Elizabeth McNaughton
Founder of Disastrous
Elizabeth will tell you that her career has quite literally been a series of disasters, having worked on major disasters around the globe. She has led multi-million-dollar recovery programmes for New Zealand Red Cross and served as Executive Director at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, where she helped create the learning legacy from the Canterbury earthquakes. She has worked with the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Elizabeth is a Winston Churchill fellowship recipient, a Leadership New Zealand alumna, and co-author of Leading in Disaster Recovery: A Companion through the Chaos. She is the founder of Disastrous - an education and training organisation supporting leaders and communities to prepare for and recover from disasters. She is also the Executive Director of the Hillary Institute of International Leadership and the Edmund Hillary Fellowship.
Elizabeth will lead the Young Achiever's Muster for Alumni and Award Partners on Monday 9 March, and will present to all attendees on Tuesday 10 March
Summit Presentation:
Tuesday 10 March: Climbing Grit Mountain: Leading When the Disruption Doesn’t End
It's about making the most of the hand we’re dealt, together. Drawing on her experience in disaster recovery and leadership, Elizabeth reframes grit as something we design, not just endure. Along the way, she uses laughter as an unexpectedly honest signal of how you’re really tracking. Be more prepared, more connected, and tooled up for whatever may come your way.