Participant Portal: Joan Kirner Emerging Leaders Program
Welcome to the Joan Kirner Emerging Leaders Program participant portal.
Congratulations on being selected to take part in this program.
Here you will find further information for the program, including:
- Your workbook for the program (to the right)
- A program timeline
- Key details for all events (Workshops, webinars, mentoring circle and graduation)
- Details to book your strengths assessments
- Supplementary reading.
Please click the buttons below to access different areas of this site.
Program timeline
Workshop
1: Leadership theory; Leadership and management
Date: Mon, 13 October
Time: 9am-4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Workshop
2: Leadership through change and crisis; Leadership and organisational culture
Date: Mon, 20 October
Time: 9am-4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Workshop
3: Leadership and ethics; Leadership and
yourself
Date: Tue, 21 October
Time: 9am-4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Workshop
4: Emotional intelligence and leadership; Complex
workplace problems
Date: Mon, 27 October
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Workshop
5: Leadership and strategy; Leading and my
purpose
Date: Mon, 10 November
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Webinar 1: Human resources and diversity: Flexible working policies and the four-day work week
Date: Wed, 12 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Workshop 2: Gender inclusion in leadership: Strengthening representation on boards and executive teams
Date: Thu, 13 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Workshop 3: Implementing change that sticks: Overcoming barriers to sustainable workplace transformation
Date: Wed, 19 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Workshop 4: Psychological and cultural safety: Creating inclusive and supportive work environments
Date: Thu, 20 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
Small group activities with guest speakers.
Date: Mon, 17 November
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Online, via Zoom. Click here to access this session.
To be booked at any time throughout the program with career and workplace coach Celeste Tramonte.
Date: Mon, 24 November
Time: 3pm-5pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Workshops
Workshop 1: Leadership Theory; Leadership and Management
Date: Mon, 13 October
Time: 9am – 4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Key Learning Outcomes
Leadership Theory
- Identify and evaluate an array of leadership models to highlight approaches that disrupt systemic barriers to women's leadership, e.g., bias and discrimination, gender stereotypes, lack of flexibility, and lack of connections.
- Align leadership styles with personal goals and aspirations.
- Understand how team members respond to different leadership approaches.
- Develop strategies to empower and inspire team members.
Leadership and Management
- Maintain a strategic perspective while managing daily operational tasks.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities when collaborating with boards.
- Apply delegation tools effectively to enhance organisational capacity.
- Utilise leadership skills to motivate teams and improve performance.
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Introduction to the day Leadership pods: introductions |
| 10:00 – 11:45 | Leadership Theory |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Morning tea |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Leadership and Management part 1 |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Leadership and Management part 2 |
| 2:30 – 3:15 | Inspiring speaker #1: Hutch Hussein: What does it mean to be a leader? |
| 3:15 – 3:45 | Leadership pod #1 |
| 3:45 – 4:15 | Summary, set intentions, end the day |
Workshop 2: Leadership through Change and Crisis; Leadership and Organisational Culture
Date: Mon, 20 October
Time: 9am – 4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Key Learning Outcomes
Leadership through Change and Crisis
- Recognise the benefits and challenges associated with organisational change.
- Reflect on personal responses to change and their impact on leadership.
- Apply strategies to guide teams through resistance and blockages.
- Use tools to lead effectively during periods of change or crisis.
Leadership and Organisational Culture
- Define and assess the impact of organisational culture on strategic goals.
- Explore methods to cultivate and protect a healthy organisational culture that encourages participation and respect.
- Build a culture that values learning, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Coffee |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Introduce the day |
| 9:45 – 10:15 | Leadership pod #2: What have you tried out since last week? |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Inspiring speaker #2: Sonja Hood: Leading change and complexity |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Morning tea |
| 11:15 – 1:00 | Leading through change management |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 3:30 | Leadership and Culture part 1 |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Leadership pod #3 |
| 4:00 – 4:15 | Summary, set intentions, end the day |
Workshop 3: Leadership and Ethics; Leadership and Yourself
Date: Tue, 21 October
Time: 9am – 4.15pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
Key Learning Outcomes
Leadership and Ethics
- Understand the principles of ethical leadership and their application to tackle systemic inequalities, e.g., addressing gender imbalance in career progression and intersectionality.
- Cultivate ethical practices within teams and the broader organisation.
- Develop confidence in ethical decision-making and behaviour.
- Balance the protection of organisational values with ethical responsibilities.
Leadership and Yourself
- Enhance self-awareness to recognise and challenge leadership behaviours that reinforce gender bias.
- Identify factors that energise or lead to stress, with strategies to manage both.
- Implement tools to maintain personal health and well-being as a leader.
- Build resilience and confidence to thrive in leadership roles.
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 9:15 – 9:30 | Coffee |
| 9:30 – 9:45 | Introduce the day |
| 9:45 – 11:15 | Leadership and Ethics |
| 11:15 – 11:30 | Morning tea |
| 11:30 – 1:00 | Leadership and Caring for Yourself |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45 – 2:30 | Inspiring speaker #3: Adele Stowe-Lindner, leading in a complex world |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Leadership pod #4 |
| 4:00 – 4:15 | Summary of the day and reflections on the in-person program, set intentions and discuss the next part of the program. |
Workshop 4: Emotional Intelligence and Leadership; Complex Workplace Problems
Date: Tue, 27 October
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
Key Learning Outcomes
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
- Self-regard and awareness, assertiveness, independence and self-actualisation
- Empathy, social responsibility and relationships
- Adaptability: Reality-testing, becoming more flexible and how to problem solve
- How to manage your stress and avoid impulse decisions
Complex Workplace Problems
- Learn and experiment with frameworks for identifying and defining problems including Five Whys and Root Cause Analysis
- Identify a complex workplace problem of your own
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Introduce the day |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Leadership pod #5: What have you tried since last week? |
| 10:45 – 11:00 | Morning tea screen break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Emotional Intelligence and Leadership |
| 12:30 – 1:00 | Lunch break |
| 1:00 – 2:15 | Mentor pairs |
| 2:15 – 3:30 | Managing up, across and down: managing stakeholders, and understanding what the board wants and who are your stakeholders |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Summary, set intentions, end the day |
Workshop 5: Leadership and Strategy; Leading and My Purpose
Date: Mon, 10 November
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
Key Learning Outcomes
Leadership and Strategy
- Understand two methods for considering solutions and options to respond to a problem including SWOT and cost-benefit analysis.
- Consider the defined complex workplace problem in light of the strategic frameworks, considering possible scenarios and key planned milestones for responding to the problem.
Leading and My Purpose
- Reflect on personal values, strengths, and motivations to define a clear leadership purpose.
- Explore the connection between individual purpose and leadership effectiveness.
- Develop a personal leadership statement.
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Introduce the day |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Leadership pod #5: What have you tried since last week? Exchange contact details to remain in a network if interested |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Complex workplace problems: Learn the Five Whys and other frameworks, and identify real-world problems for each participant in small groups |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Morning break |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Consider two frameworks for identifying solutions and planning forward; use one problem as the test case |
| 1:00 – 1:30 | Lunch break |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Leading with Purpose: What is your “why” and why does it matter? |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | Wrap up the course, discuss the Strengths assessment and the graduation |
Webinar series
Webinar 1: Human resources and diversity: Flexible working policies and the four-day work week
Date: Wed, 12 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
We'll cover:
- Explore the benefits of flexible work arrangements, including the 4DWW
- Learn how policies which enable flexibility can improve productivity, inclusivity, and work-life balance
- Gain practical strategies for developing HR policies that support diverse teams
Webinar 2: Gender inclusion in leadership: Strengthening representation on boards and executive teams
Date: Thu, 13 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
We'll cover:
- Understand the importance of gender diversity in leadership
- Learn best practices for recruitment, retention, and career progression
- Explore strategies to increase diverse representation on boards and executive teams
Webinar 3: Implementing change that sticks: Overcoming barriers to sustainable workplace transformation
Date: Wed, 19 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
We'll cover:
- Identify key barriers to workplace gender equity
- Explore change management strategies to drive long-term success
- Learn how to embed equity-focused policies and cultural shifts in the workplace
Webinar 4: Psychological and cultural safety: Creating inclusive and supportive work environments
Date: Thu, 20 November
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Link: Click here to access this session.
We'll cover:
- Understand the role of psychological and cultural safety in workplace inclusion
- Learn strategies to prevent discrimination, bias, and workplace harassment
- Explore ways to create a supportive and empowering environment for women
Mentoring circles
Small group activities with guest speakers.
Date: Mon, 17 November
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Online, via Zoom.
To be announced soon.
Amy Coote, Maddie Riewoldt's Vision
Catherine Brooks, Equitable Philanthropy
Catherine Brown, ex-CEO of Lord Mayors Charitable Foundation
Cathy Truong, Give Now
Cynthia Mitchell AO, Environmental consultant
Dina Rosendorf, leader at ABC radio
Jane Vadiveloo, Children’s Ground
Jahna Cedar OAM, First Nations consultant
Karen Milward, First Nations consultant
Kathy Richardson, Our Community
Linda O’Halloran, Our Community
Nicole Kleid-Small, Environmental investment
Sarah Buckley, Trawalla Foundation
Sheena Boughton OAM, Australian String Quartet and Arts consultant
Thea Snow, Advocacy consultant
Graduation
Date: Mon, 24 November
Time: 3pm-5pm
Location: Joan Kirner Room, Our Community House, 552 Victoria Street, Wurundjeri Country, North Melbourne
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 3:00 – 3:30 | Registration and welcome |
| 3:30 – 4:20 | Speakers:
|
| 4:20 – 4:35 | Participants each called up to receive program certificate of completion |
| 4:35 – 5:00 | Networking |
Leadership strengths assessment
To be booked at any time throughout the program with career and workplace coach Celeste Tramonte.