, Broadsheet. Lisa has been involved in the NFP Management Programme at Unitec for a number of years and regularly undertakes professional development training to most recently receiving certification in Supervision and Mentoring Skills. She has wide experience in a variety of governance roles and models. The arenas of Community Development, Social Enterprise and Social Justice hold particular interest for her, along with Animal Welfare and all forms of creative expression. Skills offered: Organisational Management, Strategic Planning, Workshop Facilitation, Events, Management, Supervision and Mentoring Areas of service: Community Development, NGO Sector, Philanthropy Current community involvement: Trustee – ASB Trusts Board (Donations and Audit Committees), Council Member – Community Housing Aotearoa Inc (CHAI), Member and former Director – Association of Supported Employment New Zealand (ASENZ), Ministry of Women’s Affairs Nomination Service, Community Representative – Collaboration Strategy Group (Governance body for the Waitakere Wellbeing Collaboration Project), Convenor – Secure Home Tenure Group, Steering Group – Tenants Advocacy Service / Financial Literacy Programme Location: Auckland area
Tracy Moyes
Promotions Advocate, Economic Development Unit, Auckland Regional Council With international experience in producing major businessto-business conferences and tradeshows in the international internet industry, Tracy has had a varied career both in New Zealand and overseas. She has worked in Europe, Asia and the USA in roles ranging from Private Secretary to a British MP, to Marketing Director for one of the USA’s largest diversified media companies, through to developing a regional brand for Auckland’s economic development. Tracy has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in history. A born and raised Aucklander, she is passionate about the region and has worked at the Auckland Regional Council in a variety of roles as well as volunteering at numerous planting days and events. A keen hiker and sailor, Tracy also enjoys New Zealand music, theatre, wine and food. Skills offered: Event management, branding, marketing, systems and processes Areas of service: Local and Central Government, events industry Current community involvement: Auckland Regional Parks volunteer Location: Auckland area
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Gia Nghi Phung
Ethnic Advisor, Office of Ethnic Affairs
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Gia Nghi was born in Vietnam of Chinese descent. As a refugee arriving in Australia at the age of five, Gia Nghi grew up with access to multiple cultural experiences. Since graduating from her Bachelor of Commerce degree, she has worked in various countries including Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and the UK. Using her knowledge in marketing and the business environment, Gia Nghi went on to explore her interest in the arts. She capped this career with a Master in Art Administration and moved to become Director of the Asia Australia Arts Centre, otherwise known as Gallery 4A. Three years ago, Gia Nghi set out for New Zealand. What started out to be a short sojourn ended with her embarking on a longer-term involvement in ethnic affairs in New Zealand. As an Ethnic Advisor, she has found the ideal platform to influence change and make New Zealand a better place for diversity to flourish. What she enjoys most about her role is the satisfaction derived from seeing empowered and self-determined ethnic communities contributing to a stronger New Zealand. Skills offered: Building capacity in community organisations, empowering individuals for active participation Areas of service: Community development, arts management, strength in diversity, sustainable community groups Current community involvement: Dacre Cottage revitalisation as an artist’s residency. Location: Auckland area
Phil Riley
Area Manager, Northern South Island, Accident Compensation Corporation During the past five years Phil has been responsible for seven business units across the northern half of the South Island. These units undertake call centre and branch functions ensuring the rehabilitation needs of injured people are being met. Phil has a wide network of contacts in his local community and works with a range of people to ensure the highest possible levels of services are being met. His current role involves a combination of project activity, strategic management, human resource and change management. Prior to this role Phil was a Branch Manager with ACC. Phil has complemented this public role with six years as an owner/manager of a bakery establishing a wholesale operation to the existing retail side before selling the business. This provided him with hands-on experience in running a small business. Phil enjoys travel, movies and dining out and is an avid sports fan and participant and is active in the martial arts holding a second degree black belt in tae kwon do. Skills offered: General management, project management, communication management, negotiation Areas of service: Public service, Human resources Location: Christchurch area
Leisa Siteine
Manager Manukau Arts, Manukau City Council Leisa is a Samoan/European woman who has worked for Manukau City Council for 15 years in various roles. Starting off as an aerobics instructor at her local Leisure Centre she is now the Manager of Manukau Arts. Her pathway saw her employed as a Recreation Programmer, Leisure Centre Supervisor, Arts Centre Co-ordinator and City-wide Events and Programmes Coordinator. As an Events Co-ordinator, she created “Villa Maria Cult-Couture,” an increasing iconic event melding culture, art and fashion. Leisa is a mother of four children aged between 19 and 21 years. Being with family is where Leisa likes to spend most of her time. She also enjoys walking, BodyJam, basketball and travel. Skills offered: Events, facility management, people management Areas of service: Community, events, facilities Current community involvement: Manukau City Council arts, Fala Pasifika Committee, Youth Leader Location: Auckland area
Rewi Spraggon
Maori Consultant, Chef, Master Carver, Curator, Musician, Event Manager, Radio Broadcaster Over the past 15 years Rewi has worked as a curator in museum work from restoration and conservation to repatriation of artefacts. He was a national board member of the Museums and Art Galleries Association of New Zealand. He was also a head researcher for Waitangi Tribunal Land Claims in South Kaipara. Rewi is a renowned Maori artist with commissions worldwide. He is a Qualified Chef specialising in Pacific cuisine and is also a Radio Broadcaster. Rewi was the Cultural Advisor for the banding and design of Maori Television. He is a Director of Te Aratoi Ltd, a member of the Maori Tourism Board, and currently the Kaiwhakahaere Maori of Waitakere City Libraries. He lives with his fiancée Kristal and their six year old son Julian in Auckland. Skills offered: Consultancy, Artist, Chef, Musician, Broadcasting and Creative Innovations Areas of service: Government, Local Government, Tourism, Creative Sector, Entertainment Current community involvement: Surf Lifesaving Coach, Maori Tourism Board, Lopdell House Board, Te Runanga O Waitakere Spokeperson Waitakere Primary School, Traditional Maori Weaponry Teacher, Chairman of Te Kai takawaenga O Te Uru West Auckland Maori Service Providers, Te Waonui a Tane Board Member, Te Atatu Rugby League. Location: Auckland area
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Che Tamahori
Vicky Taylor:
Che is a partner in Shift, a web design and communications strategy company. At Shift, Che has worked in creative and strategic leadership roles with clients including Tourism New Zealand, The Sir Peter Blake Trust, The New Zealand Institute and the Alcohol Advisory Council. A graduate of Wanganui Design School, he regularly contributes to various design programmes around the country. Che is married to Carla, an advertising executive. The couple has recently become a family of three, with Mia arriving mid-way through this year’s programme.
Vicky has a BCom from the University of Canterbury, and has to date put that to use within the New Zealand food and beverage industry. In addition, Vicky has been a Director of MOTAT (The Museum of Transport and Technology) since the establishment of the MOTAT Act in 2000. Vicky lives in Auckland and enjoys travel, reading, skiing, gardening and spending time with family and friends.
Creative Director and Partner, Shift
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Skills offered: Design, online communication strategy, online capability building, online community building Areas of service: Environment, Social Marketing, Culture, Education, International Relations Current community involvement: Online strategy and site development for a number of NGOs Location: Auckland area
Country Manager, New Zealand, The Coca-Cola Company
Skills offered: Marketing, research, product development, mentoring and coaching Areas of service: Marketing, mentoring, business development, governance Current community involvement: Director of MOTAT Location: Auckland area
Suzanne Weld
Project Manager Strategic Developments (Western Sector), Rodney District Council Suzanne works on a range of strategic development and planning projects in the west of Rodney District. She has a post-graduate degree in landscape architecture and her work has ranged from designs for large rural and coastal properties, parks, schools and a marae to strategic planning for urban growth, wetland restoration and river enhancement in urban environments. Suzanne was a founding trustee of the Sydenham Heritage Trust. She is a member of the Ryder-Cheshire Foundation which funds a hospital, school and leper community in India. Until moving to Rodney she had been actively involved in the ESOL Home Tutor Scheme. She has been a committee member of the CanterburyWestland branch of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects. The Rodney branch of the Life Education Trust is presently being formed and Suzanne is a trustee. Living in Helensville, she enjoys travel, walking, camping, kayaking, fishing, photography, gardening and live New Zealand music. Skills offered: Project management, landscape planning and design, community vision development, group facilitation, council annual plan and resource consent process advice. Areas of service: Iwi, youth, refugees, migrants, environmental and community groups Current community involvement: Western Rodney community groups, Ryder-Cheshire Foundation, Life Education Trust Location: Auckland City, Waitakere and areas north of Auckland
James White Anglican Priest
Jim has been ordained for 18 years. During that time he has been privileged to serve in a wide variety of settings in New Zealand and in the USA. He has served in school and military chaplaincy as well as parish ministry. He has been a member of and chaired a variety of church and community committees. In recent years Jim has been involved in Restorative Justice facilitation. This work builds on a long-term interest in counselling, mediation and reconciliation. Having graduated from Otago, Auckland, and Yale universities Jim has a strong interest in philosophy and ethics which dovetails with his community building interest. Skills offered: Community/group building, thinking, celebrating Current community involvement: Canon, Auckland Cathedral, All Saints Restorative Justice Group Member/Facilitator; Auckland RJ Umbrella Group, Chair; College of Southern Cross Advisory Group Location: Auckland area
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A Cycle of Generosity
A Sarah Williams
Company Communications Manager, Vodafone New Zealand
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Sarah has been ‘professionally communicating’ for around 12 years. She first worked as a journalist then moving to public relations and now manages internal and external communications for Vodafone New Zealand. The buzz Sarah gets from her role is seeing effective communications building organisations and teams. Providing people with information that introduces them to new possibilities or employing smart communications to achieve business objectives gets her up in the morning. Outside of work, Sarah spends time with family and friends, food and wine playing a key role in most gatherings. The gym, theatre and exploring the world are favourite pursuits. Academic: BA (English and Philosophy), Certificate of Journalism Skills offered: General PR/communications disciplines such as communications planning, writing, production management, media relations, issues and crisis management. Location: Auckland area
uthor, Max Dupree wrote that “the visible signs of leadership are expressed, ultimately, in its practice”. If there is one visible leadership expression that symbolises this last year for Leadership New Zealand, it is overwhelmingly, the practice of generosity. From our beginnings, when we benefited from the learning of Leadership Victoria staff and alumni, we have been inspired by the degree to which people have selflessly given of themselves, in diverse and creative ways. And as we near the end of our first year, it is time to acknowledge and thank everyone who has made this first year possible. Our Trustees and Advisory Trustees are living proof of Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s statement that “Leaders build the chemistry of collaboration”. Our Trustees have woven together their vision, passion, expertise and tangible support, all of which have enabled a leap of faith from concept to reality. In doing so, they have provided an exciting and innovative framework for building leadership capability in New Zealand. Our Advisory Trustees have consistently demonstrated their commitment to our vision by sharing their experiences, knowledge and resources with our participants and with us. Our Funding Partners have provided us with the means to carry out our collective dream, and friends and supporters have always made themselves available to do whatever has been needed to make Leadership New Zealand work. We have been hosted by corporates, government, local government and community organisations – each group adding another layer of understanding to how our diverse community works. Speakers on our programme have challenged, conversed, illuminated and clarified with their insights and generous sharing of their personal learnings. And finally, participants with the support of others have brought with them their own gifts of quests for deeper understanding and learning, and the ultimate desire to create a better New Zealand. Although their primary reason for being part of the inaugural leadership programme has been to increase personal leadership capability – all have helped to give shape and depth to a programme that will continue to grow and add value to others’ learning in the future. Our challenge, as we go forward, is to continue to practise generosity. For it is that leadership expression that will enable us all to recognise goodwill as a reliable guide, as we navigate our way through an uncertain future. We celebrate the graduation of our first participants with the growing numbers of people who have joined and supported us throughout 2005, and it is with great pleasure that we present them to you. Here is a group of leaders who represent the diversity of New Zealand, and who are committed to their journey of learning and contribution to a vibrant, just New Zealand. We will continue to accompany them in partnership, and through Skillsbank, the Alumni Programme and the Leadership Forum will continue to seek ways to give expression to the practice of generosity.
Lesley Slade
Chief Executive’s Message
EVENTS Event One March Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers:
17 - 20 March 2005 2 ½ days, Auckland Exploring Leadership The different faces of leadership; Characteristics of leadership; Leadership and the community Pat Snedden, Bob Harvey, Tim Miles
Event Two April Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Hosts:
7 - 8 April 2005 2 days, Auckland Civil Society What is a civil society? Poverty; Children and a civil society; Community of enquiry workshop Michael Jones, Campbell Roberts, Charmaine Pountney, Lana Hart, Vanya Kovach, Ian Hassall Auckland Botanic Gardens and the Temples of the Auckland Cambodian Buddhist Temple
Event Three May Retreat Focus: Content Speakers: Hosts:
5 - 6 May 2005 2 days, Wellington Our Vision, Our Government Issues of the 21st century; The changing role of the State; Global trends of Government; Participation in decision-making Jim Bolger, Margaret Wilson, Nick Venter, Brian Easton, Maarten Wevers, Mai Chen Bell Gully
Event Four June Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Host:
8 - 9 June 2005 2 days, Auckland New Zealand on the World Stage What is our place in the world? Aotearoa/New Zea- land; Developing our national identity; Selling New Zealand to the world; New Zealand leaders in the Asia/Pacific region; New Zealand music, film, tourism; Future export markets; Entrepreneurship Neil Walter, Tony Nowell, Rod Oram, Ron Brownson, Campbell Smith Bishop Paterson, Selwyn Library
Event Five July Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Hosts:
7 July 2005 1 day, Auckland The Media The role of the media in shaping society, and in turn our views; How does the media support meaningful public debate? The media and Maori; Cultural issues and the media Nevil Gibson, Willie Jackson, Janet Wilson, Shayne Currie, Reg Birchfield TVNZ
Event Six August Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Hosts:
12 - 14 August 2005 3 days, Marae stay Our People Demographics; Immigration policies; Changing populations; Race relations Pauline Kingi, Sir Paul Reeves, Mervin Singham, Carol White, Farida Sultana, Jo Brosnahan Te Puea Marae
Event Seven September Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Hosts:
8 - 9 September 2005 2 days, Auckland Our Future Economic, environmental, social, cultural sustainability; Community and business partnerships John Hinchcliff, Louise Marra, Morgan Williams, Russell Stanners, Neil Porteous, Chris Morrison Vodafone New Zealand and Phoenix Organics
Event Eight October Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers: Hosts:
13 - 14 October 2005 2 days, Wellington Our Future continued Innovation, science and technology, the arts; Number 8 Wire – marketing Kiwi innovation; Selling New Zealand to the world; New Zealand as a world innovator Peter Biggs, Alan Freeth, Seddon Bennington, Ruth Harley, Te Taru White, Geoff Dangerfield, Nigel Kirkpatrick TelstraClear at Te Papa Tongarewa
Event Nine November Retreat Focus: Content: Speakers:
11 - 13 November 2005 3 days, Auckland Rural and Urban New Zealand The shape of rural New Zealand’s future; Future export markets; Urban/Rural partnerships; Primary to tertiary production; Diversification of the rural sector Philip Gregan, David McGregor, Larry Fergusson, Barry Harris, Murray Campbell, Graeme Murdoch, Tony Johnston
Event Ten December Hosts: Guest Speaker:
7 December 2005 Evening Graduation Celebration, Auckland Auckland Botanic Gardens Sir Paul Reeves
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