Leadership Development

Chris Jansen, Leadership Lab co-director reflects on Leadership Lab's 10 year journey and its key focus on growing equitable and thriving communities and organisations.

Ari Dewar (they/them) Facilitator and Tuakana in Leadership Lab’s Puāwai programme reflects on our Rourou event called Hauora Tū

Libby Davenport - Leadership Lab Impact Lead reflects on her first impressions of the Leadership Lab values present at our Matariki noho in July

Sam Forward - Tumuaki Tuarua/Deputy Principal @ Darfield High School reflects on our recent 'Critical consciousness in Aotearoa Kura' wānanga at Rāpaki marae

Rhiannon James, Graphic Scribe Artist and illustrator for Leadership Lab's Te Kakau project reflects on many projects that cultivate a thriving environment for all

Chris Jansen discusses our new project that seeks to address bias and racism to ensure equity and inclusion for all ākonga in our Aotearoa kura

Fiona Deehan shares about courage and vulnerability in leadership and why accountability is critical for personal wellbeing.

Stephen McConnachie explains why te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi is so important to him as a Pākehā in Aotearoa.

Sooze Harris reflects on a threat that looms potentially larger than Covid… a divided community. The invitation for leaders is to focus on our shared humanity, on connected relationships across communities, workplaces, families that show care, compassion, creativity and togetherness.

Dr Lucy Hone suggests ways to avoid burnout and asks questions such as "How can you ruthlessly prioritise your workload each day/week and what’s your go-to strategy to say no?"

Te Kakau works on connecting and developing ‘valuable and vulnerable’  business and community leaders across the Wānaka and Queenstown region to ensure they are able to lead others through the business and community recovery due to COVID-19.

A waiata sung in the darkness resounds, as we look to the Matariki cluster and then out to the horizon. The red hue to the east growing with every passing moment and the promise of a new beginning. Tammi Martin reflects on our Leadership Lab Matariki retreat....