This month, LV sat down with Carmen Keshishian (EBLP ’09), Melbourne Water Procurement Manager of their IT Capital Delivery Program, to discuss her leadership journey since graduation. I initially set out to become a teacher or a social worker. I was doing a Bachelor of Arts with a major in sociology and a minor in psychology, [...]
Shelley Cussen, Group Manager People & Capability at SP AusNet and WCLP ’10 Alumni, talks to LV about her leadership values… Being a good leader ultimately comes down to self-awareness. Everyone has their strengths and weakness but having self-awareness means you can build the best team around you. The ultimate aim is collaborative leadership. I [...]
Leadership Victoria (LV) is saddened by the events that lead to the calling off of the search for missing man David Prideaux. David was a 2010 WCLP colleague and General Manager of Barwon Prison. Our thoughts are with his family and friends during this extremely difficult time. We remember David first and foremost as a [...]
Sherilyn Hanson with a team from the ReBuild Program Sherilyn Hanson (EBLP ‘10) had been involved with Leadership Victoria long before she was accepted into LV’s Experience Bank Leadership Program (EBLP) last year. As a manager at YMCA Victoria, in 2005 she coordinated a group of thirty Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP) participants in founding [...]
The ‘Focus on Food’ leadership program is an exciting new initiative that has been developed between Leadership Victoria and Foodbank Victoria. Specifically tailored to the food sector and its stakeholders, ‘Focus on Food’ is based on LV’s successful Igniting Leadership Program and is designed to develop high-potential leaders through a concentrated learning experience. The program will [...]
Rabbi Aviva Kipen was the first Australian-born woman to be ordained as a Rabbi. After a career in education and 17 years overseas, Rabbi Kipen has had two pulpits in Melbourne congregations and is currently CEO of the Jewish Film Foundation of Australia and a Director on its Board. What makes a good leader? If [...]
Jeremy Blackshaw (WCLP’00) is a Partner of Minter Ellison Lawyers. He heads the Private Equity and Capital Markets Group in Minter Ellison’s Melbourne office. What makes a good leader? I think it’s a combination of providing inspiration, forming and communicating a vision and developing a culture that helps people perform at their best. Leaders have [...]
Alan Quinton is Assistant Chief Officer, Emergency Management for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Alan completed EBLP in 2009 and is the subject of this months Alumni Profile. What makes a good leader? A key attribute of any good leader is to have a strong sense of who they are. It is difficult to lead others [...]
Lisa Bowman (WCLP ’07) is a director of PLUM Communication, a communication and stakeholder engagement company. She is the founder of a charity based in St Petersburg, Russia helping single mothers in need and is on two not-for-profit boards; Travellers Aid and ReConnexion. What makes a good leader? A touch of maverick, an understanding of [...]
Paul Bird (WCLP ’06) has twenty years experience in not-for-profit and business sectors. He has managed finance and operations for The Brotherhood of St Laurence, been CFO of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, CEO of Very Special Kids, headed up the Program Resourcing Team of World Vision, established an emergency [...]
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