Leadership Waikato
For experienced leaders ready to step up their leadership impact
WHO ARE WE
The Community & Enterprise Leadership Foundation (CELF) is a Waikato-based place-led leadership organisation.
We bring together experienced leaders from across business, community and NGOs to grow leadership capability where it matters most, here in our region.
Our role is simple; connect the right people, create the right environment, and support conversations and experiences that shift how leaders see themselves, their role, their influence and their impact.
We believe strong leadership sits at the very heart of a thriving Waikato.
Leadership Waikato - Our Flagship Programme
Leadership Waikato is an 8-month part-time programme spanning from April to December, bringing together a carefully curated cohort of leaders from across business, community and NGOs.
Our place-based leadership programme is designed for experienced leaders ready to broaden perspective, deepen capability, and strengthen impact in the Waikato.
Our programme includes a monthly in-person session (Friday and Saturday), supported by a monthly online connect session to maintain momentum and connection.
It is not classroom learning, it is real-world, relational, and grounded in the Waikato.
The Leadership Waikato Programme will challenge you, inspire you, and ultimately transform the way you lead, ensuring that you are well-equipped to tackle the most pressing cultural, economic, environmental, and social issues facing our Waikato community.
CELFie Testimonial
“The communion between the Commercial and For Purpose sectors within the cohort was truly ‘collabor-active’. I learnt as much from my cohort as from the external leaders and visits to other businesses/entities across the Waikato Region and beyond. This has affirmed for me, the very real and living nature of the key message from a Samoan proverb, “O le ala I le pule o le tautua” the pathway to leadership is through service."
Rachel Karalus - CEO, K’aute Pasifika Trust
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