
Dr Fran Finn
One thing is certain – today’s leaders face the reality of a ‘VUCA’ world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In times of rapid change, the temptation is to pull back. This conference explores how to step forward and engage with change by navigating boundaries and generating creative tension through conversation, connection and collaboration.

Dr Geoff Abbott
Boundaries can be in many forms – psychological, systemic, cultural, disciplinary, geographical, industry and more. The ‘real world’ boundaries of interest to QUT include the research-practitioner divide; and how the business world can incorporate best practices from the arts and sport.
Leadership coaching describes an adaptive leadership approach. It challenges the rigidity of boundaries, fuelled by curiosity and inquiry. It generates energy through great conversations within and between organisations. Leadership coaching embraces dialogue about meaning, purpose and ethics. This is the space of our conference.
Please join us for the inaugural Leadership Coaching Conference: Crossing Boundaries. The Conference will both explore and model leadership coaching with highly interactive sessions across six themes. The themes are boundaries to shape contributions, and in the spirit of the broader conference theme, we challenge you to cross them! We invite presentations that engage with one major and at least one, or preferably more, of the themes.
Dr Fran Finn & Dr Geoff Abbott
QUT Leadership Coaching