Learning Outcomes
You will learn how to:
New and emerging business models
Gain the ability to identify new and emerging business models that prioritise purpose over profit, and adapt them for your community, organisation or workplace.
Indigenous social change
Develop a deep understanding of global and indigenous social change practices and how you can utilise them.
Technology and change
Explore and evaluate how emerging technologies can be integrated into strategies that support leading change for good.
Contemporary leadership models
Adopt a suite of contemporary leadership models to drive change for positive impact on communities, organisations and businesses.
A toolkit of frameworks and models
Build a toolkit of frameworks, models and approaches that support leadership of authentic change in your practice.
Develop a change strategy
Develop a detailed change strategy that harnesses leadership to create sustainable, authentic value in New Zealand’s changing social, economic, political, and cultural environments.
Become part of a community of people driving change for good on this innovative postgraduate certificate. The focus is on contemporary leadership and transformation for real, lasting impact where it matters the most.
This Level 8 NZQA accredited (60 credits) postgraduate certificate aims to provide people from diverse industries and communities with the knowledge and skills to effectively instigate and lead change by applying environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable practices for positive impact.
As more organisations commit to prioritising purpose and doing good, whether they are charities, public institutions, social enterprises or commercial organisations, we need to develop the capability and skills required to lead this change for good.
This capability includes understanding contemporary and indigenous leadership approaches - learning from the past to look to the future.You will develop an understanding of authentic value, and determine how you can deliver this in your specific environment; whether this is in your community, your workplace, your business, your industry, nationwide or worldwide.
PATHWAYS
Where this could take you
Apply your leadership knowledge in a meaningful way to create positive change
Follow your passion
Embrace change and continue your leadership journey with your newfound knowledge, skills, confidence and toolkit of frameworks and models to lead impact initiatives and change for good in your community or workplace.
Boost your career
Upgrade your career potential, drive positive impact and strengthen your role as a leader. Lead impact focused initiatives and create new ways of responding to changing expectations with authentic and impactful outcomes.
Continue your impact
Stack your credits toward our Master of Change and Organisational Resilience or build on your learning by jumping into other courses such as Leading Beyond Sustainability, Entrepreneurship or Impact Investing
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Course outline
How this programme works
Incorporate sustainability into your leadership
Discover
Part 1: Change and Authentic Value.
Learn to critically evaluate a range of contemporary leadership models, the importance of culturally sustainable approaches to leading change, and evaluate your personal and professional capability to lead positive, sustainable change.
Plan
Part 2: Strategising for Change.
Understand how to further contextualise your learning about leadership and community through examination of the drivers for, and consequences of initiatives to sustainably lead organisations and communities through change.
Implement
Put your change strategy into practice or further your knowledge with our Master of Change and Organisational Resilience.
Key Information
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