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When policy is strong, organisations operate with clarity, consistency and confidence. When policy is weak, degraded or poorly maintained, the consequences ripple through every layer of the organisation - sometimes with devastating results.

In every organisation, large or small, public or private, leadership capability is one of the strongest predictors of culture, performance, and long‑term sustainability. Strong leadership shapes how people communicate, how teams collaborate, and how effectively an organisation can navigate change. Yet the reality is that not every organisation has the resources, time, or budget to invest in major, months‑long leadership programmes. Operational pressures are constant, teams ar

Over the past several months, we had the privilege of delivering our flagship LEAD Programme to a cohort of managers from several aligned businesses.

Creating safe, supportive workplaces is something many organisations are striving for - and it’s work we’re genuinely passionate about. Recently, our team had the opportunity to deliver a series of customised Psychosocial Hazards and Courageous Conversations sessions for leaders across a Queensland Government entity.

2025 was a very busy year for us – the Australian Leadership Skills Centre (ALSC) not only expanded our reach, we also deepened our community impact, and celebrated milestones that reflect the heart of who we are: educators, collaborators, and champions of leadership across Australia and the Asia–Pacific region.

Our GM Shona Leppanen-Gibson was recently appointed a Mental Health Advocate by the Mental Health Foundation Australia

A couple of years ago, I wrote the following article reflecting on a seminar we gave on Mindfulness, Values and Mental Health. It was a short thought-provoking seminar aimed at delivering a completely different perspective, one which is often missed when speaking of mindfulness.

Leadership is a wide and varied topic - it comes back to one essential value, doing the right thing.