Location: Online
Date: Thursday, 06 January 2025
Panelist: Rāwinia Judson
Facilitator: Claire Nesus
🎥 Watch the kōrero on YouTube – Length: 59:22
This kōrero was recorded on a phone and captures the core discussion, though not all contributors appear on camera.
Kaupapa
This kōrero explored leadership through the lens of emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and cultural grounding. The discussion centred on how leadership can be practised relationally — shaped by values, empathy, and lived experience — rather than by role, title, or hierarchy.
The session created space to reflect on how Māori and Pasifika professionals navigate cultural expectations in global and professional environments, and how emotional intelligence supports leadership that is both grounded and adaptive.
Discussion Highlights / Key Themes
- Self-awareness as a leadership foundation
- Emotional intelligence in practice
- Holding space for others
- Cultural identity and leadership style
Why This Kōrero Matters
This kōrero contributes to the wider Voices & Voyages kaupapa of uplifting culturally grounded leadership in global spaces. It reinforces leadership as a relational practice, aligned with values such as manaakitanga and whanaungatanga, and affirms emotional intelligence as a critical capability for navigating complexity with integrity.
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This kōrero forms part of Voices & Voyages’ ongoing work to connect, profile, and amplify Māori and Pasifika talent across global spaces.
More kōrero and upcoming events can be found under Connect.