21 - 25 September 2009
Advanced Leadership for the Not for Profit Sector is a follow-on course from "Leadership for the Not for Profit Sector". This intensive course will further develop the leadership potential of participants in the sector.
This course will focus on the leader as an individual, including the knowledge, skills and competencies required in the current climate, and on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Participants will undergo a number of rich and rewarding personal experiences.
Key benefits
Through attending this course, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate Leadership Potential in the context of leadership concepts and practice: Using the Unique UQ Business School Leadership Assessment Frameworks - Professor Victor Callan, international authority on Leadership assessment
- Case study of one of Australia's most successful Not for Profit Organisations and the personal journey and challenges faced by the CEO
- Case study of one of the world's most renowned leaders who conquered impossible odds to complete a successful mission
- Strategic leadership - deep analysis of experience from the business, government, and Not for Profit sectors featuring strategic leadership and planning tools
- Board-CEO-senior management dynamics featuring the role of Boards, Board selection and good governance
- Forming and maintaining effective partnerships. Practical session from an expert with experience in all sectors
- Media relations and leadership including practical media training for all participants
- Executive coaching session focusing on the personal motivation, values, attitudes, and approaches for successful leadership
- Meet the Leaders - an opportunity to hear from some of Australia's most successful leaders and learn of their approaches to leadership in a variety of contexts and settings
Course outline
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Course Presenters
Professor Ken Wiltshire
Kenneth Wiltshire AO is the J. D. Story Professor of Public Administration at UQ Business School. He is also the Australian Representative on the Executive Board of UNESCO and a member of the Commonwealth Grants Commission. Ken's main research interests are in government-business relations, public sector management, governance, public policy, leadership, education and training, and comparative federalism. He has published a significant number of books, monographs, and articles in Australasia, Europe and North America.
Professor Victor Callan
Victor Callan is an authority in the field of organisational change, leadership and employee performance and is highly regarded for his research and management consultancy with both the public and private sectors. He is the author of nine books on issues related to people and transition. Victor has been a management consultant for over twenty years, working with some of Australia's best known organisations, including Shell, Qantas, Suncorp Metway, Brisbane Lions Football Club, BHP Billiton and many Federal and State Government Departments. Victor is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Management and the Academy of Social Sciences of Australia.
Dr Neil Paulsen
Neil Paulsen is a Senior Lecturer in Organisation and Communication at UQ Business School. He has over 20 years industry experience as a successful senior manager and consultant in public, private, and community sector organisations.
Neil's research includes the development of intergroup perspectives on organisational and behaviour change management, community engagement strategies, and innovation in teams. His research partners and clients include Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, CSIRO, Federal Magistrates Court, NZ Telecom/AAPT and Queensland Health.
Neil is a registered psychologist and a member of various professional associations including the Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), the European Group for Organization Studies and the Australian Psychological Society. He is the recipient of a number of teaching awards including the 2006 ANZAM Management Educator of the Year Award.
Confirmed Guest Speakers Include:
- Hon. Wayne Goss - Former Premier of Queensland & National Chairman of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Australia
- Elaine Henry - CEO The Smith Family
- Doug McTaggart - CEO Queensalnd Investment Corporation
- Anne-Maree Birkill - CEO I-Lab
- Partners of BDO Kendalls - present "Strategic Leadership"
- Brad Swan - Deputy Director-General, Department of Child Safety, Youth and Families and Community Participant Qld Govt.
- Greg Tomlinson - UQ Business School Industry Fellow, Executive Coach
- John Austin - Journalist in Residence, School of Journalism and Communication, The University of Queensland
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Who should attend
Past participants of the "Leadership for Not For Profit Sector" and current senior leaders in the Not for Profit sector and partners of these organisations.
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Venue
This course will be delivered at UQ Business School Downtown, Level 19, Central Plaza One, 345 Queen Street, Brisbane.
This premier UQ Business School location is in the heart of the Brisbane CBD and is equipped with state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities.
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Assessment
Please note all participants are required to complete a number of non-assessable items and are issued with a participation certificate upon completion of all non-assessable items
Investment
$2,950 Fee includes tuition, course materials, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea each day and a formal dinner on Thursday evening.
- Please note, as this fee has been discounted, no further discounts apply. Also, GST does not apply to Corporate Education courses.
How to register
Register online OR download the Registration form and return by fax to (07) 3346 7199 or return by mail to: Corporate Education (500), UQ Business School Downtown, Reply Paid 6469, St Lucia Qld 4067.
For further information, please contact UQ Business School Corporate Education, phone (07) 3346 7111 or email Corporate Education.
Course brochure
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