QLD PUBLIC SECTOR AO 5-6 HIGH PERFORMANCE & LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

Personal leadership values

- Explore expectations and values of AO 5-6 leaders

- Understand the differences between technical management and people leadership

- Build and sustain positive relationships with your team, stakeholders and customers

- Shape and define your leadership brand

Fundamentals of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) 

- Evaluate your EQ level and identify opportunities for further growth and leadership development

- Understand your EQ and its impact on the way you are perceived as a leader

- Leverage your EQ in the workplace

- Embrace qualities of empathy and understanding to become a better leader

Lead and manage productive teams

- Create and convey a clear vision for your team

- Recognise and value diversity in your team’s working and communication styles

- Build team capability through coaching and performance feedback

- Establish a cohesive and supportive team environment

Effective decision-making in complex environments

- Contribute your expertise to achieve outcomes for the agency

- How to deal with complex issues - making the ‘right’ decision

- Identify evaluate and harness information from diverse sources to drive practical decisions

- Effectively share information with others and encourage cooperation in coping with change

Become an adaptive leader in times of change

- How to engage your team to translate strategic plans into concrete actions

- Set achievable, manageable and measurable goals

- Develop resilience to maximise personal and team focus

- Empower your team to embrace change initiatives 

Influential communication and collaboration

- Communicate with presence and pride to achieve influence

- Enable collaborative decision making in your team

- Negotiate effectively with confidence in challenging situations

- How to overcome barriers and resistance through proactive consultation and engagement

Stakeholder engagement and management

- Nurture internal and external relationships

- How to influence people with different motivations and priorities

- Maintain awareness of the personalities, motivations and other diverse qualities of people

- Manage competing agendas, tight timeframes, organisational changes

Key approaches for AO 5-6 leaders to develop confidence in their capability

- Recognise opportunities for growth through agile learning and development of self-awareness      

- Plan and commit to actions that will lead to success

- Embrace resilience and flexibility as key leadership skills

- Develop your game plan