UQ-Oxford Executive Leadership Programme

We are in an era of immense disruption, innovation, and reconfiguration of the social, environmental, economic and physical systems that drive our world. This change can be seen across the world, ranging from rewiring the electricity grid for decarbonisation and deploying AI into health, through to reconfiguring production for automation. Executive leaders are the engines driving how we respond, shape and adapt to meet these challenges. There is a huge amount being asked of them.

To navigate these complexities, leaders must go beyond the ordinary. The Executive Leadership Programme has been developed in partnership with the University of Queensland to provide leaders with new tools and ways of thinking to respond to the challenges ahead.

Underpinned by pioneering global research on leading in complexity and uncertainty, this programme brings the best of this knowledge into one programme, taught by leading academics from both institutions.

Delivered over six months, including eight workshops over four months in Brisbane and a one week residential in Oxford, the programme focuses on expanding leadership capabilities by experimenting with new concepts to enhance your impact on your teams and the broader ecosystem.

Through interactive and applied modules and keynote speaker sessions, you'll develop best practices for navigating future leadership challenges; from building trust and mobilising stakeholders to resolving conflict in complex environments. By the end of the programme, you’ll be equipped with the advanced knowledge and practical tools to drive impactful transformation within your organisation and your community.

Expand your leadership impact:

Devise strategies that tackle challenges associated with delivering public and private value
Recognise and build psychological safety through your leadership approach
Apply research-based principles to support decision-making that cause projects to fail and scenario planning
Develop new tools for creating trust and mobilising stakeholders in complex environments
Advance your pragmatic approach to navigating conflict
Create a shared sense of strategic purpose across teams and ecosystems
Develop executive coaching skills
Apply new concepts and frameworks to your own live challenge that you bring into the programme

Benefits to your organisation:

World-leading insights from two leading institutions
Global connections with top academics and senior leaders
Leaders equipped with the knowledge and tools to lead transformation
Immediate applicability

UQ and Oxford Executive Leadership Programme

Meet the faculty

Over fifteen faculty and industry experts with diverse backgrounds contribute to the programme including: Graeme Findlay, Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, and Brett Heyward, Industry Professor at the University of Queensland.