Communication: The Oxygen of Leadership
Effective communication is a core component of successful leadership.
But how do you use good communication to build trust, create aspiration, develop a sense of purpose and inspire and motivate your team to achieve the extraordinary?
In this joint lecture held in November 2006, two of Australasia's most sought-after communicators, Lester Levy and Siimon Reynolds, shared their perspectives on the relationship between communication and leadership in a session chaired by an exceptional communicator and leader, Westpac Chief Executive Ann Sherry.
The Communicators
 | Ann Sherry - Master of Ceremonies has been a highly visible CEO leading from the front. Emerging from a successful career in public policy leadership, she has subsequently gone onto an outstanding career in banking. In recognition of her investment and leadership in Australian public life, she was awarded a Centenary Medal and the Order of Australia (AO) in subsequent years. More recently as a NZ resident, she has made her impact with innovative practice, community engagement and a powerful & positive commitment to NZ's economic growth and innovation. Ann has recently returned to Australia after a very successful term as Chief Executive of Westpac in New Zealand. |
 | Dr Lester Levy is the Chief Executive of Excelerator and Adjunct Professor of Leadership at The University of Auckland Business School. Lester is best known for leading a number of significant turnarounds in the performance of products and organisations in New Zealand, and is a highly experienced public speaker and the author of the book "Leadership and the Whirlpool Effect". |
 | Siimon Reynolds is an ‘Australian Ad Man' par excellence. He has won almost every major advertising award in the world including the Golden Lion at Cannes and his agencies won the Australian Advertising Agency of the Year on three occasions. Siimon is a well known panellist on the Australian "Dragons' Den" and a powerful personal communicator with a reputation for lively, incisive presentations. |
