The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) has announced that its Executive Fellows Program (EFP) is to return in 2021.
The school said the program was aimed at providing senior public sector leaders with an exciting and meaningful program designed to increase their understanding of systems leadership, adaptive leadership and their role in helping Governments respond to the post-COVID era.
Co-director of the EFP, Catherine Althaus (pictured) said the program would move to virtual delivery for the first time.
“It will include a focus on the leadership implications associated with social movements such as Black Lives Matter and the #metoo movement, which will shape society over the coming decades,” Professor Althaus said.
“The EFP is designed for high-performing leaders and senior public sector executives, such as Deputy Chief Executives, Deputy Director-Generals and Deputy Secretaries, and executives two levels below Chief Executive, Director-General or Secretary.”
She said the three-module program (consisting of two three-day sessions and one two-day session), would combine online sprints and offline reflection, and would be delivered by world-recognised academics and high-calibre practitioners.
“Practitioners will be able to share their personal leadership experiences in a creative and collaborative environment, and apply what they learn as soon as they return to work,” Professor Althaus said.
She said the program focused on developing leadership, management, systems thinking, strategic and personal skills to strengthen participants’ ability to lead high-performing teams that could meet the new challenges of the COVID-19 environment.
