Be. Leadership
In 2011 Minnie Baragwanath invited members of the disability community to talk about what they needed in order to fully participate in the world. Leadership and professional development were right at the top of the list and in response to that stated need the Be. Leadership programme was born.
Our early goal was to grow individual leadership capacity and a community of access leadership throughout New Zealand.
Over the first 10 years of Be. we have evolved our thinking and possibility leadership has emerged to inform our practice.
In January 2021 we celebrated something quite extraordinary - 10 years of the Be. Leadership Programme, a decade of Possibility Leadership and 150 Be. Leadership Alumni taking their leadership into the world, pushing boundaries, creating change, and working to create a better, more accessible Aotearoa New Zealand.
We announced at the Graduation of our 2020 Be. Leaders that our 2020 group will be the last to graduate from the current Be. Leadership Programme.
10 years on, and following the massive disruption of the 2020 year of Be. Leadership, it felt a fitting time to re-think how we can best support the development of leadership capacity in the access sector.
Celebrating 10 years of Possibility Leadership
Over the past decade of the Be. Leadership Programme a strong community of leaders has formed, all dedicated to advancing accessibility within Aotearoa New Zealand.
You can view past yearbooks to learn more about our awesome alumni.
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Read this letter from Lesley Slade and Philip Patston, Co-Directors of the Be. Leadership Programme.
In 2022 we have identified the opportunity to create real economic and social impact by elevating the accessibility conversation to board level.
The 2024 Be. Leadership in Governance Programme is now complete. With successful programmes run in 2022, 2023 and 2024 we are now seeking funding for a 2025 programme.
Visit our Be. Leadership in Governance page to find out more.
Here at Be. Lab we are committed to investing in the leadership development of the disabled and access community. In 2024 we will be seeking new funding streams to enable this continued investment.
