Darren has completed his LCP four times since 2015 while working as Executive Director in Resources sector within the Queensland Government. During that time he has engaged in coaching where he has intentionally and consistently addressed growing self awareness, and shifting his leadership behaviours to more actively empower others. He has focused on developing his key leaders and now is in the position where any one of the four that report to him could succeed him in his role. He has also invested heavily in development for his team, who have embraced a positive culture of engagement and performance. Darren’s recent LCP in June 2023 shows exceptional leadership with nearly all his evaluators rating him as highly creative.

Category: Transformation.

Natalie completed her first LCP soon after being appointed CEO of Brownes Dairy in 2021. Knowing she needed to find another gear to deal with the increased complexity of the new role, Natalie leaned into her profile and evaluator feedback and committed to a personal leadership development plan over the next 12 months. Natalie’s second LCP revealed significant progress from the reactive to the creative as she becomes a more conscious leader. The data highlights her improving Leadership Effectiveness at the 88th percentile. Natalie has introduced her Executive team to the LCP as part of her commitment to scaling leadership at Brownes Dairy.

Category: Transformation.

Andy as CEO has been steering the company over the past 2-years and taking on the challenge to lower carbon emissions. He has created an engaged culture, and through the development of his leaders, stepping into effective teamwork, collaboration, self and team awareness together the company will remove 1 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere. A significant achievement by anyone’s measure that would not have been possible without Andy’s impactful leadership.

Andy’s leadership style recognises that culture is the strategic advantage to performance. He has always explored learning methodologies that equip his leaders with the essential skills to deliver value for their customers. Over the years Andy has been invited to speak at many forums around the world, on what he has achieved.

Before becoming CEO of Simply Energy, Andy led a significant change initiative at Contact Energy, called Safe to Run, which uplifted staff engagement and generated tens of millions of value from continuous improvement initiatives.

Category: Environment.

Sarah Williams is a lawyer by profession but much preferred roles where she could lead teams and inspire people. Sarah has been working at The Sydney Adventist Hospital for over six years in various leadership roles. For the past year Sarah has been the Manager of Cancer Support Services at the Hospital. The role involves leading an eclectic team of both permanent and volunteer workers in a variety of professions such as Counsellors and clinicians. Covid left the cancer centre almost lifeless, and many feared it would not be able to fully provide very important services to patients and their families who received the devastating cancer diagnosis. But it did come back to life and is thriving under Sarah Williams’ exceptional Leadership. Sarah is a visionary leader who reminds everyone that the patient and families are at the centre of everything they do. That consistent message helped bring her teams together where there can often be some tension. She has a wonderful ability to get people from all different backgrounds working collaboratively. Her number one value is coaching/mentoring. She resists telling people what to do and instead unlocks their potential by asking good questions, rewarding healthy risk-taking and standing by her people when they make mistakes. She has built a team of confident people who love to come to work. Her impact reaches far and wide from the patients diagnosed with cancer, to their families and the wonderful healthcare workers that support them.

Category: Impact.

Carl is an exceptional leader. His profile is testament to this. His leadership is authentic, values based and impactful. He balances people and outcomes and has a strong vision about impact for his team, organisation and broader community. Having said all this, he is humble.

Carl’s leadership style is inclusive and supportive. Consultation is a fundamental part of his decision-making process – listening and understanding others and being confident to make decisions under pressure that still hold true to his values as a leader. Carl treats each person with respect, humility and gives them time and attention. He is people centric in all aspects of his role as a leader which directly impacts and benefits those around him. He is authentic and values driven, leading a Business School that is principally focused on social justice and community outcomes.

It is Carl’s listening skills and genuine interest in hearing thoughts from others that sets him apart. Carl’s leadership style encourages and creates opportunities for people to contribute and excel – whether they are community groups with a shared purpose, students at all levels and from all disciplines, early career academics, community leaders; everyone is included in Carl’s vision. Minority groups, people from all cultures and backgrounds, first nation peoples, those who are first in family to attend university, seasoned professional and academic staff and other leaders are invited to participate. Positive impacts that can be attributed to Carl include creation of career opportunities, student growth and development, making knowledge and research outcomes available to those who would not normally have access, scholarship programs, staff mentoring …. The list is endless and is evidenced globally through his international connections and long scholarly career.

Carl has initiated, resourced, and supported programs that address gender, cultural and social inequities at societal, business unit and individual levels and stands firm in extending his authentic vision for a business relevant and socially committed Business School focused on developing and sharing knowledge for an innovative, sustainable and prosperous economy in a fairer world.

Category: Community.

Sophia’s courage and authenticity set her apart as a remarkable leader. She fearlessly calls out the elephant in the room for the greater good of the business and her team. This blend of care and courage is her secret sauce, making her a force to be reckoned with. Her passion for the work and kindness towards her team and colleagues are her greatest assets. Sophia’s creativity, determination, and courage shine through her exceptional work. Sophia’s highly collaborative approach and openness to different opinions make her a standout team player. She stands firm for what she believes in and does what’s best for the work and the process, even if it means changing direction and re-evaluating previous efforts. Her kindness, pleasant demeanour, and thoughtfulness inspire and motivate others. Sophia possesses an expert understanding of all processes and departments involving the Aldi Catalogue. Her vision and guidance ensure outstanding results every time, and she handles various problems that arise during the catalogue process with ease and creativity. In every aspect of her work, Sophia remains a visionary problem solver, showcasing unwavering commitment and dedication to achieving greatness week after week.

Category: Community & Impact.

Mikaela is a force to be reckoned with, possessing an extraordinary blend of leadership competencies that make her a true standout. Her energy, passion, and genuine care for her team are visible, elevating the entire team to new heights. Moreover, her mastery of her craft is undeniable, and she possesses an exceptional ability to unravel complex strategic issues and develop compelling, actionable solutions. Clients are immediately captivated by her strategic acumen, as she presents strategies that are not wishy-washy but brimming with digestible insights and clear next steps. Mik genuinely cares for her team’s growth and development, inspiring them with her vision and passion, encouraging them to reach their full potential. Mik’s collaboration skills are unparalleled, a crucial asset in any creative agency. Her humility, openness about career mistakes, and personal learnings create an environment of mutual respect and growth. She embraces the power of teamwork, understanding that all voices should be heard and respected. Working with Mik is an absolute pleasure, as her drive, energy, and enthusiasm are infectious, igniting the team’s spirit and drive for excellence. Her inspirational leadership is what sets her apart, elevating the team’s work and fostering a collective effort to achieve greatness. In the realm of true leaders, Mik stands as a shining example, inspiring everyone around her to reach for greatness!

Category: Impact

Narinder is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to team dynamics. Her rapport with every member of the team brings a sense of unity and positivity that elevates the entire group. Narinder role models open communication Narinder’s true value shines when she takes the lead in coordinating key players for projects within the agency. Her exceptional organisational skills and innate talent for collaboration ensures that every endeavour is met with unmatched efficiency and success. Narinder’s impact on the team is immeasurable, and her presence is undeniably the driving force behind their seamless cohesion and achievement.

Category: Impact

Meet Christina, the epitome of authenticity in our agency. Her kind and empathetic nature, combined with her unwavering support for the people around her, sets her apart as an exceptional leader. Despite her brilliance and intelligence, Christina remains humble, making her teams thrive under her guidance. What truly makes Christina stand out is her fearlessness in showing vulnerability and her quirky, lovable nature that makes her incredibly approachable. In a fast-paced and highly pressured creative environment, she takes the time to prioritise everyone’s wellbeing, ensuring that people are looked after and feel heard. Christina’s unique blend of brilliance, charisma, and humility makes her an invaluable asset. With Christina at the helm, the agency is not only successful, but also a place where authenticity and growth are role modelled. She embodies the essence of a brilliant, humble leader who uplifts everyone around her.

Category: Impact.

Tania Palmer sits on an executive team as the Head of Generation, reporting directly to the CEO of the largest end to end electricity generator and retailer in New Zealand. She has shown exceptional dedication to her own growth and vision to boldly make a difference beyond the scope of the field in which she is known. Her work in a previous role as Head of People & Culture transformed the organisational safety culture from calculative to a generative safety culture (Safety Culture Maturity Model), and this has fuelled her passion for making parallel changes in a broader operational lens. Tania has done three LCPs over the past 13 years, which demonstrate her developmental journey. She has not lost sight of her vision for herself and the contribution she wants to make. In 2022, Tania succeeded in being the successful applicant for an engineer/technical management position above other candidates who were long-standing, respected senior leaders in that division and with the commensurate engineering experience. She was the successful candidate because of her vision to transform an operational business to become agile, adaptive and integral in its ability to deliver the organisation’s vision and purpose of decarbonising New Zealand through clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. Throughout this span of time, Tania has shown enormous courage, tenacity, vision, dedication, and generosity to her people. It’s time that she be acknowledged for all her effort and hard work.

Category: Impact & Transformation.

Kay Harrison has worked on environment and climate change issues for the New Zealand Government since 2009. During that time, she has held roles as Director Water Reform and Director Climate Change at the Ministry for the Environment. Her work involved policy development and reform including the establishment of the New Zealand emissions trading scheme and the development of our first Paris agreement target. In 2017 Kay worked in the office of the Minister of Climate Change, Hon James Shaw. Starting in 2010, Kay became an international climate change negotiator and contributed to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement (on international cooperation) and the Paris Rulebook. Her work in the global effort to address climate change culminated in her appointment as Climate Change Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade in 2019. In this role Kay leads New Zealand’s delegation to international climate change negotiations and summits. She works with other diplomats to influence countries to accept new goals towards a low emissions future.

Category: Environment.

Natalie is a respected disability rights lawyer and advocate. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Natalie is the Founder and Principal Lawyer Director of Equality Lawyers, a disability-led, disability rights law firm providing premium legal services to the disability community.

Natalie is an authentic leader that believes in designing law reform, public policy and community campaigns through lived experience and expertise. In 2016, Natalie was awarded Australian Young Lawyer of the Year and South Australian Young Lawyer of the Year in recognition of her work on law reform projects that advanced the rights of people with disabilities and commitment to diversity in the legal profession.

In 2021, Natalie authors Disability Rights in Real Life, a practical handbook for disabled people, their families and allies on everyday disability rights law.

Natalie holds several senior advisory roles including on the Australian Disability Strategy Advisory Council and the Premier’s Council for Women.

Category: Community.

Rebecca was unwavering in her commitment to investing in leadership and culture development from the beginning.  Even when the operational demands on the Leadership Team were extreme – from the establishment of a new Governance Structure and new board, to forming a new Executive Team, to responding to disastrous bushfires, then COVID, then a couple of Royal Commissions, changes in Government and many more demands over and above ‘business as usual’ in a complex rural health system – Rebecca remained resolute in her commitment to carving out time and space for the Executive Team to get together and focus on developing their collective leadership capacity to live their values and nourish their desired culture.  Above all else, I think it was this commitment to prioritising time and space to being intentional about their collective leadership development, which was fully supported by the Board, that made the difference.

Category: Transformation.

Darius has been involved in community for over 17 years providing leadership training and mentoring in settings from corporate leadership workshops through to school-based leadership and life skill training and is doing ground breaking work in permeating embodied leadership through every strata of society.

Darius is a full time instructor at Newcastle Aikido. Aikido is a martial art that’s focus is on non violent conflict resolution. In this area of his work he has mentored, trained and empowered hundreds of adults and children to assist them to become better versions of themselves.

Darius is also currently a life skill instructor for a not for profit organisation called Tessa, in this role he facilitates a life skills course in the Newcastle and Hunter CSO and Public schools, that is an active therapeutic program that assist students to learn the life skills required to more effectively manage the challenges in their lives.

This course is based on somatic psychology principles and is an active modality that combines the principles of mental wellbeing and emotional regulation with those of therapeutic martial art training techniques, games, metaphors and stories. Its format engages and empowers young people to learn life skills, and to better manage the challenges in their lives.

Darius is also involved in providing workshops on somatic coaching and embodied leadership to many in the corporate realm helping companies and individuals with conflict resolution, empowerment, self awareness and mindfulness.

Darius has been instrumental in many lives bringing calm, discipline, resilience and kindness to individuals and the broader community.

Category: Community & Transformation.

Meet Kim, an extraordinary leader whose calm and inclusive nature fosters a nurturing environment for her team to thrive. With a passion for her team’s development, Kim actively seeks opportunities for their growth and career advancement. Her genuine compassion and interest in her team’s well-being drive them to achieve outstanding results, making the workplace a desired environment. In today’s competitive talent landscape, Kim’s inspirational leadership and unwavering focus on the human element of leadership set her apart as a truly valuable asset in the Company. Kim is not just a leader; she is a catalyst for greatness, elevating both her team and the organisation to new heights.

Category: Impact.

Stephen has exceptional leadership skills in supporting Health Service managers. He leads with empathy, high standards and is solution focused.

Category: Impact.

Emily is a Social Impact and Sustainability Strategist, and member of the 5th generation at Alberts. In her current role she is exploring the nexus between profit and purpose across all areas of the business, and focuses on how Alberts achieves a positive impact. Emily works with the Impact Ventures team investing in early-stage pioneering Australian businesses out to create a better tomorrow. She also manages heads Music Education:Right from the Start – a national collaborative initiative led by Alberts to ensure all Australian primary school children have access to a quality, ongoing, sequential music education and the benefits this brings. Prior to Alberts, Emily worked with a range of organisations in Australia and the UK on social impact design and measurement, sustainability strategies, sustainable supply chains and human rights approaches. She sees a great opportunity to mobilise capital, resources and everyday actions to create the world we want to live in.

Category: Community.

At the time of the first LCP assessment in 2020 Charlotte was in her first role leading leaders in a large government department in New Zealand. From there she went on a significant personal and professional transformation. In Charlottes words “it was a high-pressure role with a lot of responsibility in a high-risk sector. On review, I felt the need to adopt a different leadership style and was keen to assert myself as a leader in control. This was worked to a degree but was exhausting and I imagine not a great experience for my reports. Through my involvement with Leadership in Practice I learned to truly lean into myself. Who I am, where I come from and what I want to be. This included some challenging shadow work that helped me dial back on controlling and progress in an authentic and sustainable way that had a direct impact on my ability to achieve. Earlier this year I was appointed to my first tier 3 role; a senior leadership role in the department. With the growth that I have managed to achieve with the guidance of Michelle as my coach, this has been an exciting and smooth transition. This hasn’t been a year without challenge but by unlocking all parts of myself and understanding the lens I bring to every situation‚ I am able to approach things with clarity and confidence. It is no exaggeration to say that this experience changed my life. I am a better, happier person and a much more effective leader. I will always be grateful for the opportunity to be a part of something so transformational.”

Category: Transformation.

Grant Gladman is an exceptional and innovative thought-leader with extensive experience in Leadership. He is passionate about creating opportunities for team and individuals to excel, whilst designing solutions for business that create clarity of purpose and are both progressive and relevant. As Chief Operating Officer at Mingara Leisure Group and with decades of experience in business acquisition, strategy, business modelling and systems design, Grant’s greatest passion is people. He has a focus on cultivating opportunities for teams and individuals to realise their leadership potential, identifying their unique gifts and in the process lead them to their own clarity of purpose.  As a visionary leader, Grant wanted to ensure that the leadership and extended leadership team at Mingara Leisure Group lived and breathed leadership and understood what it means to be a leader and how to effectively serve others unlocking greater potency and the true power of leadership within our organisation. We are in the middle of this ambitious project to educate, guide and develop 50 leaders which is already showing exceptional results. Thank you Grant.

Category: Transformation & Impact.

Category: Transformation.