Leading Community Organisations - August 2023 10 week programme

Starting this August, LEAD are delivering their Managing & Leading Community Organisations course online. You will be able to participate from wherever you are in Aotearoa. Because leading in a community organisation can be complex, this training programme gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead people, projects, and stakeholders, whilst still driving results.

THE COURSE WILL RUN FOR 10 WEEKS. IT WILL BE A MIX OF:

self-directed learning (readings and learning activities you do on your own)
peer group discussions every other week, to deepen your discussions and learning on specific topics to support and grow your leadership. (either online or in person depending on where you are

large group virtual workshops every 2 weeks in-between, exploring specific leadership topics in-depth (via zoom)
one on one coaching with the facilitators personal written feedback from the facilitators

"Doing the course this way has encouraged deeper relationships with the other participants and gave us time to ponder over things before the next sessions. It has made me reflect on my mahi out in the community and given me some new things to try"

- Janine Maruera; Tarankai Participant

THE COURSE TOPICS ARE EXPLORED IN THE CONTEXT OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATION:

Creating and understanding the bigger picture
Being a mindful leader, and how our management and leadership impacts on others

Building a strong team

Leading sustainable organisations Working creatively in the face of ongoing change and complexity
How to create real change for our communities

Dates: August 4, to October 13, 2023
Cost: $595+gst. $500 for the second and subsequent people from the same organisation.

Facilitators:
Sandy Thompson: sandy@lead.org.nz
Steve Matai’a: steve@lead.org.nz
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SELF DIRECTED LEARNING
Full technical support will be provided to make the learning experience as easy as possible. We will
be sending you reminders and signposts the whole time the programme is running. The total
learning time will be approximately 25 hours.

Every week readings and learning activities will be loaded onto the learning site. You are free to do
these in your own time, at your own pace. At the end of the activities you will be asked to reflect on
them into private online journals that can only be viewed by the facilitators. We will give you
feedback. When you finish a module you will receive a virtual badge. Collect all the badges to earn a
LEAD Certificate of Completion.

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS
Over the course of 10 weeks you will meet fortnightly on zoom with a small group of others on the
programme. You and your group will decide when to meet, and we do recommend it is alternate to
the weeks we hold the full group meetings. Others who have participated in this programme tell us
this was a highlight for them and some have committed to continuing with their peer learning
group beyond the programme.
During our time together we will explore a range of leadership theories to build your own
leadership skills, knowledge and confidence. Special attention will be given to leading in
complexity given the current environment we are all working in. You will finish the course with your
own leadership development plan and a capacity building plan for your organisation.

LARGE GROUP WEBINARS
Once a fortnight we will come together as a whole group via Zoom. Pants are optional and snacks
are BYO, but we do suggest if possible, cameras are on so we can see each other. We will cover a
different topic each time we meet and we promise these are highly interactive sessions with
valuable learnings.

ONE ON ONE COACHING WITH THE FACILITATORS
Opportunity is available for one on one coaching with the facilitators if required to support you on
your leadership development journey. This is not a mandatory part of the programme but some of
our leaders appreciate the opportunity to discuss their leadership development planning.

SCHEDULE
The programme compromises of five modules:

For more information and to register email or call: sandy@lead.org.nz // 022 572 6398 www.lead.org.nz