Leadership

Supporting the development of authentic leaders!

Inspired by her recent leadership intervention at the Harvard Kennedy School, Debby is leading the way in transformational community leadership. Her bespoke leadership programs for artists and cultural leaders draw on principles of community engaged practice and social circus. Debby is experienced in designing learning experiences in the following leadership topics:

Equity-centred leadership (identity, power, achievement, access)
Adaptive leadership
Authority and leadership
Diagnostic analysis
Understanding the ecosystem of the problem
Orchestrating trust, conflict and disequilibrium
Design principles for teaching, training, coaching
Strategies for change
The role of ‘self’ in leadership
Communication
Negotiation
Resilience
Anchoring and self-care
Advocacy

Recent leadership programs and workshops include:

City of Greater Geelong Community Leadership Program 2025
South Coast Community Leadership Program 2025
Nillumbik Leaders 2025

We were fortunate to have Debby facilitate multiple sessions during the 2025 Community Leadership Program. Debby’s opening session invited participants to step into the experience with curiosity and courage, creating a fun and engaging space for the group to build relationships and set goals for their community leadership journey. We were also lucky to have Debby lead the final session of the program, supporting participants to reflect on their growth and identify ways to apply their new skills in their own places and spaces. Debby’s deep knowledge of community leadership, paired with her skilful group facilitation, made her an invaluable part of the program. Debby created a supportive and energising environment where every participant felt valued and confident to contribute their ideas and perspectives. An outstanding facilitator, Debby truly elevated the entire program.

Lisa Sitlington Community Development Project Officer, City of Greater Geelong
Debby Maziarz wholeheartedly creates a leadership program that nurtures and connects people with their passions and projects to bring about change in their communities.

Therese Willems Team Leader Women Families and Neighbourhood Safety, Moonee Valley City Council

A recent leadership adventure

In May 2023, Debby completed the ‘Art and Practice of Leadership Development Program’ at the Harvard Kennedy School in Boston USA. Armed with her leadership challenge ‘Sustaining a socially engaged arts practice’, Debby underwent a powerful and immersive process of diagnosing challenges and solution design alongside the distinguished Harvard leadership faculty team and 79 brilliant fellow students.

Moonee Valley City Council contracted Debby Maziarz Productions to undertake a scoping exercise to inform the future direction of Council’s women’s leadership activities.

Download the scoping document here.