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 Our 2022 Emerging Leaders Program cohort presented their final group presentations and graduated earlier this month. We caught up with Hannah Stevens, Coordinator Customer Relations at City of Onkaparinga to find out how she found the Emerging Leaders Program.
What made you sign up for the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP)?
Previously I had the opportunity to participate in the LG Professionals SA Management Challenge and thoroughly enjoyed the process and confidence it gave me in my current leadership position. As a leader in the Customer Relations team at the City of Onkaparinga I am always looking for new ways to learn and develop to support my team and the organisation, so the Emerging Leaders Program was another great opportunity to pick up new skills to support this.
You recently presented your project presentations – what was your chosen topic and some of the project highlights?
Our chosen topic for the project regarding the biggest opportunity facing local government in South Australia in the next 5 years was mandatory voting in local government elections. I really enjoyed the process working as a team putting this together and working as a group to utilise each other’s strengths.
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What was your biggest take away from the program?
I really felt that the program gave me a deeper understanding of how local government operates and what it really takes to be a leader when it comes to building a great culture and leading change. I am also thankful for the connections that were built along the way with other program participants.
What advice would you give to someone considering undertaking the Emerging Leaders Program?
Just do it! You don’t need to have all the skills and knowledge to do this program. You will work with others that are also learning and will pick up the skills you need along the way.
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