Programmes

Future Auckland Leaders Programme

“The real journey of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust

The Future Auckland Leaders' programme is a unique leadership development programme utilising in-depth understanding of the city and access to city leaders to provide a rich, real-world context to develop participant experience and understanding of business, personal, city and civic leadership.

Nominated by Committee for Auckland members from within their respective organisations, participants are individuals with demonstrated strong leadership already and with succession potential. The Future Auckland Leaders Programme (FAL) taps into the energy and insight of these emergent leaders, cultivating their talents and passion for Auckland to develop city-enhancing projects.

The Committee for Auckland invests in Future Auckland Leaders (FAL) to make a contribution to our city now and for the future. FAL is designed and delivered specifically to develop leadership in and for the future Auckland. 

“To lead in Auckland, you first need to understand how it works, moves, operates and functions.” – Alumni 2011

FAL participants gain:

• Practical and applied experience of leadership
• Leadership mentor - 1 to 1 mentorship from a senior business leader, shaping your leadership
• Course mentor - 1 to 1 mentorship from FAL alumni supporting your achievement
• Experience of differing leadership styles and mindsets, across varied contexts
• Exploring and refining the attributes and practice of influence
• Awareness of self-leadership, emotional intelligence, resilience and sustainable wellbeing
• Intimate knowledge of the workings of Auckland. Viewing Auckland through the lenses of decision makers and influencers in finance, health, social capital, creativity, productivity, infrastructure, planning, government, governance and democracy.
• Engagement with Auckland business, political, community and civic leaders, on key issues
• The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the civic advancement of Auckland
• Development and application of systems thinking and learning as a culture through case-studies delivered directly by Auckland leaders and mirrored in FAL team and civic projects
• A rich/deep understanding of leadership in practice, as an agile mindset and adaptive way of being
• A strong and diverse personal network

Programme curriculum includes core focus on:

• Leadership, practice, styles and experience
• Civic engagement and participatory democracy
• Self-management, emotional intelligence and personal resilience
• Learning as practice and culture
• Integrating leadership, building followership, collaboration and partnership
• Influence and the creation of networks
• Sustainability, creating sustaining places
• Partnership, Te Tiriti in practice
• Thinking, planning and acting for a city
• Commerce and business practice
• Team dynamics and creation
• Legacy projects, making a meaningful contribution to Auckland

Future Auckland Leaders Projects

In the second year of each programme, participants research and deliver a legacy project that seeks to address a 'need' in the city. These legacy projects benefit Auckland beyond the completion of the leadership programme.

Future Auckland Leaders Programme Sponsors

Contact

For more information about the Future Auckland Leaders Programme, or to apply for our 2017 intake, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Timothy Giles, Future Auckland Leaders Programme Manager, Committee for Auckland.