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Regional leadership program

Inspired Leadership 2023

We are excited to introduce the inaugural regional leadership program for the Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

Working in partnership with Regional Development Australia – Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island, Inspired Leadership 2023 is an engaging six-month program that will support the development of regenerative leadership capability for a diverse cohort of aspiring, emerging and established leaders.

The program will be held in a variety of locations across the region, on the lands of the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna and Peramangk peoples. The program will culminate in a day at the Newday Leadership Summit in early November at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

This is a contemporary program that will celebrate excellence in the region, exploring challenges and opportunities with a global perspective.

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Excellence in leadership

Inspired Leadership 2023 will be facilitated by Newday Leadership’s co-directors, Katrina Webb and Matthew Wright-Simon, with a range of special leadership facilitators. The program will be informed by Newday’s five tenets of leadership excellence:

  • Global change
  • Wellbeing and resilience
  • Cultural awareness
  • Social responsibility
  • Diversity and inclusion.

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Program features

Each monthly session will be held in a different location, with a mid-program ‘mini summit’ including an overnight option.

Inspired Leadership 2023 will focus on exemplary participant experiences that appeal to all the senses (including a sense of fun, excitement and humour). People can expect a program that will:

  • be connected to Country, informed by First Nations’ leaders
  • increase leadership capacity, influence and resilience
  • support cross-sector collaboration
  • develop leadership skills
  • build a culture of active citizenship.

Each program participant will be well supported, with program features including:

  • professional ‘personality’ profiles
  • a 12-month subscription to a world-class wellbeing platform
  • an online group to maintain connection, with check-in opportunities between monthly sessions
  • worksheets and templates, readings, viewings and listenings for each session
  • nourishing, sustainable and delicious food and drink (working with regional providers and producers)
  • consideration of all abilities and lived experiences
  • approaches and environments that will help each person learn most effectively.

Inspired Leadership 2023 will be designed and curated to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (also known as the Global Goals).

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Program eligibility and details

We are seeking expressions of interest from aspiring, emerging and established leaders in business, community and government organisations. In addition to seeking leadership development support, we are looking for a diverse group of people who have a strong motivation to make a difference in their local communities.

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Applicants must work, volunteer or live in the region or, in the case of Indigenous people, know part of the region as home Country.

People aged from 18 and over are encouraged to apply. A total of 15 places are available in this year’s cohort. Thanks to funding provided by Primary Industry and Resources South Australia, places in the program valued over $6500 are almost fully funded. Participants (or their organisation or employer) are required to pay $700 (including GST). A limited number of bursaries are also available.

Applications close at midnight on 12 April, with participants notified of the outcome on 21 April. The program opens on 18 May 2023.

For more detail, download the Inspired Leadership 2023 brochure.

People interested in the program are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Allow up to 45 minutes to complete the online form accessible via the link below.

Register here

Newday’s Inspired Leadership 2023 is an initiative of Regional Development Australia – Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island whose purpose is to develop and grow the region’s economy and liveability through sustainable economic development. The support of the Australian Government and the Government of South Australia is gratefully acknowledged.

If you or your organisation wishes to partner with the Inspired Leadership 2023 program or sponsor a position, please contact us.

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