Thursday 24th May dawned. The start of Session Four - crisp, but not too cold. Entered the NZTE Majestic Centre Building, pushed level 15 in the lift. Doors opened and we were greeted with a magnificent view of the Wellington vista and then the warmth of the 2018 NZ Leadership Programme cohort.

“In a sense, we have continuously negotiated who we are with Pakeha and other cultures in order to fit in, to be accepted, to feel a sense of belonging and worth.” Christina from Salvation Army shares her reflection on our Mana Moana Experience.

“E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea. I will never be lost, for I am a seed sown in Rangiātea.”

Anticipation. Looking forward. Reflection on where we are. Andrea Brewster shares her thoughts after the second session of The New Zealand Leadership Programme.

Our CEO, Sina Moore, shares her thoughts on the 2018 theme, Awakened Leadership in the Future of Work and more.

Conferenz and Leadership New Zealand invite you to join 200+ CEOs, GMs, MDs and Country Managers for the annual NZ CEO Summit.

Therese shares a poem, reflecting on Session Two of Mana Moana, centred on the theme of Moana. Read more here.

Iani reflects on his journey so far and looks out to see the interplay of the past and the future, the ancestors and his path.

Leadership is not an easy thing to define. So you would expect that would be the place to start for a leadership programme that runs as eight retreats over the course of a year. Find out if Eoghan Walsh got his watertight definition of leadership from our first session.

Somewhere on day one, Anya arrived at the gentle realisation that this year won’t be characterised by asteroid strikes and underpants on the outside. Leadership here won’t talk loudly of itself, for its own sake.

Our CEO, Sina Wendt, shares her thoughts on our year of Integrative Leadership.

I wonder as you come to the close-out of 2017, how has your integrative year of leadership been? Have you been able to use integrative leadership to more skillfully navigate the polarities, ambiguity and tensions of wicked problems in your team, organisation, or sector? Read all this and more in our newsletter »

Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Ta’isi Tupuola Tufuga Efi, Chairman of the ‘E Leai se Gaumata’u na o le Gaualofa Trust’ gave the keynote address for the Launch of the Mana Moana Experience.

Jeanette is a person of paradox, a great example of integrative leadership. She is a petite woman with soft blue eyes and a warm smiling presence, but you know she has to have a hard edge as well to have built such a successful career within New Zealand’s Department of Corrections management system.

“Every now and then your waka needs an alignment – just like a car.” Just like New Zealand at the moment.

It was 2014, the year of Disruptive Leadership. However, Tom comes across as anything but disruptive. At least in any literal sense of the word. In fact, Tom creates an indelible impression of being far more influenced by the more recent Leadership NZ themes of mindful and integrative leadership. He is humble, reflective, self-effacing and there is an authenticity in the way that he views and discusses leadership and his own journey. Regardless, it is clear that Leadership NZ has left its mark on him.

Gandhi was boarding a train one day in India when a journalist asked him, ‘Gandhi, what is your message to the world?’ Gandhi looked at the journalist and simply said ‘My life. My life is my message.’ Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh is following the same tenet. Her life is her message. And her life is poetry.

Adam Bevins; Adrian Wimmers;  Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki; Andrew Sharpe; Angela Parquist; Astrid Anderson; Cheryl Bowie; Chris Morgan; Christian Penny; Claire McQuilken; Damon Birchfield; Darren Lee; Darrin Brinsden; David Hall; David Udy; Dr Chellie Spiller; Dr Karlo Mila; Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh; Eddy Royal; Fenella Gray; George Riley; Hayley Shields; Hilary Sumpter; Imogen Parry; James Wilson; Jamie Munro; Jane Carruthers; Jennie Vickers; John Skurr;  Jonathan Hulme; Josephine Bartley; Josie Ogden-Schroeder; Julia Hartshorne; Justin Maddox; Karyn McLeod; Kaye-Maree Dunn; Kelly Bewley; Kimberly Rees; Lisa Paraku; Manu Keung; Mary Camp; Megan Hurnard; Megan Tyler; Mini Prasad; Michael Berry; Mina Mathieson; Murray Hickman; Neville Pulman; Nick Astwick; Nicola Brehaut; Olive Brown; Pania Schwenke; Pauline Hanna; Penny Hulse; Peter Fenton; Quentin McCarthy; Rebecca Sinclair; Rob Kerr; Sanjoy Nand; Sarah Graham; Shaun Greaves; Tara Pradhan; Teresa Tepania Ashton; Tom Dibley; Tracy Moyes; Tui Ah Loo.

2017 Graduand Anjum Rahman shares her reflection of her year on the Leadership NZ Programme.

The journey to Te Waipounamu was always going to be a special one for Sue Quirk - it is her heartland. And being able to share her story while on this land made it even more special.

Tēnā koutou katoa ko te wiki o te reo Māori tēnei ka whakanuia. Ka tautoko te pēke nei o Pumanawa Kaiarahi o Aotearoa i ngā mea Māori katoa.

Celebrations, applications for our two leadership Programmes as well as events and reflections. Read all this and more in our newsletter »

Exploring the rural economy, primary industries and natural resources, agribusiness, science and research, and where food comes from all from the comfort of Palmerston North. Mark Langdon, Director of Business Assurance at New Zealand Trade & Enterprise shares his reflection on Session Five - Our Rural Economy.

An evening of integrative leadership? Sounded a bit Harvard MBA to David Gandar. He'd prefer something like Leadership that Embraces, perhaps Huggy Leadership. Find out what he thought about our Dinner with a Difference - An Integrative Leadership Experience.

The 2015 Leadership Programme has inspired and shaped the work that Julia Hartshorne has done since - with her organisation launching their first exchanges this year.

The Wellington-based session left Dylan, Area Manager for Kiwibank, wondering: is my leadership about remembering my lines or is it about how my team perceive the actions I take?

Hilary Sumpter has been part of the Leadership NZ whanau for a while now and has been involved on various levels. Read on to find out the impact of the Programme over the last seven years.

Neville found many lessons and driving forces within himself during his time on the Leadership NZ Programme, teachings that continue to help him through his leadership endeavours, including his most recent transition from commercial to a social enterprise role.

Session Four in Wellington was a chance for Helen to reconnect, catch up and continue on her leadership journey. The theme of provocative speakers continued with Christian Penny and Wayne Norrie raising questions for Helen.