Menzies Leadership Forum

Leadership, opportunity, philanthropy, resilience, fashion and wine - join me for the inside word on one of Australia's most progressive leadership organisations, and hear from the CEO, Liz Gillies, as we talk purpose, entrepreneurship and building the next industrial age.

The Rising Team system is built around a philosophy they call the 3 Cs—Coach, Clarify, and Connect. It's a framework for leaders to consistently do what great sports coaches do: understand and develop each team member, articulate a clear vision, plan to get results, and build the team into a cohesive unit. In this episode, Liz Gillies, Menzies Foundation CEO and Jennifer Dulski, CEO and Founder of Rising Team, explore how empowering managers to build a more engaged, connected, and successful team is an increasingly important component of leadership in a globalized, digitized, tribal world. 

The Menzies Foundation builds multi-sector Incubators to uncover new ways of thinking and working in leadership. Anna Young, General Manager Leadership & Talent, Wesfarmers Limited, brings a corporate perspective, which currently provides insight and great contribution to our work in school leadership. In this episode, Liz Gillies, Menzies Foundation CEO has the benefit of exploring Anna's wisdom and corporate insight in this conversation about leadership.

As an additional support and to compliment the Indigenous Women's Entrepreneur initiative, the Foundation is delighted to have accepted an invitation to join Swinburne University as an industry partner to support Cindy Mitchell, to undertake a PhD focused on women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship, and indigenous leadership. Join Liz Gillies, CEO, Menzies Foundation as she explores the leadership and what that means to Cindy, 

As featured in the recent Menzies Foundation & Swinburne University Leadership Hackathon, join Liz Gillies, Menzies Foundation CEO as she explores the current leadership landscape, and provides the context for much of the Foundation’s strategic platform.

Join host Liz Gillies, CEO of Menzies Foundation and Medtech Actuator CEO, Dr Buzz Palmer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, Dr Vishaal Kishore, as they explore the leadership landscape and key leadership values required as an entrepreneur, plus the much anticipated launch of the new Medtech Actuator Menzies Science Fellowship 2021.

Liz Gillies, CEO of Menzies Foundation sat down with Dr Ariella Helfgott, CEO Collaborative Futures, where they considered various aspects of the Citizen Leadership and Community Resilience initiative and the contribution that the insights will have for both Australian communities coping with crisis and the national leadership discourse.

As leaders everywhere are being challenged we're all having to do things that are extremely unfamiliar to us. The tragedies of COVID are only one part of the last 9 months. This time, right now, is what we can describe as the "Great Reset”; a sudden shock, and rapid acceleration. This is followed by the "Great Reinvention"; the required rapid transformation of the businesses we are managing. This is our opportunity to rethink our value propositions of the past toward the new world we need to navigate. Adam Salzer and Menzies Foundation Board member, Tony Surtees will look at where we are now and options about where we could go next. How we as leaders can help the teams we lead, cope and prosper as we navigate this period of unprecedented change.

2019 Menzies Science Entrepreneur Fellows, Dr Melony Sellars and Dr Simon Gross speak of their fellowship journey, challenges and leadership.

The Foundation is partnering with ANU Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell, Director of the 3A Institute, to develop an intensive leadership program for an AI future. Focused on the cutting edge of understanding the skills and capabilities required for this future, the program will focus on the type of leader and leadership attributes required to lead in an increasingly connected, complex and adaptive world. Liz Gillies, CEO sat down with Professor Genevieve Bell to discuss the new initiative and consider the future leadership landscape.