Nature Inspired Leadership for Organisational Resilience
A live, facilitated online workshop for purpose-driven leaders navigating uncertainty
Drawing on principles from living systems, this nature facilitation workshop helps you to strengthen organisational resilience, improve decision-making under pressure, and build organisations that can adapt and thrive.
Organisational resilience is a funding and impact issue
Organisational resilience is increasingly the difference between organisations that sustain their impact — and those that struggle to survive funding volatility, staff turnover, and constant external pressure. ​This workshop is designed for leaders who understand that organisational resilience underpins long-term funding, impact, and mission delivery.​
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Through years of working in fundraising and resource mobilisation, a clear pattern emerges: organisations that are adaptive and creative are better able to attract funding, retain people, and respond to change.
A new approach grounded in real organisational constraints
This workshop draws on experience working alongside purpose-driven organisations navigating funding uncertainty, growth pressures, and increasing accountability demands.
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The focus is not on idealised leadership models, but on practical ways leaders can strengthen organisational resilience within real-world constraints — limited resources, competing priorities, and constant change. Nature facilitation is a new but growing approach.
Why nature inspired leadership?
Being nature inspired offers a unique way to support leaders to make complex decisions and provide clarity and vision for the strategic direction of your teams and organisations.
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It comes out of an assumption that the current models driving society are no longer working for people or the planet.
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Being in a deeper relationship with all living systems can support us in a huge range of beneficial ways such as:
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remaining calm and regulated in order to be an effective leader,
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providing metaphors to enhance resilience in times of flux and uncertainty,
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and give us new tools to find clarity when making complex decisions.
Our nature-inspired leadership approach can directly enhance organisational resilience.
Who is this workshop for
This workshop is designed for leaders who understand that organisational resilience underpins long-term funding, impact, and mission delivery.
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You might want to focus on this at a strategic level more broadly, or want to focus on a specific function within your organisation such as financial sustainability, digital capability & data maturity or human resources. It is delivered online and accessible for leaders across Australia and New Zealand.
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This workshop is for people who are curious to learn how nature inspired leadership might enhance their lives, both personal and professional.
About the facilitator
Laura is an experienced nature facilitator and trainer with 20+ years working with for-purpose organisations such as Amnesty International. She has worked at Director level, supported in governance roles, and been the chair of sub-committees. She has been directly accountable for targets and turnover in excess of $10 million, and has led large teams.
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She also has a background as a consultant supporting organisations to focus on resilience and sustainability, and has enjoyed working with large organisations (turnover in excess of $160 million) as well as small startups.
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She is based in Australia, and has cultivated a personal practice over many years of nature-inspired living. Tools and experience she will draw on for this workshop include her time spent working for The Leadership Foundation, various training courses delivered by Change in Nature and the Natural Academy, and her long background in the NFP sector. She is covered by Public Liability for up to $10 million.
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​If you are a for-purpose leader based in Australia or New Zealand wishing to learn news ways to find clarity and solutions for your organisation, leading to better outcomes and resilience, then get in touch to discuss how this workshop could support you.
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If this workshop isn't quite what you're looking for, but you want to find out more about nature-inspired and nature-based support. Do just schedule a call, or drop us an email.