VPS 5-6 Strategic Thinking & Advanced Problem Solving
27th - 28th, August 2024 / Melbourne, AU
Overview
• Apply practical outcome-driven strategic thinking and problem solving models
• Explore a structured systems thinking approach to analysing problems and formulating strategy
• Understand your role as a leader in empowering others to solve problems
• Overcome common roadblocks to strategic thinking and problem solving
Speakers
Richard Farrelly
With over 27 years in law enforcement, Richard excels in leading teams in high-pressure settings. He's adept at fostering positive team cultures and has led successful projects in organisational change and leadership development. Notably, he modernised Victoria Police values and facilitated leadership programs for over 4000 employees. Since leaving law enforcement, Richard coaches leaders across diverse sectors, emphasising improved communication and team dynamics to enhance performance. He's renowned for shifting mindsets and uncovering strengths within individuals and groups.
Founder and Principal Consultant
Head to Head Leadership Development, Coaching and Facilitation
Agenda
Workshop
Strategic thinking and problem solving
- How the current context is shaping the VPS
- The role of strategic thinking in senior leadership
- Responding to emerging challenges
Enhancing your decision-making
- Cognitive principles, and tools essential for effectiveness
- Addressing common limitations and challenges
- Utilise models, tools and tactics to enhance overall capabilities
Advanced problem solving for senior leaders
- How to objectively collect and evaluate evidence
- Exploring reason-based approaches to tackle complex solving
- Applying rational and creative problem solving tools and techniques
Leading and influencing others on key issues
- Effectively engaging stakeholders to understand the problem and identifying potential solutions
- Integrating multi-stakeholder perspectives and facilitating shared understanding
- Resolving conflict and disagreement in group problem solving
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Richard Farrelly Founder and Principal Consultant Head to Head Leadership Development, Coaching and Facilitation
Workshop
Definition: Understanding the problem
- Reaching agreement on the problem: Defining key variables, known causes, structure, scope, stakeholder impact, interdependencies and constraints
- Evaluating impacts and consequences
- Developing solution criteria and the approach to resolution
Analysis: Identifying and evaluating possible solutions
- Generating and evaluate solutions based on feasibility, impact and risk
- Taking stock of required skills, knowledge and resources to resolve the problem or realise the opportunity
- Leadership, management, planning and team deployment considerations
Implementation: From strategy to results
- Testing solutions through prototypes, pilots, simulations
- Adopting a systematic approach to solution implementation
- Building engagement and embedding change
Overcome roadblocks to strategic excellence
- Addressing cognitive biases, ideological paradigms, and group-based challenges
- Navigate the challenging nature of ‘wicked problems’
- Cultivating and maintaining your new found skills
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Richard Farrelly Founder and Principal Consultant Head to Head Leadership Development, Coaching and Facilitation
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Venue
Cliftons Melbourne
Level 1, 440 Collins St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
+61 3 9993 9999
