Women in Leadership: Meet Sarah Woods

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Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage
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“Having this experience with on the job learning gives you the opportunity to apply knowledge in a real world way – it really has impact.”

Sarah was Director Corporate Governance and Reform at the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage as part of the women’s initiative for 12 months. She says the focus on developing leadership behaviours was fundamental in strengthening her focus on priorities and building positive outcomes.

“It was working through things that were unprecedented and understanding how we work with the strengths that the agency has,” she says.

“It’s made me a different person to who I was when I came in – for the better!

“There’s more than one solution so what are the benefits, risk and consequences?”

 

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