Mid to senior leaders

Applications for the 2023 program are now closed.

About Williamson Community Leadership Program

đź“Ť Melbourne + Regional Victoria Retreats | ⌚ 10 month experience (Feb – Nov 2023) | From $16,500

Transform the way you think about your leadership purpose.

Williamson is a unique, immersive year-long program.

It will expand the way you see the world and change the way you exercise leadership. It will push you to experiment – continually challenging how and why you lead. You will become adept at strategic analysis, systems thinking, sense making, and will critically examine the challenges and opportunities facing organisations and society today.

Achieve impact in complex and rapidly changing environments and support your organisation and community to adapt and thrive in today’s world. Build a life-long network with other leaders across sectors, locations, background and life experience.

Who Should Apply

Williamson is for people looking for something different in their leadership learning experience. Are you:

  • Curious about how to make a bigger difference in your organisation and in broader society?
  • An experienced manager in your work (10+ years) or leader in other areas of life?
  • Willing to be challenged and able to commit the time and effort.

Entry for Williamson is competitive and participants must submit an application and undertake a selection process.

Scholarships

Leadership scholarships enable people from under-represented communities and organisations to undertake Leadership Victoria’s programs, developing leadership capability across Victoria’s richly diverse communities. We are pleased to offer a number of scholarships. Click the links to access scholarship criteria:

Leadership Victoria Foundation offers scholarship opportunities for those who meet one of the criteria below:

  • people living with a disability
  • members of Victorian culturally and linguistically diverse community
  • people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
  • applicants whose personal or work efforts are focus on supporting individuals and communities experiencing disadvantage.

LV alumni supported Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Scholarship

The Eastern Health Foundation Scholarship

Victorian Government Office for Disability Scholarship

What to Expect

You will emerge from the experience with: 

  • Increased confidence in exercising leadership
  • A deeper understanding of approaches to leadership and of themes at the heart of societal challenges
  • A greater sense of the contribution you can make to society
  • Connection with others to engage more effectively in change
  • Skills and mindset to lead in complex environments
See 2023 Program Schedule

What it Involves

  • 4 Multi-day Immersives in regional locations offering deep learning experiences
  • 6 Theme Days exposing you to new perspectives and experiences on themes at the heart of societal issues
  • 7 Leadership Days to explore and practice leadership principles and competencies
  • 6 Events to create fresh insights on contemporary leadership
  • Deep exploration of meaning-making for leadership through the Leadership Development Framework – a unique participant profile and small group debrief

Express interest for 2024 program

2023 Williamson Program Packages

Williamson Base Package

Includes: 

  • Full Williamson experience 
Fees
Standard*$18,800
NFP* or self-funded$16,500

*Is your organisation paying for your Williamson place? If so, they will be invoiced for the bulk of the fee. You will be invoiced for a $2,200 portion of this total fee as your personal contribution to your development experience. All fees include GST. NFP rate applies to individuals employed in an organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission.

Williamson Intensive Package

Includes: 

  • Full Williamson experience 
  • Three 1:1 one-hour coaching sessions
  • A 1:1 Harthill debrief and a follow-up Harthill retest and debrief post-program
Fees
Standard*$24,100
NFP* or self-funded$21,400

*Is your organisation paying for your Williamson place? If so, they will be invoiced for the bulk of the fee. You will be invoiced for a $2,200 portion of this total fee as your personal contribution to your development experience. All fees include GST. NFP rate applies to individuals employed in an organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission.

Williamson Intensive PLUS Package

Includes: 

  • Full Williamson experience 
  • Six 1:1 one-hour coaching sessions 
  • A 1:1 Harthill debrief and a follow-up Harthill retest and debrief post-program
Fees
Standard*$26,500
NFP* or self-funded$23,800

*Is your organisation paying for your Williamson place? If so, they will be invoiced for the bulk of the fee. You will be invoiced for a $2,200 portion of this total fee as your personal contribution to your development experience. All fees include GST. NFP rate applies to individuals employed in an organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission.

Program details are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change without notice. Please view our terms and conditions which includes information about our cancellation policy. Please check with your manager or relevant person in your organisation for approval before applying.

PROGRAM DATES

EXPRESS INTEREST

THEMES COVERED

FAQs

Program Overview

The Women’s Leadership Program provides an opportunity for participants to pause and experiment, to be curious and to replenish their body and mind over a three-day residential immersive. The program brings together a group of purposeful women to work through complex leadership challenges and to build the confidence and strategies required to influence change.

Gain a supportive network of female peers and be inspired by motivational speakers. 

📍 Balgownie Estate Yarra Valley | ⌚ 3 consecutive days | From $4,695* (ex GST and booking / credit card fees)

Who Should Enrol

  • For experienced, mid to senior female leaders
  • Those looking to develop a diverse and supportive network for peer mentoring

Themes Covered

ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP

CHARACTER STRENGTHS

SELF-AWARENESS & RESILIENCE

WELLBEING, VOICE & POWER

REFLECTION & APPLICATION

Program Objectives

  • Learn the principles and competencies for leadership 
  • Diagnose the complex challenges in your work or role 
  • Build your confidence and personal resilience to exercise leadership 
  • Engage in dialogue with speakers who are in the doing and exercising of purposeful leadership 
  • Identify your own barriers to change, default behaviours and patterns of thinking in dealing with issues and challenges 
  • Have the confidence to experiment more, and create the space for others to trial new ideas and approaches 
  • Become a part of a supportive network of purposeful women leaders 
View Outcomes Infographic

Program Inclusions

  • Retreat in regional Victoria, Balgownie Estate, Yarra Valley (an award-winning vineyard, accommodation, bar and restaurant, cellar door and spa property). 
  • All meals and accommodation (2 nights, private suite). 
  • Complimentary access to an indoor heated swimming pool, steam room and gym. 
  • Voice coaching and presentation workshop 
  • Inspirational and motivational speakers who will share personal and professional stories of leadership 
  • A diverse and supportive network of peers from across business, government and community. 
  • Optional extras: 

“ Completing the Women’s Leadership Program has been a highlight of my career. It has allowed me to explore what leadership means to me, provided me with access to a network of amazing leaders across industries, and the opportunity to hear from a variety of keynote speakers who all role-model adaptive leadership in making an impact within their organisations and communities.”

Emma Wu, Customer Experience Lead at ANZ Bank, 2019 Women's Leadership Program Graduate

Program Dates and Pricing

  • Series 1 | 31 May, 1 & 2 June, 2023 | Enrol Now
    • Early bird | $4,695 | Enrolments close Tuesday, 11 April 2023
    • Not-for-profit | $4,695 | Enrolments close Tuesday, 9 May 2023
    • Standard | $5,640 | Enrolments close Tuesday, 9 May 2023

*Pricing exclusive of GST.

Booking and credit card fees applicable upon purchasing. NFP rate applies to individuals employed in an organisation registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission.

Program details are correct at time of publishing and are subject to change without notice. Please view our terms and conditions which includes information about our cancellation policy. Please check with your manager or relevant person in your organisation for approval before enrolling.

Express Interest

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Are meals and accommodation included? Yes, meals and accommodation are included in the enrolment fee
  2. Do I need to apply for this program? No. This is an open enrolment program. Any individual can enroll in this program
  3. My organisation is funding my enrolment, can I pay by invoice? Yes, payment set up via invoice when enrolling through Eventbrite
  4. Can I stay additional nights at Yering? Yes, additional nights can be arranged directly with Balgownie, mention that you are a part of the Leadership Victoria group.

Leadership Victoria’s vision for reconciliation is to support and empower courageous, curious, and purposeful leadership to advance reconciliation in Australia.

 

Read more about our commitment to Reconciliation in our RAP.

 

Leadership Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather and connect. We pay our respects to the leadership, storytelling, and teaching of First Nations peoples, and to their Elders past and present.

 

Leadership Victoria accepts the invitation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart to walk together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a movement of the Australian people for a better future. This land always was and always will be Aboriginal land.