Emerging Leaders

Emerging Leaders Programme for Kōhine (2022-23)

Overview:

As part of our commitment to growing the game for women and girls, BBNZ has launched an Emerging Leaders Programme for Kōhine aged 19-25. This programme will be piloted in 2022-2023 with three regional hub programmes.

Through the programme, participants will identify, design, and implement a project in their local community that is of direct relevance to the growth of the game. To do this, the Kōhine will be supported through a combination of individual learning, group workshops and networking opportunities, as well as ongoing mentoring and peer-to-peer connection.

Participants will be empowered to solve local problems and develop sustainable models by learning about, and then applying, co-design and locally-led approaches to community engagement. They will learn about four key pou that will act as their grounding pillars throughout this programme:

• Pou Tahi – Identity: Encouraging Kōhine to identify their values, passions, and strengths to help them understand who they are as a leader.
• Pou Rua – Community Connection: Empowering Kōhine to solve local problems and develop sustainable models by learning about, and then applying, co-design and locally-led approaches to community engagement.
• Pou Toru – Leadership: Enabling Kōhine to explore what leadership looks like and developing their confidence to lean into their own leadership styles.
• Pou Wha – Planning: Supporting kōhine with tools and processes to identify, design, and implement a project in their local communities.

The Emerging Leaders Programme provides the opportunity for significant learning and growth for the participants, their local communities, BBNZ and the wider basketball community

Our Participants:

Click the link below to see our Emerging Leaders participants for 2022/23:

Emerging Leader Bios

Programme Elements and Key Dates:

National Residentials: Residentials are an integral part of the learning process and will be designed to meet the needs of the learners. Residentials are set well in advance and include two two-day sessions; attendance is critical to maximise learning.

• First residential – 16/17 July 2022 in Christchurch
• Second residential – 25/26 February 2023 in Wellington

Regional network opportunities: Informal opportunities for Kōhine to meet in their regional settings provide opportunities for the Kōhine to define, frame, and communicate their key challenges and receive support from their peers. The sessions allow the Kōhine to have time to reflect on their experiences and to explore ways of doing things differently.

• July, August, October, December, January (days TBC)

Online Huis: Online opportunities for Kōhine to connect. These sessions will be shaped by Kōhine. These sessions will allow the Kōhine to have time to reflect on their experiences and to explore ways of doing things differently.

• September, November, January (days TBC)

Support system (Mentoring): Support systems are a vital element allowing the Kōhine to learn from key people in their community and their experiences, have a sounding board, and gain additional support to achieve their goals.

Personal development opportunities: Kōhine will work with the BBNZ Community Leads to identify areas of personal development. They will then have the opportunities to seek further development in these areas.

Community Project: Kōhine will undertake a project in their region that is substantive and of direct relevance to the growth of basketball, and particularly issues relating to basketball. This is a key part of their participation in this programme.

IWG conference: A chance for Kōhine to connect with a community of action through a conference. They will have an opportunity to hear the world’s best insights, case studies, toolkits, ideas, and stories of change. Optional attendance, note there will be an online option available.

• 14-17 November (3 days) in Auckland

Programme Outcomes:

By the end of the programme the Kōhine will have:

• Further developed confidence and competence in a range of leadership behaviours
• Implemented a project in their local community
• Participated in regular networking
• Greater self-awareness
• Access to mentoring
• Feel empowered to navigate their communities.
• Motivated and empowered to lead in Basketball

Benefits of the programme

• Kōhine feel supported and valued as equal members of the basketball community.
• Nurturing a social learning space where Kōhine can interact in a non-judgmental environment.
• Building partnerships and capability to pilot new approaches and programmes tailored specifically to address the unique needs of Kōhine.
• Identifying and empowering local female leaders/role models to lead the implementation of new initiatives on the ground.

Kōhine will be supported to solve local problems and develop sustainable models through co-designed locally-led basketball initiatives. The combination of individual learning, teamwork and collaboration, and project planning, provides the opportunity for significant learning and growth for both the Kōhine, their local communities, BBNZ and the wider basketball community.