Future Leaders Programme 2009 Application

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There are a number of scholarships available for the 2009 Future Leaders Programme.

If you believe you are eligible for any of these scholarships, please indicate which one below and tell us why you should be the recipient for this scholarship.

Central Lakes (Inviting applications from young leaders living and working within the Central Lakes District.)

Eligibility


Health sector scholarships (We welcome applications from junior doctors, surgical nurses, health administrators and entrepreneurs in the health sector.)

Eligibility

Open scholarships (please tick if you are between the ages of 21 and 28 years old and living and working in New Zealand)

Please include the contact details of two endorsers for your application who:

• You have been in contact with already to ensure they are comfortable being contacted by us about your application
• Have had the opportunity to observe you in a leadership capacity
• At least one of them needs to be involved with your current leadership activities

We will be contacting these endorsers via email to request that they write a brief letter relating to the leadership they have seen from you and the leadership learning that they believe you would benefit from.

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We would appreciate you including a brief Curriculum Vitae for yourself to accompany your responses to the questions below.

Question 1

Having a place where you can put your leadership learning into practice and from which you can bring your leadership experiences to be considered further is critical to making this leadership development experience real. Please note that a leadership environment does not necessarily need to be somewhere where you have a formal leadership position.

What environment (work, family, community etc.) are you currently a part of where you could practise and utilise your leadership development learning over the next 18 months?

Tell us about...

• What is your role in this environment? How does it enable you to think about and practise leadership?
• What is your biggest leadership challenge in this environment and what are you doing at the moment to meet it?
• What would you like to do and / or know most about leadership that would enable you to be effective in this environment?
• How does this leadership experience relate to any longer term dreams or goals that you have?

Question 2

We believe that learning about leadership requires an ability to be curious and reflective about the experiences that you have. In this question we are not 'rating' the size or importance of this experience instead we would like to know about what you learnt from it.

Please describe a personal experience you consider as EITHER:

A highlight OR a lowlight in your "leadership life"

Tell us what you learned from this experience e.g. What surprised you? What did you notice? What did it make you realise about yourself, others or leadership? What could have been done differently?

Question 3

Our programme will challenge you to express your ideas of leadership in different ways and use diverse mediums to explore, challenge and expand your current views.

a) Please attach a photo or image that creatively:

• can tell a story of yourself in leadership right now, OR
• depicts why leadership is important enough for you to dedicate yourself to an 18 month programme at this stage of your life, OR
• depicts a kind of leadership that you value

b) Please explain why you chose this image and what it means to you in terms of leadership.

Question 4

This programme does not provide you with a set of answers as to what leadership is. Instead we expect that each person brings their own perspectives and aspirations about leadership and that this will assist you to engage in the programme in ways that are most effective for you.

Imagine it is in the future and you have completed the Future Leaders Programme. Describe the leader you are, the nature and impact of your relationships with others, and the difference you are making. Please describe in enough detail for us to get a strong sense of what you are thinking, feeling, doing, achieving as a leader (min 300 words).

Question 5

In order to be involved in the programme, you need a strong commitment to leadership and learning. On our website we have set out what that commitment means in terms of things such as time per week, attendance at residentials and financial input. However there are other forms of commitment that you can consider.

What motivated you to apply for the Future Leaders programme?

If you are accepted on to this programme how will you demonstrate your commitment to make good use of this opportunity and the possibilities ahead of you?

Is there anything that would impede intensive long term learning for you? (your answer to this does not indicate non-acceptance into the programme, it merely allows for full transparency and further discussion of issues.)

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