Te Tūngoungou The Chrysalis 2023
In 2023 we ran the Isthmus Emerging Leaders Programme for the second time. Eight participants were selected for their alignment with the programme’s purpose, their leadership ambition and evidence of developing core leadership competencies. They were supported by four mentors, coaching two participants each.
As we hoped, the programme has seen the participants gain confidence and find their place within the spectrum of leadership within Isthmus and the wider industry. The emerging leaders all now understand their strengths, opportunities, and preferences as a leader; apply a growth mindset when faced with challenges; demonstrate openness and vulnerability; foster stronger relationships; and approach leadership conversations with confidence and compassion.
We have created a book —Te Tūngoungou The Chrysalis—that contains interviews with the eight participants (Simon Button, Ivy Llanera, Kate Walker, Tom Holden, James Pattullo, Iris Gramenga, Oriane Merindol and Zach Barker) and the four mentors (Helen Kerr, Sean Burke, Brad Coombs and Andrew Mirams), along with essays from this years programme sponsor Andre de Graaf, Ralph Johns and Brad Coombs. Te Tūngoungou captures the vulnerability required to openly lead, along with the challenges, vision and reality of the everyday leadership of projects and people.