“[I gained] greater understanding of mental illness. How to manage this issue sensitively and positively.”
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Managing the wellbeing of your team is an essential part of leadership. Gain an understanding of mental health and mental illness, as well as how to have conversations with staff about associated workplace behaviours. Through this course you will become familiar with your “mental health”, obligations as a manager and leader, and refine your practical skills in how to discuss mental health in a work context from a performance point of view. You will also explore the concepts of stress and resilience at the individual, team and organisational levels and formulate a practical plan to address these.
This course is part of the 21st Century Manager series (Online). Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe 21st Century Manager series is comprised of 6 half-day units that address core management competencies:
“[I gained] greater understanding of mental illness. How to manage this issue sensitively and positively.”
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“[The most positive aspect of the course was] the tool kit for how to recognise mental health issues, provide support and initiate difficult conversations.”
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“Excellent course very useful wish I had done it years ago.”
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“The presenter was able to deliver a very difficult topic in way that was both engaging and informative.”
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Explore a new lens on leadership psychology and examine the 5 key principles of the PERMA model of Positive Psychology, which is an area of psychological theory that focuses on strengths and resilience. You will look at how managers can implement the Positive Psychology approach and its principles personally, across your team and your wider organisation. You will also cover the concept of resilience and develop practical strategies for building team resilience, change readiness and increasing peformance.
This course is part of the 21st Century Manager series (Online). Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe 21st Century Manager series is comprised of 6 half-day units that address core management competencies:
“[The most positive aspect of the course was] How engaging the presenter, topical and fresh she kept the workshops.”
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“[The most positive aspect of the course was] The tools, knowledge and how to apply this.”
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Gain the tools to understand the current strengths and weaknesses of your workplace culture. You will also explore how to determine and define the desired future culture and then shape a plan to build a constructive culture that aids the goals of the organisation as well as one that engages and motivates employees.
This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“The presenter clearly had a huge body of knowledge to draw on. Being relatively new to government, I found his discussion around the way the SA gov’s Departments operate and behave very valuable, especially the comparisons with other states and countries.”
Anna
Department of Human Services
“[When I return to work I] will help support our organisations work to restructure and change the culture from a silo based view to and organisational view.”
Simon
SACE Board of SA
“[The most positive aspect of the course was] Presenter's knowledge. Very relevant to current situation. Workbook/tool kit looks very comprehensive so will be good to read and re-read.”
Catherine
SA Housing Authority
“I wasn’t 100% sure what to expect coming in but was pleased, and have used learnings in a few places this week.”
Anna
Department of Human Services
“During the workshop I wrote many notes and realized after I had devised a small strategy, I will formalize this. From today I will start recognizing achievements/successes.”
Fiona
SA Housing Authority
This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“I will use many of the ideas in my upcoming team planning day.”
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“I like the different frameworks that are presented.”
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“Scott was a good presenter and was easy to follow.”
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“I have a project where some of the frameworks are very relevant and will be useful immediately to guide our work.”
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This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“It provided a lot of things to think about and adapt.”
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“[The most positive aspects of the course were] combination of practical exercises, discussion within our group and the theory made it interesting.”
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This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“Presenter was engaging and gave good examples and explanations.”
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“[When I return to work I will] sort through a range of workflows and find time savers.”
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“[When I return to work I will] put influencing skills to the test to try to effect some process changes to remove inefficiencies.”
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“[When I return to work I will] Increase discussion with Unit Managers about drip-waste and continuous improvement.”
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Look at the key approaches to leadership that are currently being applied within government as well as ‘Adaptive Leadership’. Learn how Adaptive Leadership goes beyond the core set of leadership skills to place great emphasis on remaining flexible whilst responding positively to times of pressure and change.
This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“Well paced course with interesting and relevant content.”
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“I liked how the different models were presented in historical sequence to demonstrate how views about leadership have changed over the years which fits in with the overall theme of being an adaptive leader.”
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“[When I return to work] I will take time to reflect on my leadership style/behaviours and use the checklists”
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This course is part of the Emerging Executive Development Series. Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe Emerging Executive Development Series is comprised of 8 half-day units focused on providing public sector leaders with practical tools to apply in their workplace to enhance performance and productivity. Topics include:
“I wish I had done this ages ago. Everyone in management should do this course.”
Lynette
“It actually gave me new strategies rather than just confirming what I basically already knew.”
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“I will apply the model/ persuasion tips to influence changes in legislation, and stakeholders in meetings.”
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Learn the techniques for managing different personality traits and behaviours as well as individual emotional reactions to challenging behaviours. You will be given the skills to deal with challenging employee behaviours that meet legal, ethical and professional obligations. You will also explore best-practice performance management and the Dark Triad of personality tendencies (psychopathy, narcissism and Machiavellianism).
This course is part of the 21st Century Manager series (Online). Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe 21st Century Manager series is comprised of 6 half-day units that address core management competencies:
“Just a great course - I felt empowered when I left and that I can tackle those difficult work situations.”
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“Sam is an engaging and very knowledgeable speaker. Her real life scenarios are samples have resonated with me and provided me with an avenue to "approach difficult situations" with somewhat confidence.”
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“I now have the courage to have those difficult conversations with staff.”
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Build your skills in authentic leadership to gain a unique foundation for you to build self-awareness and understand modern leadership theory and skills. Authentic leaders demonstrate a passion for their purpose, practice their values consistently, lead with their hearts as well as their heads and invest in their personal and professional growth. The course presents the latest in emotional intelligence research and tools for you to build your EQ.
This course is part of the 21st Century Manager series (Online). Register for the full series and save up to 10%.
More informationThe 21st Century Manager series is comprised of 6 half-day units that address core management competencies:
“Since the course I have introduced a team building exercise in my Unit meetings to create a positive culture and have improved my communication skills with the team and also it helps me to deal with different personalities in the team and how to handle the difficult situations when arises.”
A, Department for Child Protection