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Who is it for?

The Performance Leaders Program is for performance leaders in the high performance sports sector, including national sporting organisations (NSOs) and the National Institute Network (NIN), who have the capacity and capability to deliver outstanding results for Australia over the next decade.

The Performance Leaders Program will fund a maximum of 15 performance leaders each year, with successful placements determined through a rigorous application and selection process.

Program overview

The program will be delivered via a series of face-to-face residential labs, immersive experiences, project work, executive coaching, individual assessment and regular feedback and reflection.

The initial commitment is for one year, with the opportunity to extend upon successful completion of the foundation year.

A high level overview of program themes is provided below:

Theme 1: Leadership

This theme will focus on leading adaptively in a complex networked environment. Key topics include complex adaptive systems, adaptive leadership and organisation power and systems with a focus on developing the following capability sets:

• ability to leverage the whole system – drawing upon expertise in all areas of the team
• shift from an operational to a ‘leaderful’ mindset
• high level influencing and negotiation skills
• readiness to adapt and encourage continuous change
• complexity of mind; developing the ability to hold the paradoxes (e.g. competition and collaboration).

Theme 2: Strategy

This theme will focus on strategic thinking and execution including planning for the future: setting a vision. Key topics in 2013 will include values and organising principles, holding multiple perspectives and questioning underpinning assumptions, strategic approaches and business models with a focus on developing the following capability sets:

• strategic thinking, planning and articulation
• setting a vision and clearly defining a pathway to get there
• high level accountability and alignment
• processes and systems to support the strategy
• the ability to hold the ‘whole’ in mind and constantly assess and adjust.

Theme 3: Innovation

This theme will focus on dealing with ambiguity and continuous change. Key topics in 2013 will include the role of ‘change agents’, working emergently and creative thinking with a focus on developing the following capability sets:

• complexity of mind to match complex systems
• capacity to challenge own and system’s assumptions and paradigms
• commitment to continuous review and improvement
• readiness to adapt and encourage continuous change, recognising the ‘competing commitments’ which might need to be assessed and challenged.