The Inspire Leadership Program

Blending “the inner work of intense personal development and the outer work of leadership in action” (Brown 2001)

The Inspire Leadership Program is designed to develop and enhance the leadership skills, capabilities and strengths of our Academic and Professional managers and leaders to influence, motivate and inspire others to follow.

This blended learning program applies theory to practice, and the principles and models of leadership relevant to academic and higher education settings. The program includes highly relevant and informative workshops, a multi-rater feedback on leadership roles, access to the Harvard Business Publishing online learning resources, peer mentoring, guest speakers, and completion of an action learning project on leadership.

The Inspire Leadership Program is endorsed by the Vice-Chancellor and Executive and is fully funded by the University through the Office of Organisational Development. The Program supports the University’s strategic goal to value, recognise and develop our staff.

Graduates from the inaugural 2011 Inspire Leadership Program were congratulated and awarded certificates of completion by the Vice-Chancellor Professor Janice Reid in a ceremony to celebrate their achievements over the past 12 months. Academic and Professional leaders share their experiences of participating in the program:

The Inspire Leadership Program is a comprehensive program for Academic and Professional staff managers and leaders that began with an ALTC Project on Academic Leadership Development for Heads of Program that was held in 2010.

Related documents:

• 2011 Inspire Leadership Executive Summary Report (opens in a new window) (PDF, 80Kb)
• 2010 Academic Leadership Development Program Summary Report (opens in a new window)(PDF, 334Kb)