Activate Leaders Programme

Created by women, for women, Global Women’s Activate Leaders Programme is designed to lift participants from middle management to the next phase of their career – driving a mindset shift, inspiring their career trajectory, and helping them move from emerging to game-changing Leader.

The four-day programme is run over four months in four separate locations – Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and our virtual classroom. Limited to 30 places for each cohort, women get the opportunity to learn from experienced senior leaders and each other, while enhancing their leadership skills and building their career networks.

Our virtual programme lends itself to those in the regions, travel often or prefer a virtual programme – accessibility is no barrier.

Registrations for the 2025 Activate programme are now open, please click here to download our application form. For any other enquiries, please email noah.whaiapu@globalwomen.org.nz

Mid / Senior-level Leaders

Entrepreneurs

4 months

Face-to-face workshops

Team project

Online resources

Benefits

For aspiring mid and senior-level leaders, the programmes includes module such as Leadership Development, Executive presence, in providing guidance on enhancing executive presence, communication skills, and building a strong professional network.
Positive outcomes including career advancement, while at the same time exposing you to mentorship opportunities. Facilitate mentorship programmes or networking events that connect participants with experienced leaders for guidance and support.
For independent women entrepreneurs, our offering in networking opportunities can create platforms to network with other like-minded individuals, potential collaborators, and mentors within the industry

The Workshops

Activate is a four-month series of motivating leadership sessions. At the heart of this programme is peer learning, exploring together useful leadership principles and evidence-based tools.

Leading with purpose

Importance of self-awareness and having an agile mindset
Leveraging the strengths of your style and adapting to get the best from others
Discover and develop a personal purpose – explore how that contributes to leadership
actions and impact
Power of reflection to strengthen effectiveness

Influencing and presenting with impact

Develop the tools to influence and get great results – thinking, planning and action
Enhance your executive presence and presentation skills with a wide range of audiences
Grow your confidence and capability to present in a broader range of situations
Get your message across so that you are taken seriously
Strategies to manage how we show up

Purposeful leadership conversations

Supporting others to thrive – through more effective coaching, delegation and
impactful feedback
Creating safe/supportive and inclusive environments/cultures – a check in on what
great looks like
Getting the best from a team – keeping them above the line, resolving conflict
Leveraging value from meetings – what matters in today’s world and way of working

Leading impactful change

Learn to mobilise and engage people
Gain the skills to understand and manage resistance to workplace change
Develop your ability to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity
Learn from some experienced leaders on what it takes

Check out the Activate Give Back Project Video !

Programme Locations & Dates 2025

2025 Auckland 1: Monday, March 17th, Thursday, April 10th, Tuesday, May 13th, Thursday June 12th

2025 Auckland 2: Thursday, June 19th, Wednesday, July 23rd, Thursday, August 14th, Thursday, September 4th (updated final workshop date)

2025 Wellington: Wednesday, April 9th, Wednesday, May 14th, Tuesday, June 17th, Tuesday, July 22nd

2025 Christchurch: Thursday, May 29th, Thursday, June 26th, Monday, August 4th, Monday, September 22nd

2025 Hamilton: Thursday, July 31st, Monday, September 15th, Tuesday, October 21st, Monday, November 10th

2025 Virtual: Monday, June 16th (updated workshop one date), Monday, July 28th, Monday, August 18th, Monday, September 8th (confirmed final workshop date)

Investment Cost

Standard registration $5,500 + GST

Global Women partners registration $5,000 + GST

We are delighted to provide Global Women principal and major partners with a set number of complimentary places on the programme, as a partner benefit.

Global Women Activate Leaders Programme 2025 Scholarships

We are now accepting scholarship applications for the Global Women Activate Leaders Programme 2025 and we are delighted to announce that we currently have partial scholarships available to emerging entrepreneurs, women who are underrepresented leaders to help drive diverse participation in the programme.

Selection criteria – We’re looking for recipients who:

are valuable employees, recognised by their organisation as a high-potential individual, with valuable contribution to their community/iwi
are highly motivated to be an effective leader and succeed in their career
encourages and motivates individuals to continue to contribute their best.
are intellectually curious and willing to challenge themselves
advocate in supporting women perform at their best
could be from a non-profit organisation
could be self-made entrepreneurs
could be transitioning back from parental leave or career break.
are a citizen or permanent resident of New Zealand

If this sounds like you, please email your expression of interest to noah.whaiapu@globalwomen.org.nz

We will then be in touch with further information required about the scholarships applications.

Please note: We will make decisions on scholarships on a case by case basis.

Please download the 2025 Application Form here

Download Form

The Activate Leaders Programme provides a huge return on investment, empowering you to step up from emerging to game-changing leader.