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Towards Strategic LeadershipDeveloping strategic capacity in the public sector

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The School has several distinctive features:

• Acollaborativepartnershipbetweengovernmentsanduniversities,whichensuresallcourseofferingsareacademicallyrigorousanddirectlyapplicabletopublicsectorrequirements.Collaborationacrossjurisdictionsalsofacilitatesafocusoncommonproblems.

• Anetworkeddeliverymodel,withteachingandresearchdrawingonthestrengthsofmemberuniversitiesinAustraliaandNewZealand,aswellasthebestacademicsandpractitionersinternationally.

• Anemphasisonbuildingstrategicand‘adaptive’managementcapacity,includingtheabilitytodeliverpublicvalue in challenging settings.

• Acommitmenttothebestinteachingthatrecognisesthespecificneedsofexperiencedexecutives,drawsupontheirknowledgeandtranslatesintoimmediateapplicationintheworkplace.

• Programcohortsselectedfortheirpotentialtoattainpositionsofhigh-levelleadershipandmanagement,andfortheircommitmenttopublicservice.

ThenationalgovernmentsofAustraliaandNewZealand,aswellasthestateandterritorygovernmentsofAustraliaareANZSOGmembers,alongwith16memberuniversities.ForthefulllistofANZSOGmembergovernmentsanduniversitypartnersvisitourwebsiteanzsog.edu.au

ANZSOG was established in 2002 as a unique initiative of governments, universities and business schools. Australian and New Zealand governments recognised the need for a world-class centre to provide tailored learning opportunities for future public sector leaders. ANZSOG’s ultimate purpose is to achieve better outcomes for society by enhancing the public sector’s capacity for good public policy and effective administration. In doing so, the School plays a key role in promoting public service as a profession of great social value.

About ANZSOG

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Message from the Dean

Injustoveradecade,theAustraliaandNewZealandSchoolofGovernment(ANZSOG)hasestablisheditselfasaworld-classinstitutionfortheprovisionofpublicsectorexecutiveeducation.

Managementandleadershipinthepublicsectorpresentsomedistinctchallengesrelativetotheprivatesector.ANZSOGprogramsare‘fitforpurpose’andyieldbenefitsforpublicsectorexecutivesbeyondthoseobtainableelsewhere.

ANZSOG’smostdistinctivefeatureisthecollaborationbetweenitsacademicandgovernmentpartners.Thishasproducedablendoftheoryandpractice,ofrigourandrelevance,thatyieldsrealbenefitsforcourseparticipantsandorganisationsalike.Ithasalsofacilitatedavibrantresearchprogramattunedtotheneedsofgovernments.

Courseparticipantsareexposedtothebestincontemporarythinkingaboutpublicadministration.ANZSOG’sacademicfacultyandpractitionersaredrawnfromthebestinAustralia,NewZealandandinternationally,includingHarvard’sKennedy School.

ParticipantsalsohaveaninvaluableopportunitythroughouractiveAlumniProgramtomaintainlifelongconnectionswiththeircoursepeers,anetworkoflastingprofessionalvalue.

TowardsStrategicLeadership(TSL)hasbeenspecificallydesignedforpublicsectormanagerstoassistthemmakethetransitionintoseniorexecutiveleadershiproles.Thelearningapproachisnon-traditional,andhasdistinctivedifferencestootherANZSOGprograms.TSLinvolvesextensivegroup-basedreflection,real-worldcasestudies,experientiallearningandaccesstoexceptionalleaders.Participantsareencouragedtoreflectonandfurtherdeveloptheirapproachtoleadership.

IencourageyoutoconsiderthedistinctivebenefitsofTSLandIhopethatwemaysoonhavetheopportunityofwelcomingyouintotheANZSOGnetwork.

Professor Gary Banks AO ANZSOG Dean and CEO

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Content focus

Strategicleadershipincomplex,shared-powersettings

Development focus

Doingleadershipdifferently

Content focus

Accommodating,instigatingandembeddingchangeinpublicsectororganisations

Development focus

Understandingandmanagingresistance,changeand transition

• Specificallydesignedformanagerstransitioningintoseniorexecutive

leadershiproles

• Uniquelearningmodelconsistingoftwofive-dayintensiveresidential

modules

• Experientialandreflectivelearningapproachdrawingonreal-world

situationsandexperiences

• Buildingcapacitytoaddresscurrentandfuturepublicsector

challenges

• Creatingprofessionalnetworksofpractitionersandpeersforlifelong

learning

The ANZSOG TSL Program

Modules

Module 1 Managing complexity and interdependence

Module 2 Managing change

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The Towards Strategic Leadership Program (TSL) is specifically designed for public sector managers who are moving into or have recently moved into a senior executive leadership

role. Course participants will further develop their ability to think and act on a strategic level.

Thecourseisdesignedtogiveparticipantstheopportunitytoexaminedifferentapproachestodecision-makingandleadership.

Learning approach

Theprogramconsistsoftworesidentialmodulesoffivedayseach,threetofourmonthsapart.Thefirstmodulefocusesonstrategicleadershipincomplex,sharedpowersettings;whilethesecondmoduleexamineshowtoeffectchangeinapublicsectorsetting.

Thelearningenvironmentprovidesanopportunityforparticipantstoarticulateandreceivefeedbackontheirleadershipstyleandobjectives.Theyarealsoabletodiscussandreflectuponactualleadershipdilemmas,oftenusingtheirownexperiences,andcriticallyexaminedifferentideasaboutleadership.

Ratherthanrelyingonatraditionallectureformat,guestpresentersmakethemselvesavailableinamentoringcapacitytoanswerquestionsabouttheirexperiencesofleadership,includinghowtheyhandlethepressuresandtheresponsibilities.

Key elements

ParticipantsinTSLexamineimportantquestionsfacingseniorexecutiveleadersinthepublicsector,suchas:

• Whataretheimpedimentstoworkingcloselyandcollaborativelywithothers?

• Howcanwecreatenetworksinnewandflexibleways?

• Howcanleadershipbeexertedinthemidstofhighlycomplexrelationships,groupsandinterdependencies?

• Howcanweplanforandrespondtotheinevitablesurprisesandtheflow-oneffectsthatresultinasocietythatisincreasinglyreliantoncomplex,tightlyinterconnectedsystems?

• Whatisourroleinchangeandwhatistheroleofleadersin‘managing’change?

Who should attend?

TowardsStrategicLeadershipisspecificallydesignedforpeoplemovingfromatacticaltoastrategicleadershiprolewithingovernment.TheProgramassiststhosefacingseniorexecutiveresponsibilitiesforthefirsttimetomakethe transition.

The Program

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Teachers

ADutchAustralian,Paul‘tHartiscurrentlyProfessorofPublicAdministrationintheUtrechtSchoolofGovernanceatUtrechtUniversity,aswellasAssociateDeanoftheNetherlandsSchoolofGovernmentinTheHague.HehashadvisitingpositionsattheUniversityofOxford,StockholmUniversityandtheSwedishDefenceCollegeandwasProfessorofPoliticalScienceattheAustralianNationalUniversityduring2005-2010.

Paulhashadalife-longfascinationwithhowpeopleseekandexercisepublicpower.Hisresearch,teachingandtrainingactivitiesfocusonelitebehaviourandleadershipingovernment,crisismanagement,policyevaluationandpublicaccountability.Hehaspublished25booksandco-editsthejournal‘PoliticalPsychology’.PaulisalsoafellowoftheAustraliaandNewZealandSchoolofGovernment,whereheteachestheLeadingPublicSectorChangesubjectintheExecutiveMasterofPublicAdministration.

PaulhastaughtandtrainedthousandsofpublicprofessionalsaroundtheworldandhasextensiveconsultingexperiencewithavarietyofAustralian,DutchandSwedishpublicsectororganisationsinareassuchaspolice,publicprosecution,courts,emergencymanagement,infrastructure,aswellaslocalgovernmentandparliament.

Professor Paul ‘t Hart

Program Convenor

Professor Paul ‘t Hart

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Previous Presenters

In addition to the convenors, the programisdeliveredbyaselectcoreofhighlyexperiencedexperts,includingcurrentandformerseniorpublicexecutives.

“Theprocesswaschallengingandextremelyrewarding,andhasgivenmeanincredibleinsightintothewaycomplexissuescanbeinformedbyarangeofdifferentviews.”>> TSL Participant

Program Convenor

Robbie Macpherson

Robbiebeganhiscareerinthecorporatesectorwitharangeofmajorinsurance,communicationsandengineeringcompanies.In1995hemovedintotothenon-profitsector,managingyouthmentoringprogramsinSydneyandregionalNSW.HewasDirectorofSocialLeadershipAustraliafrom2000–2011.RobbieisnowDirectorofAdaptableLeadershipandaPartneratREOSPartners,aglobalconsultancyspecialisingintacklingmulti-stakeholderschallenges.

Robbiehasdesignedanddeliveredarangeofinnovativeleadershipdevelopmentprogramsforseniorleadersinthegovernment,corporateandNot-For-Profitsectors,includingNationalAustraliaBank,AustraliaPost,Medibank,communityandcorrectiveservices,theAustralianInstituteofPoliceManagementandtheNetherlandsSchoolofGovernment(NSoB).Heisalsoanexperiencedexecutivecoach.

Robbieisinterestedinwhattypesofleadershippeoplerequiretohelptheirorganisationsandcommunitiesreallytacklethetough,complexchallengestheyfaceinthemodernenvironment.RobbieisagraduateofTheArtandPracticeofLeadershipDevelopmentatTheKennedySchoolofGovernment,Harvard.

Previous guest presenters have included:

Dave Cliff ONZM AssistantCommissioner,SouthIsland,NewZealandPoliceandleaderofthepoliceresponsetotheSeptember2010andFebruary2011earthquakes

Dr Leigh Gassner PartnerReosPartners,formerAssistantCommissionerofVictoriaPolice

Christine Nixon APM FormerChiefCommissionerofVictoriaPolice,formerChairoftheVictorianBushfireReconstructionand Recovery Authority

Andrew Cappie-Wood DirectorGeneral,DepartmentAttorney General and Justice, NewSouthWales

Blair Comley FormerSecretary,DepartmentofClimateChangeandEnergyEfficiency,NewSouthWales

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Why did you choose to participate in the Towards Strategic Leadership (TSL) program?

Havingworkedforatimeasapublicsectorseniorofficial,IfeltIneededtoexpandmyunderstandingofstrategicleadershipthroughfurtherconsiderationofcontemporarytheoryandpracticalapplication,andthroughextendingmyprofessionalnetworks.TSLofferedmethisopportunitybyprovidinghighintensityreal-worldlearningopportunitiesinvolvingdiscussionandcollaborationwithpeersacrossjurisdictions.

What were the highlights and challenges of TSL?

TSLofferedahighlychallengingenvironmentinwhichtotestourlearningsandjointexperiencesthroughrealcasework.Ahighlightwastheopportunitytoworkcollaborativelywithpeersthroughfieldworkandcrisismanagement.Theuniquecombinationandstructureoftheprogramprovidednewtheoreticalframeworksandtheopportunitytotestthem,butasimportantly,theopportunitytotestmyselfandmyabilitytoleadandworkcollaborativelythroughhighintensity,highcomplexitysituations.Themixofchallenge,support,discussionanddebatewassettoexactlytherighttemperatureforpersonalandgrouplearning.

How did the program convenors contribute to your learning experience?

TheTSLconvenorsbroughtsuchanarrayofexperienceandknowledgetotheprogram.Theirinsightsandaccountsofrealsituations,bothgoodandnotsogood,enabledmetoreflectonhowIwouldandhaveoperatedinsimilarcircumstances.Theopportunitytotalkfreelyandfranklywithconvenorsandtesttheirresponsestosituationsprovidedrealdepthtotheprogramlearnings.Theknowledge,wisdomandhumilitywithwhichtheyworkedwithusmadethisoneofthemostsignificantprogramsIhaveparticipatedin.

Daile Bramwell

Director–CorporateServicesandOrganisationalDevelopment,MinistryofPacificIslandAffairs, NewZealand.

TSL Alumna, 2012 Cohort

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Alumni Program

Lifelong learning

TheANZSOGexperiencereacheswellbeyondtheclassroom.

Courseparticipantshavetheopportunitytostudywithsomeofthe‘bestandbrightest’intheirchosenfield,plustheopportunitytolearnfromworld-leadingacademicsandpractitioners.

TheprofessionalnetworksestablishedduringTSLareaninvaluableresourceforparticipantsastheycontinuetomeetnewchallengesandleadchangeinanevolvingpublicsector.

ANZSOGhelpsparticipantstomaintainandbuildonthesenetworksthroughitsprestigiousAlumniProgram.

Our ANZSOG Alumni

TheSchooliscommittedtofosteringadynamicAlumniprogram,whichsustainsprofessionalnetworks,supportslifelonglearningandenhancestheSchool’sreputationforthebenefitofallofitsAlumni.Ouraimistokeepthespiritof your ANZSOG learning alive.

EveryindividualwhocompletesanANZSOGcoreprogramautomaticallybecomespartoftheANZSOGAlumnicommunity.

OneofthehallmarksofANZSOGprogramsisthehighcalibreofparticipants.Theyareallmotivatedandsuccessfulindividualsfromacross-sectionofdepartmentsandagencies,withabroadrangeofexperiences.

WithmembersfromAustralia,NewZealand,thePacificregionandanever-expandinginternationalcontingent,theSchool’sAlumnioffersanunparalleledprofessionalnetworkandsupportbaseforcourseparticipants.

TheSchoolhasanumberofactivejurisdictionalchaptersofAlumniwhoregularlyprovideprofessionaldevelopmentandnetworkingopportunities.

Lifelong learning Stay connected Get involved

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“Ivaluedthepeerlearning,andthesmallgroupworkthatallowedmoreindepthwork.Alsothewaythepresenterssetupanenvironmentwithahighleveloftrust.”

Application and selection

ApplicationsforTSLaresubmitteddirectlytoANZSOG.Theprogramhasamaximumof40placesandaselectioncommitteewillmeetaftertheclosingdatetodiscussapplicationsandconfirmthefinalcohort.

Theselectioncommitteeassesstheapplicantsexperiencelevelandwillendeavourtomaintainasmuchbalanceaspossibleacrossjurisdictionsanddepartments.

Investment

Coursefeesarepaidbythesponsoringgovernmentoragency.Feesincludeaccommodation,mostmealsandmaterials.

Take the lead

Tolearnmoreortoapply,pleasecontacttheSeniorProgramsCoordinator,TSL:

T +61 3 8344 1990 E programs_team@anzsog.edu.au

orvisitourwebsiteanzsog.edu.au and search ‘Towards Strategic Leadership’

Application criteria

<<TSL Participant

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ANZSOG Programs

Developing strategic leadership skills in public sector managers requires a different educational framework from what is appropriate for private sector managers. While business schools teach how to create ‘shareholder value’, ANZSOG’s mission is to teach public sector managers how to create ‘public value’.

ANZSOG also offers the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Executive Fellows Program (EFP),andinpartnershipwiththeAustralianCentreofExcellenceforLocalGovernment(ACELG),ANZSOGdeliversthe Excellence in Local Government Leadership Program (ELGLP) and a suite of shorter Executive Education workshops.

TheEMPAisatwo-yearpostgraduatequalificationdesignedtogivehighpotential,experiencedmid-levelmanagersandaspiringleadersathoroughgroundinginthetheoryandpracticeofpublicadministration.ANZSOG’sonlyaccreditedprogram,itisdeliveredtohighlycommittedpublicsectormanagersfromacrossAustralianandNewZealandgovernments.

TheEFPisahigh-levelresidentialexecutiveprogramforseniorpublicsectorleaders,tailoredtobuildonthecorerelationship,leadershipandmanagementskillsneededin thepublicsectorofthe21stcentury.

ELGLPisacuttingedgeleadershipprogramspecificallydesignedforlocalgovernmentleaders.Itaimstoenhanceprofessionalism,leadershipskills,showcaseinnovationand bestpractice,andfacilitateabetter-informedpolicydebateinlocalgovernment.

TheExecutiveEducationprogramdeliversspecialised,practicalexecutiveworkshopsdesignedtomeettheneedsofmiddletoseniorpublicsectormanagersacrossarange ofdisciplines.

EMPA

EFP

ELGLP

Executive Education

FormoreinformationabouttheseprogramsandotherANZSOGinitiatives,visitanzsog.edu.au

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Contact us

ANZSOG Level 4 204 Lygon Street, Carlton Victoria 3053 Australia

PO Box 230, Carlton South Victoria 3053 Australia

T +61 3 8344 1990 F +61 3 9650 8785 E anzsog@anzsog.edu.au anzsog.edu.au

ABN 69 102 908 118

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