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Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.Stephen R. Covey

  • What leadership skills are needed for future public sector leaders?
  • What understandings, concepts and theories should a leader be considering as they plan their professional development?
  • How can we move beyond a technocratic view of leadership?

The seminar answered these questions and provided a different set of core leadership skills that have been identified as supporting creative and innovative leadership. Respondents commented on behalf of the public sector to the concepts and skills presented.

Topics Included

  • Leadership for Sustainability
  • Public Policy
  • Ethics and Leadership
  • Law and Society
  • Governance and Globalisation

Presenters

Greg Cash (Respondent)
Director of Affordable Housing Policy
Department of Housing

Governance and Globalisation

Dr Kenneth Chern
Former United States of America Consul General

Ken Chern presentation

Ethics and Leadership

David Gee
Headmaster
Wesley College

David Gee presentation

Public Policy: Balancing Application with Creativity

Dr Yvonne Haigh
Lecturer in Politics / Public Policy
Murdoch University

Yvonne Haigh presentation

Sue McCarrey (Respondent)
Deputy Director General
Department of Transport

Leadership for Sustainability

Dr Brad Pettitt
Mayor
City of Fremantle

Brad Pettitt presentation

Law and Modern Western Society

Professor Gary Wickham
Professor of Sociology
Murdoch University

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