--- title: Making a Difference in Timor Leste | Donovan Leadership description: This leadership roundtable was a great opportunity to hear from John Thwaites former Deputy Premier of Victoria and Peter McMullin, Deputy President, Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the difference they are making in Timor Leste. We were inspired by the leadership that John and Peter are providing, particularly given the enormity of image: https://donovanleadership.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cropped-cropped-DON_LongRGB01-Apr-17-2025-10-32-34-4205-PM.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste#main-content) ![cropped-DON_LongRGB01](https://donovanleadership.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-DON_LongRGB01.jpg?width=886&height=247&name=cropped-DON_LongRGB01.jpg) - [Home](https://donovanleadership.com/) - [Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/executive-coaching-transform-your-leadership-style-donovan-leadership) Show submenu for Coaching - [One on One Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/one-on-one-coaching) - [Group Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/group-coaching) - [Blog](https://donovanleadership.com/blog) Show submenu for Blog - [All Posts](https://donovanleadership.com/blog) - [Research](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/research) - [Books](https://donovanleadership.com/books) - [About](https://donovanleadership.com/about) Show submenu for About - [Contact Us](https://donovanleadership.com/contact) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://donovanleadership.com/) - [Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/executive-coaching-transform-your-leadership-style-donovan-leadership) Show submenu for Coaching - [One on One Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/one-on-one-coaching) - [Group Coaching](https://donovanleadership.com/group-coaching) - [Blog](https://donovanleadership.com/blog) Show submenu for Blog - [All Posts](https://donovanleadership.com/blog) - [Research](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/tag/research) - [Books](https://donovanleadership.com/books) - [About](https://donovanleadership.com/about) Show submenu for About - [Contact Us](https://donovanleadership.com/contact) - [Influence Curve Quiz](https://influence-curve.lovable.app/) [Influence Curve Quiz](https://influence-curve.lovable.app/) Dec 18, 2009, 9:00:00 AM # Making a Difference in Timor Leste [Brian Donovan](https://donovanleadership.com/blog/author/brian-donovan) Share: [facebook-f icon](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste) [linkedin-in icon](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste) [Twitter icon](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste) [pinterest-p icon](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste) [envelope icon](mailto:?body=https://donovanleadership.com/blog/making-a-difference-in-timor-leste) This leadership roundtable was a great opportunity to hear from [John Thwaites](https://donovanleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Thwaites-CV-Social-2.pdf) former Deputy Premier of Victoria and Peter McMullin, Deputy President, Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry, about the difference they are making in Timor Leste. We were inspired by the leadership that John and Peter are providing, particularly given the enormity of the challenge in Timor Leste. [Senior business leaders](https://donovanleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Guest-List-Leadership-Roundtable-17-December-2009.pdf) who attended the leadership roundtable were pleased to connect with this important work. It was a timely reminder that we have it pretty good in Australia and that leadership is about making a difference. [Click here to view the guest list](https://donovanleadership.com/leadership-conversation-making-a-difference-in-timor-leste-guest-list). 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