Headland Indigenous Leadership

A unique Indigenous leadership development initiative

Today's Indigenous leaders have a different history to the leaders of tomorrow. Many elders and young leaders struggle to find a united voice, to deal with conflict, and to overcome the public's general complacency.

They carry the expectations and hopes of many people. They also face expectations from within their own communities. Government, business and the broader population are all looking to them to step up and exercise leadership. Their own people want them to act. Yet some current leaders will quickly put them in their place when they down.

How do you develop leadership capability in the face of these difficulties?

The Headland project is an attempt to find an answer.

The Headland project is the result of discussions between a number of emerging Indigenous leaders and the Social Leadership Australia team about a different future for Indigenous leadership in Australia.

The evolving project runs over two years, with four working retreats in Australia already completed, an an international leadership experience in South Africa planned for 2011.

Headland has been made possible with the generous support of a number of philanthropic supporters.

Who are the Headland participants?

The Headland group pictured at a retreat in February 2010 are, from left to right:

– Adele Cox, Centre for Aboriginal Medical & Dental Health, University of Western Australia, ACOX Consultancy

– Mark Yettica Paulson, The Yettica Group

– Gregory Phillips, ABSTARR Consulting

– Cheryl Godwell, Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

– Max Lenoy, School of Education, James Cook University

– Jodie Sizer, Ingenuity Business Consulting

– Grand Paulson, Reconciliation Australia

– Josephine Bourne, The Australian Human Rights Commission

– Damien Bidjara-Barnes, NTSCorp Ltd

– Tanya Hosch

Absent:

– Ismahl Croft, Fitzroy Crossing Hospital

– Eddie Cubillo, University of South Australia

– Eugenia Flynn, The National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia

– Jason Glanville, National Centre of Indigenous Excellence

– Tim Goodwin, Federal Court of Australia

– John Rawnsley, The Office of Alison Anderson MLA, Member for Macdonnell

– Shahzad Rind, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation

– Kim Robertson, Charles Darwin University

– Jodie Sizer, Ingenuity Business Consulting

– Natalie Walker, Inside Policy Pty Ltd

– Neil Willmett, Willmett Group