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Towards Strategic LeadershipDeveloping strategic capacity in the public sector

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The School has several distinctive features:

• A collaborative partnership between governments and universities, which ensures all course offerings are academically rigorous and directly applicable to public sector requirements. Collaboration across jurisdictions also facilitates a focus on common problems.

• A networked delivery model, with teaching and research drawing on the strengths of member universities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the best academics and practitioners internationally.

• An emphasis on building strategic and ‘adaptive’ management capacity, including the ability to deliver public value in challenging settings.

• A commitment to the best in teaching that recognises the specific needs of experienced executives, draws upon their knowledge and translates into immediate application in the workplace.

• Program cohorts selected for their potential to attain positions of high-level leadership and management, and for their commitment to public service.

All Australian state and territory governments are now ANZSOG members, and the number of university members has grown to 16. For the full list of ANZSOG member governments and university partners visit our website anzsog.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

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, that yields 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.

Towards Strategic Leadership (TSL) has been specifically designed for public sector managers to assist them make the transition into senior executive leadership roles. The learning approach is non-traditional, and has distinctive differences to other ANZSOG programs. TSL involves extensive group-based reflection, real-world case studies, experiential learning and access to exceptional leaders. Participants are encouraged to reflect on and further develop their approach to leadership.

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

Professor Gary Banks AO ANZSOG Dean and CEO

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Content focus

Strategic leadership in complex, shared-power settings

Development focus

Doing leadership differently

Content focus

Accommodating, instigating and embedding change in public sector organisations

Development focus

Understanding and managing resistance, change and transition

• Specificallydesignedformanagerstransitioningintoseniorexecutiveleadershiproles

• Uniquelearningmodelconsistingoftwofive-dayintensiveresidentialmodules

• Experientialandreflectivelearningapproachdrawingonreal-worldsituationsandexperiences

• Buildingcapacitytoaddresscurrentandfuturepublicsectorchallenges

• Creatingprofessionalnetworksofpractitionersandpeersforlifelonglearning

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.

The course is designed to give participants the opportunity to examine different approaches to decision-making and leadership.

Learning approach

The program consists of two residential modules of five days each, three to four months apart. The first module focuses on strategic leadership in complex, shared power settings; while the second module examines how to effect change in a public sector setting.

The learning environment provides an opportunity for participants to articulate and receive feedback on their leadership style and objectives. They are also able to discuss and reflect upon actual leadership dilemmas, often using their own experiences, and critically examine different ideas about leadership.

Rather than relying on a traditional lecture format, guest presenters make themselves available in a mentoring capacity to answer questions about their experiences of leadership, including how they handle the pressures and the responsibilities.

Key elements

Participants in TSL examine important questions facing senior executive leaders in the public sector, such as:

• What are the impediments to working closely and collaboratively with others?

• How can we create networks in new and flexible ways?

• How can leadership be exerted in the midst of highly complex relationships, groups and interdependencies?

• How can we plan for and respond to the inevitable surprises and the flow-on effects that result in a society that is increasingly reliant on complex, tightly interconnected systems?

• What is our role in change and what is the role of leaders in ‘managing’ change?

Who should attend?

Towards Strategic Leadership is specifically designed for people moving from a tactical to a strategic leadership role within government. The Program assists those facing senior executive responsibilities for the first time to make the transition.

The Program

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Teachers

A Dutch Australian, Paul ‘t Hart is currently Professor of Public Administration in the Utrecht School of Governance at Utrecht University, as well as Associate Dean of the Netherlands School of Government in The Hague. He has had visiting positions at the University of Oxford, Stockholm University and the Swedish Defence College and was Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University during 2005-2010.

Paul has had a life-long fascination with how people seek and exercise public power. His research, teaching and training activities focus on elite behaviour and leadership in government, crisis management, policy evaluation and public accountability. He has published 25 books and co-edits the journal ‘Political Psychology’. Paul is also a fellow of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government, where he teaches the Leading Public Sector Change subject in the Executive Master of Public Administration.

Paul has taught and trained thousands of public professionals around the world and has extensive consulting experience with a variety of Australian, Dutch and Swedish public sector organisations in areas such as police, public prosecution, courts, emergency management, infrastructure, as well as local government and parliament.

Professor Paul ‘t Hart

Program Convenor

Professor Paul ‘t Hart

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Previous Presenters

In addition to the convenors, the program is delivered by a select core of highly experienced experts, including current and former senior public executives.

“ The process was challenging and extremely rewarding, and has given me an incredible insight into the way complex issues can be informed by a range of different views.” >> TSL Participant

Program Convenor

Robbie Macpherson

Robbie began his career in the corporate sector with a range of major insurance, communications and engineering companies. In 1995 he moved into to the non-profit sector, managing youth mentoring programs in Sydney and regional NSW. He was Director of Social Leadership Australia from 2000–2011. Robbie is now Director of Adaptable Leadership and a Partner at REOS Partners, a global consultancy specialising in tackling multi-stakeholders challenges.

Robbie has designed and delivered a range of innovative leadership development programs for senior leaders in the government, corporate and Not-For-Profit sectors, including National Australia Bank, Australia Post, Medibank, community and corrective services, the Australian Institute of Police Management and the Netherlands School of Government (NSoB). He is also an experienced executive coach.

Robbie is interested in what types of leadership people require to help their organisations and communities really tackle the tough, complex challenges they face in the modern environment. Robbie is a graduate of The Art and Practice of Leadership Development at The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard.

Previous guest presenters have included:

Dave Cliff ONZM Assistant Commissioner, South Island, New Zealand Police and leader of the police response to the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes

Dr Leigh Gassner Partner Reos Partners, former Assistant Commissioner of Victoria Police

Pam White Acting Chief Executive Officer, Victorian State Services Authority

Christine Nixon APM Former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, former Chair of the Victorian Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority

Andrew Cappie-Wood Head of Service and Director-General, Director-General’s Office, Chief Minister and Treasury, ACT

Blair Comley Secretary, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, New South Wales

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

Having worked for a time as a public sector senior official, I felt I needed to expand my understanding of strategic leadership through further consideration of contemporary theory and practical application, and through extending my professional networks. TSL offered me this opportunity by providing high intensity real-world learning opportunities involving discussion and collaboration with peers across jurisdictions.

What were the highlights and challenges of TSL?

TSL offered a highly challenging environment in which to test our learnings and joint experiences through real case work. A highlight was the opportunity to work collaboratively with peers through field work and crisis management. The unique combination and structure of the program provided new theoretical frameworks and the opportunity to test them, but as importantly, the opportunity to test myself and my ability to lead and work collaboratively through high intensity, high complexity situations. The mix of challenge, support, discussion and debate was set to exactly the right temperature for personal and group learning.

How did the program convenors contribute to your learning experience?

The TSL convenors brought such an array of experience and knowledge to the program. Their insights and accounts of real situations, both good and not so good, enabled me to reflect on how I would and have operated in similar circumstances. The opportunity to talk freely and frankly with convenors and test their responses to situations provided real depth to the program learnings. The knowledge, wisdom and humility with which they worked with us made this one of the most significant programs I have participated in.

Daile Bramwell

Director – Corporate Services and Organisational Development, Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, New Zealand.

TSL Alumna, 2012 Cohort

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Alumni Program

Lifelong learning

The ANZSOG experience reaches well beyond the classroom.

Course participants have the opportunity to study with some of the ‘best and brightest’ in their chosen field, plus the opportunity to learn from world-leading academics and practitioners.

The professional networks established during TSL are an invaluable resource for participants as they continue to meet new challenges and lead change in an evolving public sector.

ANZSOG helps participants to maintain and build on these networks through its prestigious Alumni Program.

Our ANZSOG Alumni

The School is committed to fostering a dynamic Alumni program, which sustains professional networks, supports lifelong learning and enhances the School’s reputation for the benefit of all of its Alumni. Our aim is to keep the spirit of your ANZSOG learning alive.

Every individual who completes an ANZSOG core program automatically becomes part of the ANZSOG Alumni community.

One of the hallmarks of ANZSOG programs is the high calibre of participants. They are all motivated and successful individuals from a cross-section of departments and agencies, with a broad range of experiences.

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

The School has a number of active jurisdictional chapters of Alumni who regularly provide professional development and networking opportunities.

Lifelong learning Stay connected Get involved

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“I valued the peer learning, and the small group work that allowed more in depth work. Also the way the presenters set up an environment with a high level of trust.”

Application and selection

Applications for TSL are submitted directly to ANZSOG. The program has a maximum of 40 places and a selection committee will meet after the closing date to discuss applications and confirm the final cohort.

The selection committee assess the applicants experience level and will endeavour to maintain as much balance as possible across jurisdictions and departments.

Investment

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

Take the lead

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

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

or visit our website anzsog.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 Management (EMPA) and Executive Fellows Program (EFP), and in partnership with the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG), ANZSOG delivers the Excellence in Local Government Leadership Program (ELGLP) and a suite of shorter Executive Education workshops.

The EMPA is a two-year part-time 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. ANZSOG’s only accredited program, it is delivered to highly committed public sector managers from across Australian and New Zealand governments.

The EFP is a high-level residential executive program for senior public sector leaders, tailored to build on the core relationship, leadership and management skills needed in the public sector of the 21st century.

ELGLP is a cutting edge leadership program specifically designed for local government leaders. It aims to enhance professionalism, leadership skills, showcase innovation and best practice, and facilitate a better-informed policy debate in local government.

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

EMPA

EFP

ELGLP

Executive Education

For more information about these programs and other ANZSOG initiatives, visit anzsog.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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