The document reflects on Doug Hargreaves' year of leadership at Engineers Australia in 2010. It discusses how he focused on creating a sense of belonging, identity, and purpose (B.I.P.) for people through values like openness, transparency, listening, and consistency. This approach helped facilitate productive debates and regional meetings. Hargreaves also ensured the organization's submission on sustainable population growth was informed by input from members across Australia. Overall, he found the year to be busy but satisfying due to the positive impacts of prioritizing people and values-based leadership.

1. Reflections on a Year of
Engineering Leadership
Prof Doug Hargreaves
Mr Peter Evans

2. “A leader who bases their
leadership on a strong set of
values will create an
environment where people have
a sense of Belonging, a sense of
Identity and a sense of Purpose”
B.I.P

4. “People do the work and any
organisational structure should
enable people to do their work”
“People Matter”
“All business is People Business” –
“Herding Cats”

5. (Some) Values that underpin B.I.P.
• Openness
• Transparency
• Listen/hear/act
• Honest communication
• Consistency/persistence
• Passion
• Servant spirit
• Fair but firm

6. Congress Debate over 2 days (1)
• Preparation – process of debate
• Question time before debate starts
(clarification)
• Substantive motion then many proposed
amendments
• Adjourn debate before time (I perceived
uneasiness but people didn’t know what to do)
• Resume debate next day – more proposed
amendments
• Final vote

7. Congress Debate over 2 days (2)
• Very positive feedback – “We didn’t get what
we wanted but we were given plenty of
opportunity to present our case, we cannot
complain about the process” and “You have led
this debate with complete openness and
transparency, well done” and “I am so proud of
our profession in that there was good rational
debate without degenerating into a ‘slanging’
match”
• Values – openness, transparency,
listen/hear/act, persistency and consistency

8. Regional Group meetings
• A set discussion topic
• I perceive that people want to discuss another
topic, and so we did
• “You were listening and heard the mood of the
discussion and acted upon it; the mark of a good
leader, in my opinion”
• Values – listening/hearing/acting

9. Sustainable Population
• Australian population to increase markedly in the next 40
years
• Major implications for the engineering and allied
professions
• Discussion with about 20 groups around Australia
• The EA submission to the Federal Minister was based on
member input – many other submissions based on the
thinking of the executive of that organisation.
• Values – listening, engagement with membership

10. “I am so pleased that our paths
have crossed; I have learned so
much about valuing people and
the impacts that result”

11. Overall Reflections
• An extremely busy but satisfying and fulfilling
year
• Values underpinned all that I did and in so many
ways I received many compliments for the
manner in which I led Engineers Australia in
2010.
• B.I.P. (Belonging, Identity and Purpose)

12. Questions/Comments

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