New Leader of Leaders
The chief executives of the New Zealand Public Service have recognised the need for common and consistent development for all leaders at critical transitions within their career. In response, LDC has designed the New Leader of Leaders Programme specifically for all leaders in the public service who are in the first 12 months of their first leader of leaders role (leading other people managers).
This programme will support leaders to lift their focus and build leadership skills relevant to the New Zealand public service context. Leaders will be stretched beyond pure knowledge acquisition and required to design a series of safe-to-fail leadership experiments based on the theory, frameworks and models covered within the programme.
All the content and support materials to facilitate or host a programme inside an agency are contained in the below.
Release 1.0 content is now available and will be updated by the LDC periodically. Email info@ldc.govt.nz if you are having problems accessing any of the programme materials.
Terms of use
Please read the Terms of Use [Word, 56KB] before you download the New Leader of Leaders resources.
Programme Information Guides
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Te Puka Ārahi mō Te Kaitaki Hou Whakawhanake | New Leader of Leader Agency Guide
Guide for agencies hosting the New Leader of Leaders programme. [DOCX, 796 KB]. Last updated 22/12/21.
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Puka Kaiwhakamahi | Participant Guide
Guide for participants of the New Leader of Leader programme [DOCX, 682 KB]
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Tirohanga Whānui o te Hōtaka mā ngā Kaiwhakataki | Programme Overview for Facilitators
Guide for facilitators of the programme [DOCX, 675 KB]
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Puka Pou Whakahaere | Manager Guide
Guide for managers of the participants in the NLL programme [DOCX, 1.1 MB]
Puka Whakawhanake | Development Guides
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Te Tirohanga | Mindset Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Te Tirohanga | Mindset. Last updated 1/4/22 [DOCX, 655 KB]
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Rautaki | Strategy Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Rautaki | Strategy. Last updated 1/4/22 [DOCX, 782 KB]
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Whakaaweawe | Influence Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Whakaaweawe | Influence. Last updated 1/4/22 [DOCX, 692 KB]
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Whakahono | Engage Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Whakahono | Engage. Version 1.5 was published 26 November 2021 [DOCX, 723 KB]
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Mahi tahi | Collaborate Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Mahi tahi | Collaborate. Last updated 1/4/22 [DOCX, 723 KB]
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Te whakawhanake | Develop Development Guide
This guide focuses on the development priority Te whakawhanake | Develop. Last updated 1/4/22 [DOCX, 682 KB]
Puka Whakatinana | Action Guides
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Te Tirohanga | Mindset Action Guide
This guide will help the particpant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow their leadership in a specific area. As this is the Mindset Guide, their experiment should focus on their leadership mindset [DOCX, 388 KB]
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Rautaki | Strategy Action Guide
This guide will help the participant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow your leadership in a specific area. As this is the Strategy Guide, their experiment should focus on their strategic approach [DOCX,399 KB]
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Whakaaweawe | Influence Action Guide
This guide will help the participant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow your leadership in a specific area. As this is the Influence Guide, their experiment should focus on their leadership influence [DOCX,374 KB]
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Whakahono | Engage Action Guide
This guide will help the participant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow your leadership in a specific area. As this is the Engage Guide, their experiment should focus on how they engage inclusively [DOCX, 424 KB]
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Mahi tahi | Collaborate Action Guide
This guide will help the participant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow their leadership in a specific area. As this is the Collaborate Guide, theur experiment should focus on collaboration [DOCX, 391 KB]
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Te whakawhanake | Develop Action Guide
This guide will help the participant plan, run, and reflect on an experiment to work through a leadership challenge, or to grow their leadership in a specific area. As this is the Develop Guide their experiment should focus on how you develop yourself or your team [DOCX, 381 KB]
Tā te Kaiwhakahaere Puka | Facilitator's Guides
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Tīmata | Kick-off
Facilitator Guide for the Kick-off session [DOCX, 284 KB]
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Te tirohanga | Mindset
[DOCX, 351 KB]
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Rautaki | Strategy
[DOCX, 370 KB]
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Whakaaweawe | Influence
[DOCX, 548 KB]
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Whakahono | Engage
Version 1.5 of the Whakahono | Engage Facilitator Guide was published on 26 November 2021. [DOCX, 452 KB]
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Mahi tahi | Collaborate
[DOCX, 710 KB]
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Te whakawhanake | Develop
[DOCX, 422 KB]
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Te Wānanga Whakakapi | Completion session
[DOCX, 262 KB]
Kick-off documents
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Folder cover and spine for participants folder
NLL folder and spine covers for participant folders.
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Welcome letter
Template welcome letter for participants.
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Karakia
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Development priorities
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Leader-led learning
Learning to learn with each other document.
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Programme schedule
Programme schedule template.
Speaker briefs
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Mindset Speaker Brief
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Strategy Speaker Brief
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Influence Speaker Brief
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Engage Speaker Brief
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Collaborate Speaker Brief
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Develop Speaker Brief
Agency support documents
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Email templates
Draft email communications for programme invitations, speaker invites/briefs, and manager reminders that agencies can adapt for the programme.
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Logistics spreadsheet
This spreadsheet will help agencies track registrations, attendance, programme dates, learning groups and speakers.
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Manager briefing powerpoint
Briefing powerpoint for managers.
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Visual mihi and pepeha using Pecha Kucha
A handout for the kick-off session.