2015 Executive Fellows ProgramAdvancing Senior Public Sector Leadership

• Postgraduate education incorporating the core disciplines that inform effective public administration.

• Executive education led by distinguished academics from the world’s leading education providers and senior officials from among ANZSOG’s ten member governments.

• ‘Safe’ places for high performing senior practitioners to discuss and draw practical learnings from theory, research and case studies, to inform policy debates and service delivery reform.

• Supportive environments for senior practitioners across Australia and New Zealand to learn from one another and build lasting professional networks, benefiting governments, communities and citizens.

At the core of ANZSOG’s ethos is a deep and genuine commitment to good public administration, reflecting the aspirations of and our close relationship to our government owners.

ANZSOG is recognised globally as a leading provider of executive-level education for the public sector. ANZSOG was created by government for government, with the active collaboration of its member universities.

About ANZSOG

ANZSOG delivers:

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Message from the Dean

In just over a decade, the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has established itself as a world-class institution for the provision of public sector executive education.

Management and leadership in the public sector present some distinct challenges relative to the private sector. ANZSOG programs are ‘fit for purpose’ and yield benefits for public sector executives beyond those obtainable elsewhere.

ANZSOG’s most distinctive feature is the collaboration between its academic and government partners. This has produced a blend of theory and practice, of rigour and relevance, which has yielded real benefits for course participants and organisations alike. It has also facilitated a vibrant research program attuned to the needs of governments.

Course participants are exposed to the best in contemporary thinking about public administration. ANZSOG’s academic faculty and practitioners are drawn from the best in Australia, New Zealand and internationally, including Harvard’s Kennedy School.

Participants also have an invaluable opportunity through our active Alumni Program to maintain lifelong connections with their course peers, a network of lasting professional value.

The Executive Fellows Program (EFP) is directed at high-level senior executives. The program has been designed to enhance core relationship, leadership and management skills needed to meet the challenges of leading the public sector of the 21st century. It has strong international dimensions, including participants from the Asian region, while retaining a focus on local context and issues.

I encourage you to consider the distinctive benefits of the EFP and I hope that we may soon have the opportunity of welcoming you into the ANZSOG network.

Professor Gary Banks AO Chief Executive and Dean

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Leadership of Others:

Employee engagementPower, politics and

influenceLeading teams

Leadership of the Organisation:

StrategyCulture

InnovationLeading Change

Leadership of the External Environment:

The political context

Media (traditional and new)

Asia and other international influences/factors

Economic circumstances

Notions of public value

Public behaviour and public engagement

Models of public service delivery

Leadership of Self:

Emotional intelligenceSelf-awareness and

leadership stylePersonal authenticity

• Three-week intensive residential program combining theory, case studies and practical exercises

• Developing capacity of senior executives to lead public sector organisations

• Tailored to the Australian and New Zealand public sector environment, while including international perspectives and participation

• Developing capacity of senior executives to work across cultural boundaries, with a focus on the Asia region

• Taught by leading public management academics and public sector practitioners

• Creating global networks of practitioners and peers for lifelong learning

The ANZSOG EFP

The four circles leadership model

Environment

OrganisationOthers

Self

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The program is modelled on the best offerings from the US and the UK that are relevant to the Australian and New Zealand public sector environments, including a focus on key international trends, particularly in the Asia region.

The curriculum is a dynamic mix of theory, case studies and practical exercises, premised on the role of public sector leaders as creators of public value. It is taught by leading local and international academics, including faculty from the Harvard Kennedy School, as well as senior practitioners across the public sector, thus combining practical relevance with academic rigour.

Key elements

The EFP examines emerging trends of public management in the 21st century.

The curriculum emphasises the importance of applying the right approach to specific circumstances by understanding the context and thinking strategically. Above all, the focus is on effective relationships from both external and internal perspectives, including those with Ministers, staff, service providers, stakeholders, clients and allies – often cross-jurisdictionally.

Participants will:

• broaden their understanding of ‘public value’ and how they are able to create it

• gain deep insights into the operating environment of the public service with attention to politics, the media, dealings with other sectors and the international sphere

• explore alternative models of public service delivery

• advance their understanding of how to lead in settings characterised by volatility, uncertainty and complexity

• increase capabilities in understanding and shaping organisational cultures

• develop a greater sense of self-as-leader

• broaden and deepen their professional connections.

Learning approach

The format is tailored to the capacities of experienced senior executives. Teaching formats draw on participants’ experience and knowledge, and challenge them to stretch their intellectual boundaries.

A key element of the program is the practitioner interface, in which leading public servants, past and present, distill their wisdom and insights for the benefit of participants.

The Harvard case method is used extensively. Each case is chosen to highlight key issues and options for dealing with them effectively. The learning methods of the EFP include:

• Action learning where groups operate on a consulting basis to work through current leadership challenges

• Interactive lectures that explore practical frameworks and methods around particular topics

• Facilitated panel discussions to explore multiple perspectives on topics

• Experiential and immersive learning where participants engage directly with practitioners to tackle a live challenge

• Peer-to-peer feedback to be shared between participants to assist in supporting learning insights

• Self-reflection opportunities within the Program to reflect on the material and learnings.

The Program

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Teaching

Program Director

Robin Ryde

EFP Director Robin Ryde, former CEO of the National School of Government and former Evaluation Director with the UK National Audit Office, was the youngest person to direct the UK Prime Minister’s flagship leadership development initiative – the Top Management Programme. He has delivered consultancy across the commercial and public sector in the UK, the US, Australia and other territories including Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Always working at senior levels and across a range of complex transformational projects, Robin is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences, and has published widely, including Thought Leadership, Custom-Built Leadership, Never Mind The Bosses and Creating Authentic Organizations.

“I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to attend. The presenters were outstanding and the organisation was second to none.” <<EFP participant

Robin Ryde

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Lead Presenters

Professor Mark Moore

Mark Moore is the Hauser Professor of Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Renowned for his scholarship around ‘public value’, Professor Moore focuses on the ways in which leaders of public organisations can engage communities in supporting and legitimising their work and in the role that value commitments play in enabling public sector enterprises. Professor Moore sets the context of the EFP by introducing concepts and frameworks that are essential for delivering public value.

Professor Dutch Leonard

Herman (Dutch) Leonard is Professor of Public Management at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Visiting Professor at Harvard’s Business School. He teaches leadership, organisational strategy, and financial management for public sector and non-profit organisations. Professor Leonard takes EFP participants on a leadership journey using powerful case studies to examine the attributes of leaders and how they can influence others.

Professor Keith Grint

Keith Grint is Professor of Public Leadership at Warwick University, UK. He has held Chairs at Cranfield University and Lancaster University and was Director of the Lancaster Leadership Centre. He spent twelve years at Oxford University and was Director of Research at the Saïd Business School. Professor Grint spent 10 years in industry before turning to academia. During the EFP he focuses on wicked problems and complex solutions, the capabilities needed to deliver, and the link between leadership and language.

Peter Thompson

For many years a public broadcaster, Peter Thompson is a leading communications consultant and author. Peter has taught communication in the MBA and executive programs at the Australian Graduate School of Management, and advises governments and NGOs on communication strategy. Thompson’s expertise in the communication field gives participants an ‘inside’ view of the media and managing public communication.

Paul Porteous

Paul Porteous is a leadership theorist and practitioner whose focus is not on the individual but on collectively exploring innovative solutions to complex contemporary problems. Paul is Director of Leadership and International Development at the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra and also Director of the Centre for Social Leadership. Paul has delivered seminars and courses on leadership for ANZSOG since 2010.

Previous Presenters

Presenters at previous programs have included:

Dr Rory Gallagher Senior Policy Advisor, UK Behavioural Insights Team/NSW Premier & Cabinet

Dr Geoff Gallop AC Former Premier of Western Australia, Director Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney

Michelle Grattan AO Former Chief Political Correspondent for The Age and Editor of The Canberra Times Associate Editor (Politics) and Chief Political Correspondent, The Conversation

Virginia Haussegger Journalist and TV News Presenter, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Canberra

Ryan Orange Deputy Commissioner, State Sector Results Group, State Services Commission, Wellington

Lisa Paul AO PSM Secretary of the Department of Education and Training, Australian Government

Professor Peter Shergold AC Chancellor, University of Western Sydney

Jennifer Westacott Chief Executive, Business Council of Australia

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Why did you choose to participate in the ANZSOG EFP?

I was keen to participate in the EFP in order to accelerate both my theoretical knowledge through the structured lectures and exercises and my professional network by learning alongside a wide variety of public servants from across Australia and New Zealand.

How has the EFP made a difference to how you lead a high performing and effective organisation?

The key difference the EFP has made in the way I lead high performing and effective teams is that I make clear and conscious decisions using frameworks that allow me to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the options presented or even to expand the range of options available.

How have you valued the cross-jurisdictional networks which you have developed through the EFP?

Completing the EFP with a cohort from across the Australian and New Zealand public service as well as from India and Canada provided an unparalleled opportunity to learn from my peers. Discussions in work groups as well as around social events were always stimulating and shed new light on issues I had wrestled with for some time.

What does it mean to be part of the ANZSOG Alumni Community?

Joining in with the ANZSOG Alumni Community has given me the opportunity to continue to learn through Alumni run events and through the professional network. The Alumni is a group of leaders focused on the creation of public value and is a collaborative network that you can turn to when advice from a peer could make all the difference.

Tom Grosskopf

Director, Metro Branch, Office of Environment and Heritage, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

EFP Alumnus

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Alumni Program

Alumni Program

The ANZSOG experience reaches well beyond the ‘classroom’.

Completion of the EFP gains the participant automatic entry into the ANZSOG Alumni Community, together with a range of ongoing professional development opportunities.

The professional connections established during the EFP are an invaluable resource for participants as they meet new challenges and lead change in an evolving public sector.

ANZSOG’s Alumni Program helps participants to maintain and build on these connections.

A key feature of all ANZSOG programs is the high-calibre of participants. They are motivated and successful people from a cross-section of departments and agencies, with a broad range of experiences.

With members from Australia, New Zealand and an ever-expanding international contingent, the School’s Alumni Program offers an unparalleled professional network and support base for course participants.

Ask our Alumni

We have alumni based across Australia and New Zealand who are in a unique position to offer informed advice to potential participants interested in studying an ANZSOG program.

The ‘Ask our Alumni’ service has been created to provide the opportunity for potential participants to engage with ANZSOG alumni in order for them to assist with their options, and help them gain an insider view of studying an ANZSOG program.

Contact our EFP Senior Programs Coordinator for details of alumni in your area.

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

Lifelong learning Stay connected Get involved

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“A really excellent opportunity and experience, with no doubt long-term friendships and professional networks created.”

Investment

Course fees are paid by the sponsoring government or agency and include tuition fees, accommodation, most meals and materials.

Take the lead

To learn more or to apply, please contact the EFP Senior Programs Coordinator:

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

or visit our website anzsog.edu.au and select ‘Executive Fellows Program’ from the dropdown list under Programs.

To Apply

<<EFP participant

Who should attend?

The course is designed specifically for:

• Commonwealth: Deputy Secretaries and First Assistant Secretaries or equivalent

• New Zealand: second and third tiers in large agencies, and CEOs of smaller agencies or equivalent

• State Governments: Deputy Directors-General/Deputy Secretaries and other senior executives

• International: equivalent levels.

All participants are selected and sponsored by their agency.

ANZSOG Programs

Developing strategic leadership skills in public sector managers requires a different educational framework to those applying to private sector managers. While business schools essentially teach participants how to create ‘shareholder value’, ANZSOG’s mission is to help public sector managers learn how to create ‘public value’.

ANZSOG also offers the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) and Towards Strategic Leadership (TSL) as well as a suite of shorter Executive Education workshops and a number of International Programs.

The EMPA is a two-year postgraduate qualification designed to give high potential, experienced mid-level managers and aspiring leaders a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of public administration. This accredited program, it is delivered to highly committed public sector managers from across Australian and New Zealand governments.

TSL is specifically designed for people moving from an operational role to a strategic leadership role, and for those facing senior executive responsibilities for the first time. At this level, thinking and acting strategically become central.

The School delivers a suite of customised executive level leadership programs in partnership with foreign governments in the Indo-Pacific region, and consistent with the foreign policy objectives of the governments of Australia and New Zealand. These programs create valuable peer-to-peer networks and institutional linkages, and contribute to ongoing engagement with each country.

The Executive Education program delivers specialised executive workshops designed to meet the practical needs of middle to senior public sector managers across a range of disciplines.

EMPA

TSL

International Programs

Executive Education

For more information about these programs and other ANZSOG activities, visit anzsog.edu.au

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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