If you are like most people, you may have come here to learn a little more about the Williamson Community Leadership Program (WCLP). Perhaps you read about it in the newspaper, or more likely, had someone from your organisation recommend it to you, the way I discovered it. At a Christmas party some years ago, [...]
The Igniting Leadership Program is an intensive program that fosters the next generation of leaders. An ideal introduction to the leadership landscape, Igniting Leadership spans five full days over four weeks. This program is run by Leadership Victoria (LV), one of Australia’s pre-eminent leadership organisations. Whatever your individual leadership goals and challenges, Igniting Leadership [...]
Professor Patrick McGorry is a leading researcher, clinician and campaigner for mental health care reform. He was also the 2010 Australian of the year. Professor McGorry has for many years demonstrated strong leadership, both within his sector and throughout the broader community, as he has fought for greater investment in and modernisation of the mental health care system. It [...]
Worldwide, the news media landscape is changing rapidly. Fairfax CEO Greg Hywood faces a seemingly uphill battle to revolutionise his company, but as he tells The Power Index, he’s not scared. When should a rising star make her pregnancy public? A case study in the HBR draws some interesting, and passionate responses. Watch Nobel prize [...]
Susan Provan has been Festival Director at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for more than 15 years. She has taken it from a fairly small, niche event to one of the biggest festivals on the international calendar. Recently, she sat down to chat with LV’s Marketing & Communications Manager Stefan Grun about the value of [...]
Simon McKeon is the 2011 Australian of the Year. At LV’s Presentation Dinner on 29th November 2011, Simon spoke about linking the business and philanthropy and the importance of cross sector partnerships in building a better Australia for all. He also shared a moving story about his recent trip to visit indigenous communities in Central [...]
LV’s 2011 Foresight Forum was another important opportunity for LV to do some more of what it does best – use its unique vantage point to bring together clever thinkers from across all sectors to explore the big issues facing leaders. The Forum explored some of the consequences of proliferating social media and it was [...]
In 2011 eight not-for-profit organisations were invited to pitch projects to LV’s Williamson Community Leadership Program participants — with participants nominating the projects they would prefer to work on. It’s an opportunity for the community groups to gain expertise they may otherwise have trouble accessing and to apply it to a practical area of need. [...]
Leadership Victoria (LV) has been in partnership with ANZ since 1994. In this time we’ve seen over 31 ANZ employees complete an LV program including 6 this year completing our newest Igniting Leadership Program (ILP). The following video highlights the dynamic people we’ve been fortunate to welcome into our Alumni and explains the power of [...]
At the 2011 Presentation Dinner, LV produced 3 videos to showcase some of our work from throughout 2011 and our ongoing corporate partnerships. The three videos were produced by our friends at Singing Bowl Media. ANZ & LV- Action Through Partnership Leadership Victoria has been in partnership with ANZ since 1994. In this time we’ve [...]
Leadership Victoria is a leader among leadership organisations. We conduct some of Australia’s finest leadership development programs. Our model has now become the inspiration for like-minded organisations both within Australia, and abroad.