Professional Services firm Deloitte today announces the launch of the Leadership Academy, a unique online learning management and networking solution that develops the management and leadership skills of Senior Executives and connects them within a community of business leaders.

Subscribers can access the Deloitte Leadership Academy on their laptop, via podcasts and even in-flight from October 2008 on the new generation Qantas A380 aircraft.

The Leadership Academy includes content and certification courses from the world’s best business schools including Harvard, Stanford, Melbourne Business School, MGSM and UNSW.

Also available are interviews with Directors and Chief Executives providing insight into their lessons learnt on their journey to success.

The Deloitte Leadership Academy connects executives by using in-person forums and contemporary collaboration tools, discussion boards, directories and wikis to build a network of peers, mentors and coaches.

An extensive calendar of events, both online and offline, is available to subscribers including guest speakers from the Australian business community and international industry experts and business school luminaries.

Tom Richardson, Partner, Deloitte Leadership Academy said, “The Deloitte Leadership Academy will allow time poor Senior Executives instant access to world class online courses and up-to-date business content as well as the opportunity to interact with an exclusive community of colleagues and peers. Available from today in Australia, we are also looking to expand the service into Asia over the coming months.” 

Qantas has subscribed their Senior Executives to the Deloitte Leadership Academy and will be providing access to passengers in-flight on the next generation Qantas aircraft A380 from October 2008.

The Deloitte Leadership Academy was an idea developed through Deloitte’s Innovation Program which commercialises innovative ideas into successful market offerings.

Gerhard Vorster, Managing Partner of Deloitte’s Consulting practice and Leader of Deloitte’s Innovation program, added, “We’re very excited about the launch of the Deloitte Leadership Academy in Australia and it clearly demonstrates Deloitte’s commitment to innovation in business in this region.

The Deloitte Leadership Academy is just one example of how Deloitte is capturing ideas through our Innovation Program and executing on them to create real value for our clients.”

Founding members of the Deloitte Leadership Academy include Qantas, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, SA Water, LotteryWest, Australian Pharmaceuticals Industries and others.

The Deloitte Leadership Academy was developed in-house by Eclipse, Deloitte’s specialist online advisory and implementation division.