2010 Yearbook
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INSPIRE LEADERS DRIVE CHANGE CREATE NETWORKS FUTURE MAKERS MISSION AN INNOVATIVE, INDEPENDENT, NOT-for-profit orgANISATION DEVELOPING PEOPLE WHO EXERCISE POSITIVE AND ENDURING LEADERSHIP IN AND FOR THE REAL WORLD. 20 10 Contents 5 Contents A Reflection on the Year that was, from the Chair and Executive Director 6 An Alumni Welcome to LV’s New Graduates 9 Mark Scott, Managing Director of the ABC: “…On Leadership” 10 LV’s Inaugural Leader in Residence, Christine Kotur 12 Williamson Community Leadership Program 16 ExperienceBank Leadership Program 30 Case Studies 51 LV Guest Speakers 56 Organisations Supported by LV 60 LV Council 62 LV Team 64 Our Partners 66 Thank You 67 LEADERSHIP VICTORIA 6 Chair and Executive Director Chair and Executive Director 7 well as hundreds of community-based organisations. now offers greater opportunities for Alumni to contribute One of the many ways our Alumni contribute is through to a more strategic range of initiatives with significant joining not-for-profit Boards. We believe that governance organisations who work with us in partnership. A Reflection on of not-for-profit organisations is a key leadership issue and An important step in the evolution of LV has been the our Board Orientation Series (BOS) provides an innovative rejuvenation of our brand. This year we worked hard to orientation to this critical aspect of community leadership. identify the four key messages that best articulate the various the Year that was, In 2010 we have been very pleased to introduce a new elements of our work. These key messages combine to addition to our suite of leadership development programs. articulate our organisational narrative and provide a clear LV’s Igniting Leadership program is a five-day intensive understanding of the breadth and depth of our work. program aimed at those stepping into their first leadership from the Chair and role. Inspire Leaders The introduction of “Ignite” means LV now offers programs Drive Change for exceptional leaders throughout their career. Those Create Networks Executive Director with a passion and talent for leadership can learn and Future Makers evolve with LV from their first leadership role, progressing through WCLP and EBLP as they grow to become senior, These messages and a refreshed brand design are reflected in accomplished leaders. LV materials, including our new website which will continue 2010 saw the introduction of further new initiatives. We to grow in functionality in the coming years. welcomed our first Leader in Residence, Christine (Chris) Our next step is the creation of a set of values that will guide Kotur. Chris, a ’94 WCLP graduate with an impressive LV’s work and decision-making processes. We look forward It is our great pleasure to welcome the newest members of emerging issues and opportunities of importance for our background as policy analyst, chief executive officer and to consulting with our Alumni on the development of our Leadership Victoria’s (LV) now 1000-plus-strong Alumni. community. university pro-vice-chancellor, has worked across public, values in 2011. You are graduating in LV’s twenty-first year, a year which in Throughout our history, our leadership programs, private and community sectors. Chris is a fitting appointment Mindful of the disparate locations in which our Alumni live many ways represents a coming of age for the much-admired Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP) to this role and we thank her for volunteering her time and and work, we have begun to introduce initiatives to engage organisation of which you are now a part. and ExperienceBank Leadership Program (EBLP), have look forward to continuing to work with her in 2011. with Alumni online. In March we hosted our first online After a period of consultation, deep reflection and planning, developed and supported some of our nation’s finest leaders. In her first month as LV’s Leader in Residence, Chris hosted picnic to allow Alumni to interact with our 2010 WCLP we can celebrate our important and unique position in the The Alumni of these programs lend their support to our inaugural Foresight Forum. A discussion with six participants. We also introduced an LV Alumni-exclusive leadership landscape of the future. countless community based initiatives, both in partnership eminent leaders, the Forum explored the key issues that will social networking site, LVconnect. Our 2010 Oration address The LV of 2010 and beyond is an innovative, independent with LV and independently. Projects supported by LV are require exceptional leadership over the next decade, and how and Presentation Dinner were both broadcast via Twitter to not-for-profit organisation that seeks to drive enduring, driven by collaboration with a range of strategic partners, LV might best prepare our leaders to navigate these issues. allow participation regardless of location. positive change. We achieve this by developing first-class such as the Government of Timor Leste, the African Think This year saw a renewed focus on the way we engage with Our efforts to reshape the direction of LV received strong leaders and then mobilising these leaders in support of the Tank, the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction Authority as the community and the projects we undertake. LV Projects validation this year. We were enormously privileged to LEADERSHIP VICTORIA LEADERSHIP VICTORIA 8 Chair and Executive Director Alumni Welcome 9 A REFLECTION ON THE YEAR THAT WAS, FROM THE CHAIR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR An Alumni Welcome to LV’s New Graduates receive three-year funding for capacity building via a with us and assist in shaping leaders across all levels and all Congratulations to the graduating participants of the who have found your calling and your cause, embrace it Strategic Impact Project grant from the Truby and Florence sectors to build a stronger and more resilient community for Williamson Community Leadership and ExperienceBank without reservation. Williams Charitable Trust at ANZ Trustees. Over the coming everyone is to be commended. Leadership programs. For those of you who haven’t yet established how to three years LV will implement our new vision and model for To our new Alumni graduating from WCLP 2010 and EBLP You have had a profound experience over the last twelve embrace your newfound beliefs or how to turn your leadership that utilises our unique reach across sectors. 2009, again we welcome you. While your formal engagement months, and while it may not yet be apparent just what an perspective into purpose, stay aware and stay active: This is a fitting opportunity to thank the dedicated team with LV has concluded, the real work and the real effect this year has had on you, your belief system and the the meaning of this year will reveal itself to you. Read at LV responsible for implementing such change. The opportunities now begin. Our broader community has before choices you make, in time you will gain further clarity. LVprojects when it comes to your inbox each month, and extraordinary output of the dedicated staff and expert it many complex and interwoven challenges that demand Graduation is not the end of your LV experience; it is consider whether any of the needs match your ability to guidance of the Council continues to be a great asset to the exceptional leadership. The insights and networks you have purely the beginning. At the start of this journey you made assist. And remember, you are not alone in this journey. LV organisation. We extend our thanks to LV’s Council and our gained throughout your time with LV stand you in good stead a commitment to yourself, LV and the community. Your has 1000-strong Alumni ready to enlist you and be enlisted staff for their tireless efforts throughout the year. to collaborate and unite to make an enduring, positive impact time with LV was a year of information gathering, sharing of by you. We also extend our thanks to our existing Alumni for their in your lifetime. We look forward to this partnership for experiences and starting to make a difference through your It’s only when you understand the problem that you become passion and support throughout this period of transition at many years to come. first project. It is now time to grow your contribution and empowered to choose to be part of the solution. Your eyes LV. Our traditional list of all Alumni will be featured in a new make a difference through the rest of your life. have been opened, now it’s time to change what you see. publication for LV, an Annual Report to correspond with our Our experience as Alumni suggests that you need to We welcome you to the LV Alumni and look forward to reporting year in 2011. maintain the momentum, passion, energy and commitment working with you to make a difference in our community. We particularly thank our partners. These partners provide with which you approached your program. For those of you LV with continued support. Their willingness to engage Garry Ringwood Jerril Rechter Eugenie Stragalinos (WCLP ’09) James Garriock (WCLP ’09) Chair Executive Director LEADERSHIP VICTORIA LEADERSHIP VICTORIA 10 2010 Oration 2010 Oration 11 “We immediately shut down our Brisbane headquarters and began the extraordinary task of relocating over 200 staff to nine different sites across Brisbane, whilst continuing to deliver to Mark Scott, audiences on radio, television and online” Managing Director of the ABC: “…On Leadership” Each year LV hosts an Oration address, “…On Leadership”, He describes this belief as a key element in successful delivered by one of the Asia Pacific region’s finest leaders. leadership: “Without the right team, without clarity of In 2010 we were honoured that Mark Scott, Managing common purpose, you will get nowhere. As a leader, you are Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, joined dependent on those you lead.” the distinguished list of leaders to deliver this address.