By Lyndon Galea, 2019 Williamson Leadership Program Alumnus This year I have been incredibly fortunate to be a part of the Williamson Leadership Program. I say ‘fortunate’ because I have been unsuccessful on two previous occasions applying for the program. And I was only able...
By Michelle Crawford, 2019 Williamson Leadership Program Alumnus To lead is a verb, it’s something you do. It’s about the provision of guidance and direction, and is an intentional act. As a noun, purpose relates to the reason for which something is done. Inequality and...
Leadership Victoria is extremely appreciative of the support of our patron Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria. Message from our Patron I am proud to be the Patron of Leadership Victoria, and I commend it for its work supporting our future...
On Wednesday 20 November, we held the 2019 Graduation at State Library Victoria to celebrate Williamson and Folio graduates alongside their partners and supporters, and the wider LV team. Elaine Montegriffo, LV CEO and Chris Kotur, LV Leader in Residence, opened the event by extending...
By Jacqueline Salter, 2019 Women’s Leadership Program Graduate Leadership…It’s something we may fall into, or something we feel we should be doing at certain times in our career or lives. But how many people stop to consider why they lead? How many people have a...
By Chris Kotur (WCLP’94), Leader in Residence, Leadership Victoria I’m guilty. I think I have my purpose all worked out and then let life get in the way of re-examining, and possibly updating, my reasons for working and acting for others as I do; and...
Williamson participants, LV alumni and guests showed their “CLAN-do” attitude on Wednesday 30 October at our first ever #togetherweCLAN event which was a huge success. Around 120 people came along to hear the 2019 Williamson Leadership Program CLAN groups pitch their big challenges and offer...
If anyone else wanted to do this course, I’d say ‘just go for it’. Don’t hold back. You’ll meet a lot of great people, it’s a safe environment and you’ll make friends for life. If you’re not sure, just ask people who’ve been involved, it’s...
By Jill Calder, 1997 Williamson Alumnus and LV Program Speaker The notion that trust is hard won and easily lost is something of a truism. Yet almost every day we hear of leaders who have knowingly engaged in behaviours that put at risk the trust...
Leadership Victoria is proud to announce we have recently achieved Social Traders Re-Certification, joining a community of Australian businesses that are driven by a social purpose. Social Traders exists to create jobs for disadvantaged Australians by linking business and government buyers with social enterprises. Social...