Whakarongo ki te tangi i ngā manu e karanga nei

Listen to the call of the tui

Do you…?

• Recognise the inequities and prejudices in our society and feel motivated to make this right.
• Have a desire to connect meaningfully with others working within communities to affect change, and you see potential for collaboration.
• Know there is a need for new ways of seeing, doing and being if we are able to lead well, and you’re keen to explore that further.
• Want to slow down and learn how to listen carefully to your inner voice, to the call of our time, to play to your strengths and move in response
• Want to create a vision for your life/work and develop sustainable strategies to achieve it

Join the Leadership Incubator 2026/27 journey this year…

LinC Leadership Incubator is an engaging personal development journey that supports leaders who want to grow equitable and thriving communities. It helps leaders to step away from their day-to-day demands, reflect deeply on their lives and work, and build the personal foundations of leadership to achieve work and community outcomes.

LinC Leadership Incubator runs for 9 months with a team of 32 participants that starts at the time of Matariki (July), a time of new beginnings.

It is an inclusive programme that honours Te Tiriti, and fosters equity and community-led change by helping leaders to:

• Step out of ‘autopilot’ and conduct a strategic review of their life/work experience.
• Clarify their strengths/values and connect with their life/work purpose.
• Form a personal action plan to achieve the vision of their future life/work/community leadership.
• Create space for peer reflection and bring new perspectives to their leadership challenges and opportunities.
• Connect meaningfully with others working in communities to affect change and seek potential for collaboration

What it involves… your opportunities

4 one-day Wānanga – Whole group event
Dispersed over 9 months and held at various locations around the wider Christchurch area.
Focussed on redefining personal and group leadership in our communities.

5x Action Learning Groups (ALG’s) – Small group process
These harnesses the ideas and skills of each participant to create a collective perspective that supports the individuals thinking and problem-solving skills.

Strengths Finder Coaching – 2x individual coaching sessions
An empowering aspect of the programme helps to bring an awareness of your strengths and talents so you can live and work at your best.

Leadership Incubator Flyer 2026

Let us know if you would like to Express your Interest for 2026!

Cost

The LinC Leadership Incubator programme is heavily subsidised by generous sponsors.

We ask that each participant contribute $500 towards the cost of providing the programme.

However, we do not want cost to be a limiting factor, so a few scholarships are available and will be considered in the application process.

Impact stories from our previous Incubator team members 

1. Incubator 2022-23 individual stories of impact (individual stories of impact from team members who were part of 2022/23 Incubator programme)
2. Incubator 2022-23 programme impact report (whole programme report for Incubator 2022/23)
3. LinC 2023 Stories of impact – emerging communities (focus on individuals from emerging communities)

If you’re keen to know more, please register your interest now!