2021-22 will be the fifth cohort of the Leadership Illawarra Program.
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Our Program consists of one-day masterclasses, site visits to some of the region’s leading businesses, hands-on workshops, mentoring partnerships and social events where participants can meet and network with our partners and alumni.

MASTERCLASSES

In association with Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong we have put together a suite of Masterclasses that address issues specific to the Illawarra region:
  1. Marketing*
  2. Leadership*
  3. Community and Engagement
* This masterclass has an optional assessment task/project on which two subject credits can be awarded towards a degree program at UOW Sydney Business School. See UOW Master Class Credit Policy here.

A summary of the Marketing masterclass content is below:
  1. discusses marketing for the new realities,
  2. critically reviews the role of environmental scanning and marketing intelligence as it applies to marketing strategy,
  3. provides practical concepts and tools in the areas within marketing such as marketing planning, customer behaviour, competitive analysis, segmentation, targeting and positioning analysis, and integrated marketing communications, and
  4. illustrates the importance of social responsibility and other perspectives when making holistic marketing decisions.

A summary of the Leadership masterclass content is below:
  1. Managing and Leading People
  2. Organisational Culture
  3. Emotional Intelligence
  4. Business Coaching

At the completion of the session it is expected that participants would have gained an understanding of:
  • Experience with politicians and political protocols in business
  • Different perspectives and practices used to manage people in organisations
  • How external factors and business criteria influence strategic decisions relating to the way organisations manage their people
  • Strategic policy options available to managers in terms of structure, motivation, leadership and the culture of the organisation
  • Ethical issues involved in managing people and the value and challenge of managing diversity
  • Coaching and mentoring in leadership

A summary of the Community and Engagement/Social Responsibility masterclass content is below:
  1. What is CSR and the different terms that are used globally in industry
  2. Mental models and responsible decision-making dimensions 
  3. Realistic perspectives on community and environmental responsibilities
  4. The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Principles and their impact on corporations
  5. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and their impact on decision-making

At the completion of this session participants would be expected to have gained an understanding of:
  • Our region’s community and environmental needs
  • Personal and Corporate social responsibility
  • A leader’s role in business as it pertains to responsible decision-making
  • The region’s cultural diversity
  • The region’s business community engagement and social responsibility programs
  • Global programs such as the UNGC and the SDG

SITE VISITS

Over the two-year program our cohort has the opportunity to take part in 12 site visits with prominent Illawarra businesses such as IMB Bank, ISLHD, Warrigal and Bluescope. These visits are typically conducted with leaders from the organisation and include a debrief Q&A session.

WORKSHOPS

We have engaged the services of trusted leadership coach Eleanor Hayman at Great Managers​ to put together a program of Leadership education - at-home learning followed by hands-on workshops - that covers the following subjects:
•        Personal Leadership Skills (self-awareness, self-management)
•        Team Leadership Skills (critical conversations, setting clear expectations)
•        Business Leadership (developing, motivating and engaging employees)

Other workshops undertaken by leading facilitators from the region include:

Coaching for Managers 
•        Examining the power difference between manager and employee 
•        Two key coaching skills: listening and questioning, allowing time for people to practice their skills

Networking for Success
•        Why you should network?
•        How to prepare for networking events?
•        If body language is important to networking?
•        What you should expect from networking – what are the outcomes?

The Illawarra Economy 

Innovation

MENTORING

In association with JCI Illawarra we have recruited mentors from regional businesses at the highest level, across a range of industries. Program participants are paired with a mentor at networking events where each mentor has a short one-on-one with each participant. This process is repeated with a different pairing in the second year of the program.

SOCIAL AND ALUMNI EVENTS

Social events are scattered throughout the program ranging from morning coffee to catch up and socialise, to ‘speaker’ events and after-work networking drinks.
Leadership Illawarra Program is hosted by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Illawarra. 2021

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