Leadership Wānanga 2011
Overview of Leadership Course
The 2011 Leadership Course builds on the 2010 Emerging Leadership Course for Māori academics and professionals. The aim of the Leadership Course is to support emerging Māori leaders to develop their capabilities and to create a firm foundation on which to build and realise their leadership potential. Specific course objectives include:
- To encourage values-based, culturally-informed and scholarly leadership within Māori academic and professional communities;
- To further the development of Māori academics and professionals who can assume higher academic and governance leadership roles within their institutions and communities; and
- To establish a national network of academic and professional leaders through the programme.
Course Design
The course involves two, two-day wānanga, and draws on Māori academics and professionals, with at least three years experience in the workforce, who have already displayed leadership potential. The first wānanga was held at Te Kupenga o te Mātauranga Marae, located at Massey University’s Hokowhitu campus, in Palmerston North, from 7-8 July 2011. The focus for this first Wānanga was three of five course themes, linked directly to participant learning objectives:
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Theme 1: Māori academic leadership and tertiary environment |
Participant Learning Objetive 1 (LO1): To understand the context within which Māori academic leadership exists, and the senior roles within the tertiary environment |
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Theme 2: Leadership strategies and management approaches |
Participant Learning Objective 2 (LO2): To demonstrate culturally-appropriate leadership strategies and management approaches across a range of situations |
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Theme 3: Research leadership |
Participant Learning Objective 3 (LO3): To examine the research environment and techniques to enhance research leadership |
The second wānanga was held at Waiwhetū Marae, Lower Hutt, from 1-2 September 2011. The focus for this second wānanga was the last two of five course themes, linked directly to participant learning objectives:
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Theme 4: Māori community leadership |
Participant Learning Objetive 1 (LO1): To identify the leadership needs of the Māori community, and methods for effective engagement |
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Theme 5: Career advancement |
Participant Learning Objective 2 (LO2): To critically reflect on professional and personal leadership goals and strategies towards career advancement |
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Course Participants
A total of 15 participants attended the first Wānanga, and 10 participants attended the second Wānanga representing all eight universities.
Communications with participants were initiated firstly via e-mail, and a Stream site was established specifically for the course.
Course Presenters
Presenters for the course were invited as guest speakers, based on their background and ability to articulate the course themes:
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Theme 1: Māori academic leadership and tertiary environment |
Presenters (Kaupapa): Robin Hapi (TEC and the tertiary education context) Professor Sir Mason Durie (A day in the life of a senior leader in a university) |
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Theme 2: Leadership strategies and management approaches |
Presenters (Kaupapa): Judge Craig Coxhead (Change and conflict) Associate Professor Huia Jahnke (Managing myself and others) Virginia Goldblatt (Different management and leadership approaches) |
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Theme 3: Research leadership |
Presenters (Kaupapa): Les Williams (Research outputs and publishing) Professor Brigid Heywood (Overview of PBRF) Andessa Stom, Bruce White, Dr Inga Hunter, Associate Professor Sarah Leberman, Dr Spencer Lilley, Dr Shirley Barnett (Maximising your research portfolio) |
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Theme 4: Māori community leadership |
Presenters (Kaupapa): Professor Margaret Mutu (Staying balanced: Māori community versus the academy) Dr Kara Puketapu & Neville Baker (Community engagement and development) |
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Theme 5: Career advancement |
Presenters (Kaupapa): Professor Wally Penetito (My journey to professorship) Professor Graeme Fraser (Overview of promotions process) Virginia Goldblatt (Practising leadership and management approaches) |
The course was facilitated by Malcolm Mulholland and supported by Dr Selwyn Kātene.
Course Assessment
Each of the course themes also involves a piece of summative assessment. Details of the assessment for the first wānanga include:
- A presentation on Māori academic leadership within the participant’s tertiary institution and wider tertiary sector (completed by university in groups, and feedback given by Dr Selwyn Kātene);
- Role plays that encompass different situations in university life (this developed into a discussion forum, led by Virginia Goldblatt. She has also offered to return to Wānanga 2 if participants would like to do more work in the area of conflict resolution); and
- Research portfolio and/or research plan enhanced or completed (one-on-one opportunities were provided for participants to discuss their research portfolios with academics and general staff knowledgeable in PBRF).
Details of the assessment for the second wānanga include:
- A debate on the role of Māori academics in the community (completed in teams, and adjudicated by Darryn Russell, Professor Wally Penetito and Dr Selwyn Kātene);
- Discussion on the promotions process (facilitated by Professor Graeme Fraser, with promotion documentation circulated); and
- Role plays that encompass different situations in university life (facilitated by Virginia Goldblatt, back by popular demand).
Course Evaluation
Course participants have completed evaluation forms for the first and second wānanga, and these are currently being analysed. Feedback received from participants (kanohi-ki-te-kanohi) during and after the first wānanga has been positive, particularly with regard to the course design, the calibre of presenters, and the marae facilities and hosts.
Feedback received from participants during and after the second wānanga were also positive, particularly with regard to the course themes and the calibre of presenters. The participants have advanced discussions on the possibility of publishing a book on Māori academic leadership in the near future – a direct outcome of this 2011 Leadership Course.