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About the workshop
Amidst profound national and international shifts, the NSW Public Sector is undergoing a significant transformation. Responsive and adaptable leadership has become imperative for success in navigating these changes. Leaders, particularly those in Grades 11-12 roles, play a crucial role in aligning organisational policies and strategies across their branch. Their responsibilities extend to managing highly complex projects and addressing sensitive issues with accountability.
This two-day workshop serves as a comprehensive toolkit for success in the NSW Public Sector. Participants will have the opportunity to refine existing leadership competencies and acquire new skills, propelling them to the next level in their careers. With a focus on increasing managerial responsibilities and cultivating strategic foresight, the program delves into the complexities of stakeholder management, the art of building autonomous teams, and the journey to becoming an influential senior decision-maker. As the NSW Public Sector undergoes transformation, this workshop is a guiding force for leaders to thrive in an era of unprecedented complexity.
Agenda
Understand your role as leader in empowering others
- Adaptive leadership strategies for managing different personalities
- Develop your team’s resilience to stress and change
- Engage and manage sensitive issues under pressure
Strategies to build resilience and strengthen your stress response
- Explore leadership qualities for a continual learning mindset
- Utilise heightened EQ to make effective strategic decisions
- Establish the importance of balancing capabilities over your career
Evolve into the strategic authentic leader
- Expectations and values of Grades 11-12 leaders
- Distill your authentic approach to management and leadership
- Reflective leadership - Identify your strengths and weaknesses
Strengthen your resilience and resolve
- Perform productively through tough times
- Deal constructively with stress, criticism and setbacks
- Effectively manage conflict and turn negativity into opportunity
High-level communication and negotiation skills
- Manage emotions for positive and assertive communication and relationships
- Explore coaching strategies to build capability in a team environment
- Navigate the initial challenges of difficult conversations
Effectively lead and influence others on strategic issues
- Engage stakeholders to understand the problem and identify potential solutions
- Resolving conflict and disagreement in group problem solving
- Negotiation – Improve how you approach negotiations, giving feedback and getting feedback
Align your team with organisational expectations
- Support your team and engage others to deliver
- Embed a positive change culture in an organisation
- Build cohesive and engaged teams
Personal action plan for success in the NSW Public Sector
- Identify and respond to threats and see challenges as opportunities
- Determine your areas for development, key resources, change agents and networks
- Create an action plan for your career
Tailor Your Training Experience
To make sure you get the learning solution that’s right for you, we offer different levels of tailoring to suit your needs. Choose from three levels of customisation:
1.Off the Shelf
Love what you see? Great! Choose this option to take one of our most popular courses and bring it in-house for your team. Includes a pre-course consult session with our facilitator to make sure we hit the mark, and deliver the right learning experience for you.
2.Customised
Make sure you get the most from the course you choose, by tailoring the content to get the right fit for you. Speak to our team, who will work with you to pick and mix from a curated bank of training modules to help customise your learning experience.
3.Premium
Not on the list? Let us know what you’re looking for and we will find the right solution. Our team of learning specialists will work with you to develop a unique training course for your business. Through an in-depth consultation process, we will work with you to profile your learning needs and build a bespoke program from the ground up.
Speak with one of our team today to find which option is right for you.