Jacinda Ardern joins University of Sydney to teach empathetic leadership

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Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has taken a position at the University of Sydney teaching empathetic leadership.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern, 46, has been appointed a professor of practice at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health. The position begins this month and involves guest lectures, masterclasses and mentoring.

Ardern's work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust, and will explore new approaches to global and values-based leadership as well as ways to address global health challenges centred on equity, inclusion and wellbeing. The role is not full-time and was designed by the university in 2019 to bring experienced practitioners into academic life.

Ardern moved to Sydney's northern beaches earlier this year with her husband Clarke Gayford and daughter Neve. She led New Zealand as its 40th prime minister from 2017 until January 2023, serving through the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, the Whakaari volcanic eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic. She said: 'I've found myself especially focused on the question of leadership since leaving office and how we can better support and encourage the kind of leadership needed to tackle our many global challenges.'

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Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern hired to teach ‘empathetic leadership’ at Sydney UniversityHer work will focus on empathetic leadership, social cohesion and civic trust, the University of Sydney saysIndependent World · 27 Oct, 07:21
Jacinda Ardern lands top University of Sydney job teaching 'empathetic leadership' - after moving to Sydney's northern beachesJacinda Ardern has taken up a top job after moving to Australia.Daily Mail · 26 Oct, 20:55

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