Murray Darling Basin Plan -case study for leadership

Course 17 participants have just completed Session five of their ARL Program which was a case study of contemporary issues. Here participants were challenged to explore the associated political, social, environmental and economic impact of the Murray Darling Basin Plan. 

“This session was about putting a topical and emotive issue on the table; one on which people have strong ideas and one where participants can explore their prejudgements but then look at a variety of equally viable alternatives,” explains Program Manager Karim Haddad.

Leadership is about engagement, communication, understanding the complexity of issues, but importantly it is about taking people with you. This case study challenged participants to understand those qualities that build leaders and to discover and refine their own style of leadership. 

In their quest for understanding, this session took participants on a rigorous and thought provoking eight day journey through rural Victoria.  The group visited the Hume Dam, Winton Wetlands in Benalla, Shepparton and many communities reliant on irrigation in the Murray Darling Basin including Eucha and Deniliquin. 

The Course 17 leadership program will culminate in the Symposiums and Graduation Ceremony in September in Townsville.