Effective leadership into the f uture

1. Effective leadership into the future Brian Stevens Indigenous Leadership Network Victoria “One leader can benefit an entire community”

2. Indigenous Leadership Network Victoria • Vision: Aboriginal individuals and communities achieving their dreams and aspirations • Core purpose: To create leadership opportunities and initiatives for Aboriginal people who want to fulfil their leadership potential • Values: Leadership, Collaboration & Inclusiveness, Identity, Cultural Safety & Optimism

3. ILNV is incorporated as a not-for-profit organisation State-wide two-day Koorie leadership forum ILNV launched Community Conversations A Koorie taskforce was established in 1999. ILNV launches its Yapaneyepuk mentoring program 1999-2002 2003 2008 2009-2010 2011 2012 Community Conversations published in Victoria. ILNV provides a report on Indigenous mentoring Conference 21 Indigenous Leadership Program

4. Capacity Building Leadership Health & wellbeing Pathways Networks tools Personal & professional development

5. Innovation • Speaking a different language • Collaborative approach • Technology • Leveraging community assets

6. Long-term Vision • Strategic approach • Focus • Balancing business-mindedness with social purpose

7. Show clear pathways to success • Aligning programs to create clear pathways • Programs need to work together so stakeholders understand what they can do next with the experience they’ve developed • Establishing best practice

8. Current Partnership Project: Example Yapaneyepuk – Mentor BankAims & Objectives To increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to become good mentors to employers, employees, business people, entrepreneurs, young people and upcoming leaders To develop strategic partnerships that will provide support to mentors and businesses to achieve economic sustainability

9. Statistics Retention: 77% of companies report that mentoring programs were effective in increasing employee retention; 35% of employees who do not receive regular mentoring look for another job within 12 months. Promotion: 75% of executives point to mentoring as playing a key role in their careers; and 44% of CEO's list mentoring programs as one of the three most effective strategies to enhance women's advancement into senior management. (Source: American Society of Training & Development-ASTD). Productivity: Managerial productivity increased by 88% when mentoring was involved, versus only a 24% increase with training alone; 71% of Fortune 500 companies use mentoring to assure learning occurs in their organisations. (Source: ASTD). Development: More than 60% of college and graduate students listed mentoring as a criterion for selecting an employer after graduation (Source: MMHA); 76% of Fortune's top 25 companies offer mentoring programs (Source: Fortune Magazine); 96% of executives say mentoring is an important development tool. (Source: Account Temps).

10. Wa dam bukNgangaIndigenous Leadership Course Leaders have access to a wider network Larger platform for Indigenous leaders to be heard and communicate with other Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders provide Indigenous leaders with more diverse tools Ongoing pathways and opportunities

11. Questions? Questions?