Associate ProfessorToby Newstead

Dr Toby Newstead is a globally recognised leadership scholar whose work is grounded in - and oriented toward - Tasmania. She focuses on understanding and developing good leadership: leadership that is both effective and ethical, and capable of driving the profound transitions our communities and organisations need across productivity, health, education, and climate.

Ranked among the top percentile of leadership researchers worldwide, Dr Newstead's research is published in leading international journals and directly informs her teaching and partnerships with Tasmanian organisations seeking to transition to more productive, collaborative, and sustainable ways of working. Her work is unapologetically for and from Tasmania - locally grounded, globally informed.

Dr Newstead's teaching is concentrated at the postgraduate level. She coordinates the Graduate Certificate in Leadership and Organisational Capability - recognised for teaching excellence - and delivers industry-relevant short courses including Effective Leadership and Change Management. These programs are tailored to mid- and senior-level leaders navigating complex organisational and societal transitions, equipping them with the capabilities to lead change that is both effective and ethical.

Before her academic role with the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, Dr Newstead spent a decade in leadership development consulting, which enables her to work effectively at the intersection of scholarship and practice. She partners with Tasmanian organisations on strategic leadership development and engages regularly with businesses and communities through bespoke workshops, keynotes, and her community-facing Talking Leadership program, which has brought over 500 Tasmanians into conversation about developing leadership for the challenges ahead.

As President of Australia's premier network of leadership scholars, Dr Newstead co-convenes the annual National Leadership Development Summit, connecting top researchers and practitioners around the leadership capabilities our region and nation need most. She presents regularly at international conferences, including the International Leadership Association, while remaining firmly anchored in the Tasmanian community - helping organisations and people develop the collaborative capacity essential for navigating the transitions that will define our shared future.

Dr Newstead delivers keynotes, workshops, and consultancy on:

• What leadership is — and how it's developed
• Developing good leadership through virtues and character
• Leadership for organisational productivity and transition
• Place-based leadership development
• Leadership in volunteering and emergency services
• Crisis leadership