Leadership Expectations

Making positive leadership change in the public sector
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Leadership Expectations is the foundation and practical application to support Building Leadership Impact.

It is about understanding what “good” leadership looks like, how we show up and approach our work.

Leadership Expectations sets out the expected behaviours and associated mindsets for every leadership context to support staff to be successful and agencies to be high performing.

7 leadership contexts

There are 7 leadership contexts which outline how and where we add value through our work. 

Select the context relevant to your role to begin to understand your leadership journey and what is needed to enhance your leadership impact

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Personal Leadership

Individuals not yet in traditional leadership positions
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Leading Others

Motivating and enabling others to deliver high quality work that contributes to the agency
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Leading Leaders

Getting results through leaders and their teams in a single business area
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Multiple Area Leader

Leading teams to achieve the strategic direction of a number of different business areas
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Executive Leader

Shaping complex initiatives covering multiple business areas, plus a corporate governance role
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Agency Leader

Line responsibility for shaping and delivering corporate strategy and governance
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Statewide Leader

End of line responsibility, shaping policy at a whole of state level
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Leadership Expectations

Download the full Leadership Expectations document containing all 7 leadership contexts