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The Steward Leadership Edge: Maximum Purpose, Maximum Profit for Modern Business
A unique executive education experience based on the Steward Leadership Compass© that enables individuals and organisations to ‘do well by doing good’ and create sustainable competitive advantage.
Join us in person for two immersive full-day sessions on:
15–16 July 2025
Deakin Downtown
Level 12, 727 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria
To support your learning journey, two additional evening online workshops will be held on: 12 August 2025 and 16 September 2025
Overview
It is only the first quarter of the 21st century and we have already witnessed two global financial crises, several wars, massive environmental degradation caused by climate change, food and water shortages, and alarming socioeconomic inequality. Furthermore, businesses are reeling under constant geopolitical upheaval and ever-changing ESG regulation and reporting requirements that cost time and money. Despite nearly US$40 trillion in ESG funds, progress on environmental and social sustainability remains slow.
- How can organisations drive profitable growth in such a volatile and uncertain environment?
- Can they succeed by addressing the very challenges that are threatening humanity today?
Fortunately, the answer is YES. The most successful organisations in the world have demonstrated that the secret to long-term profitability and growth lies in maximising profit by maximising purpose.
The challenge is clear: Businesses must reframe the cost and risk of current existential challenges into a growth opportunity – doing well by doing good. Today’s problems cannot be addressed with the same thinking on which they were created. Business bosses must recognise the inadequacy of existing leadership and governance models and mature into Steward Leaders.
Designed and co-delivered by Mr Rajeev Peshawaria, CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre and Deakin Business School experts, the Steward Leadership Edge program focuses on how participants can personally upgrade into Steward Leaders and activate the Steward Leadership Compass© to future-proof their organisations.
Learning Outcomes
A highly interactive developmental experience for business leaders who want to create a better world and thrive personally as steward leaders.
As a result of attending this program, participants will be better able to:
- Understand how the world has changed in recent years due to massive shifts in technological and societal norms
- Redefine their leadership styles, and uncover personal and organisational leadership energy© to advance the ‘doing well by doing good’ agenda
- Operationalise the Steward Leadership Compass© to drive inclusive WIN-WIN-WIN prosperity
- Apply integrated thinking principles to better address mandatory requirements in Australia
- Lead well-being initiatives to encourage employees to do well and do good
- Drive meaningful impacts within their organisations
Who should attend?
The program is suitable for board directors, C-Suite Leaders, senior business leaders and business owners who wish to challenge their own thinking and create more sustainable growth for their organisations.
Price
$3,995 AUD
This includes two full days of face-to-face sessions and two evening online workshops. For any queries, please contact Danny Ong at danny.ong@deakin.edu.au.
Guest Speaker
Rajeev Peshawaria , CEO of Stewardship Asia Center, Singapore, and President of Leadership Energy Consulting, Seattle, WA, USA.
Rejecting platitudes and theoretical models, Rajeev combines 22 years of global Fortune 100 experience with research-based insights to provide unique and practical approaches to personal leadership, ethics, governance, sustainable business growth, and stewardship. A sought-after speaker and consultant, he is the CEO of Stewardship Asia Center, Singapore, and President of Leadership Energy Consulting, Seattle, WA, USA. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on Human Science of Environmental Action.
Author of the Wall Street Journal and Amazon bestseller Open-Source Leadership (McGraw Hill), Too Many Bosses, Too Few Leaders (Simon & Schuster), Sustainable Sustainability (Penguin Random House), co-author of Be the Change (McGraw Hill) and a regular contributor for Forbes, he constantly challenges conventional wisdom on leadership, management, stewardship, sustainability, and corporate governance. He has pioneered unique practical concepts such as Leadership Energy and Emotional Integrity for personal growth, the Brains-Bones-Nerves model for enterprise leadership, and the Steward Leadership model for driving sustainable business growth in the 21st century.
Rajeev is a high-energy, inspirational speaker who provides coaching, consulting and advisory services to corporate and public sector clients globally. He also serves as guest faculty at leading US, Europe and Asia business schools. He has been widely featured in international media such as CNN, Bloomberg TV & Radio, National Public Radio, Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Fast Company, Leader to Leader, American Management Association magazine, Leadership Excellence magazine, The Times of India, The Straits Times, Business Times, and many more.
Before joining SAC and starting LEC, he was the CEO of the Iclif Leadership & Governance Centre. He was formerly the Chief Learning Officer of Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley and has also held senior positions at American Express, HSBC, and Goldman Sachs. At Goldman, Rajeev helped found Pine Street − the firm’s acclaimed leadership academy − and headed Pine Street for Europe and Asia. In his early career, he was a banker and currency trader.
In 2014 and 2017, he was named one of the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders for Trustworthy Business by ‘Trust Across America.’ (LinkedIn) (Spotify-Podcasts)
