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Tasmanian Leaders Yearbook 2019 Yearbook 2019 Welcome from the Chair ............................................................2 About Tasmanian Leaders ........................................................4 Strategic direction 2020 – 2024 ..............................................5 Message from the General Manager ...............................6 Leading Change in the West ...................................................7 I-LEAD 2019 ..........................................................................................8 TLP13 2019 The program ..................................................................................12 The graduates ........................................................................... 20 Learning Set projects ..........................................................44 Valedictory speech ................................................................46 Employer testimonials ...................................................... 48 Tasmanian Leaders Network ............................................... 50 Tasmanian Leaders Board members .............................52 Thinkbank ...........................................................................................53 Skillsbank ............................................................................................54 Tasmanian Leaders Congress ..............................................55 Alumni Subcommittee update ..........................................56 Graduates on the go ...................................................................58 TLP2012 2018 Graduation dinner ......................................60 Tasmanian Leaders Alumni ...................................................62 Our partners......................................................................................64 1 Welcome from the Chair As I pause to reflect on the successes of the Other achievements in 2019 include the sell-out past year, I am struck by the momentum and Dare to Lead workshop delivered in Hobart in growth we have achieved. I am encouraged by partnership with Pilot Light and our Leading Change the continued success of the Tasmanian Leaders in the West program delivered in Queenstown. Both Program and I am overwhelmed by the results were oversubscribed, highlighting the hunger for of an independent impact study undertaken by leadership within Tasmania. Myriad Research. I am also proud of the outcomes from our I-LEAD small business program, our West In 2019 we also delivered our second Industry Coast region specific program and our annual Leadership Enterprise and Development program leadership symposium. All of which has been (I-LEAD), designed to increase business leaders’ achieved while our Thinkbank begins to mature as capacity and drive to lead lasting change within a key influencer of Tasmania’s future. Tasmanian industries experiencing significant growth. The program, delivered over a three month But before I talk more about the successes of 2019 period, gave participants skills in three key areas: – let me begin by extending our congratulations to people, business and leadership. We are confident the graduates of TLP13. that the I-LEAD graduates will bring vigour to The Network allowing us to demonstrate our I have had the pleasure of meeting them commitment to Tasmanian small business. We look throughout the year and it seems that each and forward to offering the program in Burnie in 2020. every one of them has grown their leadership capacity and networks and stand ready to create Another exciting announcement is the establishment significant change in their professional and of the Tasmanian Leaders Foundation. The purpose personal lives. of the Foundation is to provide access to leadership training for disadvantaged Tasmanians to help them Luckily for participants of all our programs, reach their full potential and lead to an improved the learning and networking does not stop at quality of life. We look forward to formally launching graduation. This moment in time marks the start of this later this year. a new chapter which invites our graduates to join the Tasmanian Leaders Network. The Tasmanian Leaders Board is a volunteer board of busy professionals, and we would like to recognise The Network recognises that the Tasmanian the strategic input by all Board members, including Leaders family is made up of many different those in our Foundation, who ensure our organisation groups, including Alumni of both TLP and I-LEAD, maintains momentum with relevance and strategic Leadership Champions, Board members and foresight as evidenced in our new strategic plan our sponsors. With our Alumni at the centre, The that clearly defines our purpose and a number of Network provides a collective identity for all those key strategic goals (see pages 4-5 for more detail). associated with Tasmanian Leaders. My special thanks to current Board members, Gillian Biscoe, Bess Clark, Adrian Daniels, Kim Evans, The Network grew out of the Alumni Subcommittee Rebecca Greenwood, Prue Horne and John Perry, as strategic planning day in 2019 and we thank our well as Ginna Webster, as Chair of our Foundation. Alumni Subcommittee Co-Chairs, Prue Horne and Adrian Daniels, for steering the organisation to this The 2019 Tasmanian Leaders Program content was new chapter. delivered by hundreds of volunteers who generously donated their time, expertise, and facilitation skills. None more than our Residential facilitators, Bob 2 Campbell and Lynda Jones, who with our General This year the Residentials took place in three Manager, designed and delivered this critical beautiful locations across Tasmania, thanks to pillar of the Tasmanian Leaders Program. We look the generous support of RACT Destinations forward to working with Bob and Lynda in 2020 who provided us with significant discounts to and ensuring the program continues to flourish. their world-class facilities. Thanks also to WIN Television for their generous in-kind advertising Thank you as well to the speakers who volunteered package at recruitment time. Thanks also to for the 2019 Tasmanian Leaders Congress and KPMG for managing our accounts with efficiency Leadership + Complexity symposium, which and professionalism, and the Federal Group for attracted over 100 delegates. Next year the event supporting our organisation particular through will be held in Devonport, 27-29 August. financial support of our graduation dinner. Special thanks to Brian Lewis who expertly led the Thank you to all the organisations who enabled 2019 Thinkbank: Our Place in the Sun – Harvesting their staff to complete one of our 2019 programs. Tasmania's Agritourism. More about this event is The 2019 I-LEAD program was financially listed on page 53, and I encourage you all to read supported by 28 businesses and included industry the summary of the ideas generated at the event buy-in from the Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers on our website. Association (through Skills Tasmania), Tasmanian Hospitality Association, and the Regional Tourism Our thanks are also extended to the staff of Organisations (Cradle Coast Authority, Destination Tasmanian Leaders. Over the year we have been Southern Tasmania, Great Eastern Drive and fortunate to have four graduates work for the Tourism Northern Tasmania,) who all provided organisation: Angela Driver, Jenn Heggarty, Frances scholarships for their sectors and members. The Pratt and Simone Hackett. Surrounding this core 2019 Tasmanian Leaders Program was further team are an impressive group of volunteers and supported by 25 organisations including the consultants including Megan Rozynski, Leigh following scholarship partners: Bec Grigg and Arnold, Steve Willing and Kevin Swarts. Family, and the Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Our Leadership Champions continue to volunteer Council Tasmania. their time to help support participants, graduates Thanks again to everyone who has contributed to, and Tasmanian Leaders in many ways. Special invested in and supported Tasmanian Leaders over thanks to the many who stepped up to mentor the past year. participants in the I-LEAD program. To our new TLP graduates, congratulations on this The Tasmanian Government remains our momentous achievement and we look forward to foundation supporter, which together with supporting and charting your achievements into participant and employer contributions and the the future and welcome you to the Tasmanian generous support of our highly valued sponsors Leaders Network. secures the Tasmanian Leaders Program into the future. Thank you to Premier Gutwein and Michael Ferguson, Minister for State Growth, who Rob Woolley administer our funding and remain committed to investing in the leadership development of Chair Tasmanians. We are also incredibly appreciative Tasmanian Leaders of our major sponsors, whose investment allows the continuation of Tasmania’s premier leadership program, and which enables us to enhance the learning and experience of participants. 3 About Tasmanian Leaders The Tasmanian Leaders Program The Tasmanian Leaders Congress (TLP), our core business, is an is held annually to share new ideas intensive, year-long action-learning and approaches on leadership and program to build leadership capacity complex issues to address the here- and capability across all sectors and and-now, and the future. regions in Tasmania. Our Alumni lead and manage I-LEAD is an intensive four-day change within their professions and program over three months building communities, are from all sectors and capacity in the private sector regions in Tasmania
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