Wayfinding Leadership: A Four-Week Book Study for Community Leaders
For generations, Polynesian wayfinders crossed vast oceans without maps or instruments — guided by deep observation, ancestral knowledge, and attunement to the natural world. Their extraordinary voyages offer a powerful metaphor for leadership today, inviting us to lead with clarity, presence, and collective purpose.
This four-week book study invites community leaders into a developmental journey through Wayfinding Leadership by Chellie Spiller, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, and John Panoho. Using the waka as a guiding framework, each week builds on the last — moving from self-awareness and relational insight to navigating uncertainty and embracing collective responsibility. Practical inquiries drawn directly from the book will help participants reflect deeply and apply wayfinding principles to their own leadership contexts.
Wayfinding leadership isn't just a method — it's a mindset rooted in curiosity, humility, and the belief that we are all in the waka together. Over four weeks, you won't just read about a new way of leading — you'll begin to live it.
Who this is for: Community, nonprofit, and education leaders ready to move beyond conventional frameworks and discover what becomes possible when we lead from wisdom, not just strategy.
The true gift is not the destination, but who we become along the way.
Wayfinding Leadership: A Four-Week Book Study for Community Leaders
For generations, Polynesian wayfinders crossed vast oceans without maps or instruments — guided by deep observation, ancestral knowledge, and attunement to the natural world. Their extraordinary voyages offer a powerful metaphor for leadership today, inviting us to lead with clarity, presence, and collective purpose.
This four-week book study invites community leaders into a developmental journey through Wayfinding Leadership by Chellie Spiller, Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr, and John Panoho. Using the waka as a guiding framework, each week builds on the last — moving from self-awareness and relational insight to navigating uncertainty and embracing collective responsibility. Practical inquiries drawn directly from the book will help participants reflect deeply and apply wayfinding principles to their own leadership contexts.
Wayfinding leadership isn't just a method — it's a mindset rooted in curiosity, humility, and the belief that we are all in the waka together. Over four weeks, you won't just read about a new way of leading — you'll begin to live it.
Who this is for: Community, nonprofit, and education leaders ready to move beyond conventional frameworks and discover what becomes possible when we lead from wisdom, not just strategy.
The true gift is not the destination, but who we become along the way.