Leadership for an Equitable, Inclusive and Sustainable Society

The journey I have taken with Williamson Leadership Program has increased my skills as a leader to a new level. The opportunities provided to look into different community issues, and have discussions with community leaders with varying expertise, allowed me to understand the needs of my community from different perspectives.

Williamson has encouraged me to look inwardly at what’s really important and provided me with a toolbox of skills, techniques and tools which I can apply in my everyday leadership roles. I feel better able to diagnose complex and adaptive challenges and intervene skilfully to make a genuine impact.

The opportunity for self-reflection and recalibration has been worth its weight in gold. It has been a journey towards a deeper understanding of my own value system, and how authentic leadership can drive change. The program gave me an opportunity to understand the drivers of opposing and seemingly impossible positions and find common and constructive ground.

Leadership Victoria is an ever-present provocateur. Their team is always looking to create a level of discomfort, to challenge our world views, and to demonstrate how this can help develop better community leaders and positive change. Folio has really challenged me to with why I want to make a difference.

I became aware of many complex and diverse thinking leaders within the LV program. As a result, a profound learning was my personal journey, increased self-awareness of biases and blind spots, and discovering the power of regular self-reflection. This has allowed my leadership style to shift benefiting me personally and at an enterprise level.

It has been the most engaging study I have done for 20 years – I have even thoroughly enjoyed the pre-reading. It has been interesting to get an awareness of broader social challenges and deepen my understanding of leadership.

I’ve certainly grown as an individual and a leader thanks to LV…I can’t identify a single profound moment throughout the year, as each program gave so much – insight to the complexity of social issues, challenges facing the leaders trying to influence the agenda, and the unrelenting passion of those involved. Each experience left me richer.