Tasmania’s future leaders will spend two days learning new skills as part of a program aiming to create lasting change within the state’s high growth sectors.
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Stillwater Restaurant and Black Cow Bistro co-owner Bianca Welsh and Cumulus Studio director and co-founder Peter Walker were two participants in the inaugural Industry Leadership Enterprise and Development Program (I-LEAD).
Mrs Welsh said she “wears a lot of different hats” sitting on not-for-profit boards, doing a degree in psychology, and working with schools.
“I’m at that point in my career where I wanted to expand and learn,” she said.
“Now I’m working on the business more, rather than in, and I want to learn more about my leadership and how to move forward.
“I’m trying to lead the change in more collaboration across hospitality and tourism, because I think we’re quite divided at the moment.”
Mr Walker said that like Mrs Welsh, he applied for the program to work more on his business, and wanted to understand how he could further assist the community that he works in.
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“We also do a lot of work in tourism and hospitality, which is a growing industry at the moment,” he said.
“Particularly at the moment there’s a lot of discussion around the qualities of Tasmania and what makes Tasmania a place that we enjoy living in, and also trying to understand a little bit about what a reasonable amount of growth is in tourism and the economy.”
Mrs Welsh said she was looking forward to seeing how the program progressed, as participants were having some “really great conversations, which would lead to really great things”.
“I feel really privileged to be here, in a room of people with amazing experiences and backgrounds and really great businesses,” she said.
“[I want to] develop my leadership skills, but also to have a broader network.
“In the past few years I’ve had to connect with people outside of my industry, which has been very valuable for me, so I know that this will broaden that scope again.”
Mr Walker said many people in the program came into businesses because it’s what they love, not with the aim to become a leader.
“[It’s important to take] the time to develop those leadership skills and see how we fit into the wider community as well,” he said.
- 2019 I-LEAD applications will open mid-November.
Kasey Wilkins
Kasey Wilkins is education reporter at The Examiner, and also covers the East Coast. Get in touch at kasey.wilkins@examiner.com.au.
Kasey Wilkins is education reporter at The Examiner, and also covers the East Coast. Get in touch at kasey.wilkins@examiner.com.au.
