Content

  • Foundations of confidence and authenticity
  • The Power of No
  • Authentic leadership and communication
  • Create personal strategies to apply authenticity in your world

Learning Outcomes

  • Identify and challenge self-limiting beliefs that hold back confidence
  • Recognise the value of authenticity and apply it in workplace and personal settings
  • Understand the psychology behind why it’s hard to say no
  • Practise saying no in a confident, respectful and values-driven way
  • Use emotional intelligence to handle pushback or conflict with calm authority
  • Build sustainable habits for maintaining confidence and authenticity over time
  • Lead and manage challenging meetings with confidence
  • Trust their skills, knowledge and abilities

Who Should Attend

  • Leaders and emerging leaders navigating high-pressure roles
  • Professionals who feel stretched too thin or struggle to assert boundaries
  • Teams and organisations wanting to foster healthier, more confident communication
  • Anyone who wants to live and lead with greater authenticity

Benefits to You and Your Organisation

  • Increased confidence in personal and professional interactions
  • The ability to articulate boundaries clearly and respectfully
  • Greater self-awareness and alignment between values and actions
  • Reduced stress and resentment by avoiding overcommitment
  • Stronger presence and influence through authentic communication
  • Improved relationships and trust by showing consistency and integrity

Learn about our speakers

Dr Desiree Beekharry

Founder
Manage the Conflict

Dr Desiree Beekharry has over 30 years’ experience in the professional field of stakeholder services in the environment of international airlines, VIP services, UN emergency mobilisation and conferences, project and program management and disaster management. She started with a Bachelor in Travel and Tourism Management and completed her academic education with a Doctor of Project Management focusing on Disaster Management. Understanding conflicts and project management seem to go hand in hand. With her background and experience with several cultures, Desiree has managed to understand much of the root of conflicts and why people behave the way they do.

Desiree is also a certified behavioural profiler in DISC, Driving Forces and Emotional Intelligence (EQ).

Desiree’s workshops are informed by experience, education and research in:
· The nature of conflicts, the effects of culture and diversity, the role of cognition and emotion, conflict and negotiation, conflict and leadership;
· The benefits of emotional intelligence for leaders;
· Project management, inter-organisational change and geographically dispersed teams;
· Program management and leadership;
· Disaster Management, Command & Control and Agile management;
· The role change plays in conflict.

Upcoming course availability

In person

February 2026

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

In person

May 2026

Thursday, 21 May 2026

Format
Face-to-face

Duration
1 full day
9:00am-4:30pm (8:45am registration)

Inclusions
Resources, workbook, morning tea, lunch and refreshments

Location
Adelaide CBD, SA 5000
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Costs
Personal Member $575
State Govt Employee Member $615
Corporate Member $625
Non-Member $725