Leading others

Leading others involves guiding, inspiring, and empowering individuals or teams to succeed. To effectively lead requires excellent communication, vision, and the ability to foster trust and collaboration within the team. A successful leader serves as a role model, providing direction, support, and feedback while nurturing the potential and development of all team members. Ultimately, leadership is about creating a positive impact, motivating others to perform at their best, and facilitating collective success.

Programs

The University offers a wide range of professional development programs directly related to employees' current positions or career progression. We encourage our employees to continuously improve their knowledge and skills through professional growth and development activities.

Foundations of Management - Goal setting and strategic alignment

This course equips participants with the skills to set clear, measurable goals aligned with organisational strategy. Participants will gain practical techniques to drive goal-setting success and maintain momentum in achieving targets.

Duration: 6 hours
Learning mode: In-person

Foundations of Management - Process improvement and operational efficiency

This course equips participants with skills to identify inefficiencies and enhance processes using Lean principles, process mapping, and the PDCA cycle. It also covers change management strategies and service level agreements to drive continuous improvement.

Duration: 6 hours
Learning mode: In-person

Foundations of Management - Financial literacy for managers

This module equips managers with essential financial knowledge, covering budgeting, financial statements, cost-benefit analysis, and risk awareness. Gain the skills to make informed financial decisions and manage resources effectively.

Duration: 6 hours
Learning mode: In-person

Service Excellence Training for Leaders

This program provides guidance to leaders as they support their teams to enhance and strengthen a service culture. The program is practical and interactive with discussion based on tangible actions that can be taken back to the workplace.

Duration: 3 hours
Learning mode: In-person

UNDA Leadership Program

This program is designed for new and existing managers at Professional Levels 7 to 10 and Academic Levels A, B and C who demonstrate strong performance, professional behaviour, and a commitment to the growth and success of the University.

Duration: 7-months
Learning mode: Combination of in-person, online learning, coaching, and mentoring
For further details, see UNDA Leadership Program.

Have you discussed your Performance Development Plan (PDP) with your manager?

Before registering to attend the training, it is important to discuss your professional and career development goals with your manager as part of the Performance Development process, and to determine whether attending this session is suitable for you.

You are required to include this training session in your PDP and gain your managers approval to attend. Discussions with your manager should include workload contingency plans for the duration of the course so that you can focus on your professional development.

Cancellation policy
If you must cancel, please provide one week’s notice prior to the commencement of the course to allow someone else an opportunity to attend. We understand that sickness and misadventure can't be planned for but please contact us as soon as possible by using the cancellation link provided in the confirmation email. This will allow us time to notify participants on the waitlist.

Please be aware that any cancellations made with less than one week's notice may result in the registration fee being charged back to your department. Failure to attend the training program without prior notice may impact your application to attend future training sessions.

Contact us

If you have a specific area of development not covered by one of the above programs that you would like support with, please contact the Organisational Development team. We can provide you with advice and guidance on practical and targeted development solutions.

Organisational Development Team
Email: organisational.development@nd.edu.au