INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP UNDER PRESSURE
Does your leadership development actually change behaviour?

Use 10 executive questions to test whether leadership development is creating behaviour and movement beyond attendance, completion and graduation.

When pressure rises, where does leadership break?

01

ACCOUNTABILITY

Do leaders follow through, own outcomes and address what is not working?

REAL IGL PHOTOGRAPHY monochrome editorial shot demonstrating leadership friction
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02

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS

Can leaders enter the conversations they would rather avoid and still act with pono, tika and aroha?

03

DECISIONS

Can leaders make clear, values-aligned decisions when the options are uncomfortable or incomplete?

REAL IGL PHOTOGRAPHY monochrome editorial shot detailing misaligned performance

Look beyond testimonials.

53% vs 34%

ACC

Client-generated tracking reported that 53% of Te Hihiri Season 1 participants advanced into new roles compared with 34% of unsuccessful applicants.

This is a meaningful progression signal, not proof that IGL alone caused progression.

14 of 48

AIR NEW ZEALAND

External case evidence reported that 14 of 48 Mangōpare graduates had been promoted, many into leadership, business partnering or coaching roles.

Historical alumni evidence. It does not establish that IGL alone caused promotion.

200+ leaders over seven years

FLETCHER BUILDING

Fletcher Building publicly reported in 2023 that Whakatupu had developed more than 200 Māori leaders over seven years.

Scale and longevity show reach and organisational commitment, not a specific performance outcome.

Test your current leadership development.

Score one programme you already run. The value is not the score itself. It is identifying where the system is weakest.