Building leaders for the future of CQUni
Published on 10 February, 2011
Developing a culture of leadership throughout the University is a key focus of the ‘Leading to Greatness' Program that was launched recently by Vice-Chancellor and President Scott Bowman.
"CQUniversity is currently the fastest growing university in Queensland and a lot of that can be credited to the fantastic leadership team we have in place," Professor Bowman said.
Participants at the launch of the leadership program
The staff development program is being conducted in partnership with a team from Madston Black - an Australian leadership performance company that have tailored a program specifically for CQUniversity. The program has a mixture of individual and group components and is being rolled out across the University in a variety of forms throughout 2011 through to 2013, according to Barbara Miller, Director of CQUniversity People & Culture. The various stages of the program will cover groups such as:
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Core |
Opportunities for all staff to participate |
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Emerging |
CQUni champions; Supervisors; Team Leaders |
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Success |
Middle Management |
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Performance |
Directors; Deans; Upper Level Managers |
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Executive |
VC, DVC's, PVC's |
Two strong messages that were heard through the VOICE Survey results were that staff felt the University needs to improve on its leadership capabilities throughout all levels of the organisation and that cross-unit cooperation was lacking. This program is in response to those messages and will see staff from across the organisation thinking strategically about the whole University and how each work unit functions together.
"I see this program as being not only an opportunity for me, but about identifying leaders within my School and ways in which I can support them, which I think is a great outcome for everyone," says Dean of School, Professor Grant Stanley.
Professor Bowman said the investment in people at CQUniversity would be of lasting benefit to staff and students.
"We need to invest our energy, not just our money, in developing a culture of leadership throughout the organisation - we need to start a dialogue and apply what we learn back into the workplace. I want to have 2000 staff leaders at CQUniversity and if we are to meet our 10-year target of becoming one of Australia's ‘great' universities, we need to be building leaders for the future."
Staff will be hearing more about how they can be involved in the ‘Leading to Greatness Program' through the People and Culture Directorate over the coming months.