Development for Academics
Organisational Development in the Human Resource Unit, is
again offering a suite of development activities for Academic staff
at the University of South Australia to:
- Assist people develop and extend their skills and capabilities
- Share knowledge among staff about good practice, enhance understanding of
the University and its processes
- Build collaboration and networks to support our efforts.
If you have a suggestion for inclusion or improvement, or if you require further information, please contact Siobhan Langan, Consultant: Organisational Development.
| July - MID-SEMESTER BREAK SERIES | |
| 9. | Harnessing Strengths at Work, 4th - NEW |
| 10. | Turbocharge Your Writing, 4th |
| 12. | Coaching, 5th |
| 13. | Time Management for Researchers, 6th |
| 14. | Political Nous: Understanding influence, 13th |
| 15. | The Strategic Researcher, 18th - NEW |
| 16. | Adaptive Leadership, 19th - NEW |
| 17. | Finishing that Article, 20th - NEW |
| August | |
| 18. | Resilience at Work - From Surviving to Thriving: Bouncing Back at Work, 1st |
| 19. | Creating Values-based Team Cultures, 9th - NEW |
| 20. | Managing Up, 24th |
| September | |
| 21. | Presenting your Research with Confidence, 5th - NEW |
| 22. | Successful mentoring – An introduction, 13th |
| 23. | The Balanced Researcher, 21st - REPEAT |
| November | |
| 24. | Indigenous Cultural Awareness, 2nd |
| 25. | Managing Self, 8th |
| 26. | Performance Development & Management, 21st - REPEAT |
Introductory Seminar for new Course Co-ordinators
Overview
This workshop is designed to assist new Course Coordinators understand
aspects of their role and how it is supported within the University.
The workshop will address:
- The role of Course Co-ordinators and UniSA’s Approach to Teaching and
Learning
- reflections and advice on the role from experienced academic colleagues
- outlines of available support, including the roles of the Library,
Planning and Advisory Services (esp. in relation to course evaluation),
Student Services and the LTU.
Maximum attendance: 60
Duration: 4 hours (9.00am - 1.00pm)
Date: Friday 17 February
Venue: Bradley Forum (H5-02), Level 5, Hawke Building, City West
Campus
Cost: Nil
This seminar is being coordinated by
Organisational Development, and the Learning and Teaching Unit.
CLICK HERE to access podcasts, materials and handouts from the 2011 session.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Introductory Seminar for new Program Directors
Overview
This workshop is designed to assist new Program Directors understand aspects
of their role and how it is supported within the University.
The workshop will address:
- The Program Directors role, Teaching and Learning and other contextual
issues
- reflections and advice on the role from academic colleagues
- available support, including the roles of the Library, Planning and
Advisory Services (esp. in relation to SEQ/CEQ/Data), Student Services and
the LTU (and assessment).
Maximum attendance: 20
Duration: 4 hours (9.00am - 1.00pm)
Date: Friday 2 March
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
This seminar is being coordinated by Organisational Development, and the Learning and Teaching Unit.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
The Balanced Researcher – Presented by Hugh Kearns
Overview
So you're a researcher. Chances are then that you are
pretty busy. Firstly there's your research. Writing proposals. Getting
ethics approval. Dealing with the paperwork. Meetings. Applying for grants.
Getting grants and then managing the money and the people. Writing reports.
And that's all before you even get to the actual research. Then there's
papers to write, rejection letters to deal with and conferences to attend.
And for most people research is just one of the things you do. You might
teach or tutor, run demonstrations, or manage a unit or even have another
completely different job.
And that's just work. No matter how much you enjoy your research it's a fair
bet that there are other parts to your life too. For example you probably
have a family or friends, you may have social commitments and you may even
have some personal interests.
This workshop will describe the most useful strategies that thousands of
researchers have found helpful in balancing the many demands on their time.
- how to be effective with your time
- specific strategies for coping with email overload
- picking the right things to work on
- dealing with distractions and interruptions
- how to say NO gracefully
- setting boundaries
- looking after me
Maximum attendance: 25
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 21 March
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Hugh Kearns, ThinkWell™
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and
researcher. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive
psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over
twenty years of experience as a leading training and development
professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors
in Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals,
teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and
private sectors. Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University,
Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the
latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing
people and groups. As a co-author with Maria Gardiner, he has published five
books which are in high demand both in Australia and internationally.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Middle East and Islamic Cultural Awareness Workshop - Presented by Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine
Overview
This workshop will seek to challenge our perceptions and understanding of
these religious and cultural communities which makes up a significant
percentage (20%) of UniSA international student enrolments. This figure does
not include the increasing number of domestic students who are of Middle
Eastern heritage and/or identify themselves as Muslims. The workshop will
use many examples of cultural practices however particular attention will be
given to Middle Eastern cultural and religious complexities. This is
particularly significant as the university has identified the Middle East
region as one of the next areas of interest in student recruitment.
The workshop will seek to:
- Provide a better understanding of the region’s cultural and religious
complexities
- Understand the value systems and drive of this student body
- Understand the historical, socio-cultural and political context these
students are coming from
- Provide practical information in the areas of entertainment, male/female
dynamics, teaching methodologies, student engagement etc
- Consider the contextualization of these issues within existing university
frameworks and support systems
- Consider second generation Australians of Middle Eastern and/or Islamic
backgrounds versus Middle Eastern and/or Islamic international students
- Consider future strategies
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 7 hours (9.30am – 4.30pm)
Date: Thursday 12 April
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine
Dr Minerva Nasser-Eddine is the Director of Al Hikma - Middle East Advisory
Agency. Minerva Nasser-Eddine has worked at UniSA for the last four years
and is familiar with the University’s student body, practices and
structures. Minerva has majored in political science, BA(Hons), at The
University of Adelaide. In 1995 she undertook her Master’s degree at the
Australian National University’s Centre for Middle East & Central Asian
Studies (CAMEA). The thesis component of the MA examined “Israel Beyond the
Peace Process”. She completed her PhD at The University of Adelaide that
examined “The Effects of Globalisation on Middle Eastern Identity - A
Lebanese Case Study”.
Since 1996 she has been heavily involved in academia - a founding member of
the Arab Cultural Program (Centre for Asian and Middle Eastern Architecture)
at The University of Adelaide & has maintained tertiary links via continued
teaching at Flinders University and the University of South Australia.
Minerva is a Visiting Research Fellow at The University of Adelaide’s School
of History and Politics. Minerva has worked as a research-project officer
within the university, has over ten years experience in cross-cultural
education, undertaken extensive media reporting, a diligent worker in
community organisations & has extensive networks amongst the local, national
& international Arabic & non-Arabic speaking communities & governments. She
was a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Centenary Medal in June 2003.
Minerva has completed a Graduate Diploma in Business Enterprise at The
University of Adelaide’s Thebarton Commerce & Research Precinct. She is the
South Australian representative of the Australian Arabic Council, Chair of
the Australian Arab Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SA Chapter), Trustee of
the History Trust of South Australia & its representative on the Migration
Museum Foundation.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Becoming a Transformational Leader - Presented by Jacky Dakin - NEW
Overview
Effective leadership is particularly important to organisations in current
times which are rife with constant and rapid change. Transformational
leadership has now been generally accepted as the most effective leadership
style for the 21st century. It is recognised internationally as the most
powerful and appropriate leadership approach for the current era of
downsizing, globalisation and economic demands on the workforce.
Transformational leadership makes a significant difference to the bottom
line by creating extra effort, greater effectiveness and satisfaction. In
its ideal form, it creates valuable and positive change in employees with
the end goal of developing followers into leaders.
This workshop will:
- Discuss the development of transformational leadership and how to measure
it
- Outline the different dimensions of this leadership style
- Explore the changes transformational leadership can create within
individuals and organisations
- Examine the behaviours that lead to such changes and how they can be
adopted and applied in the workplace to assist leaders to become
transformational in their approach.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.30pm)
Dates: Friday 27 April
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Jacky Dakin, Principal: CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Jacky Dakin is a principal of CoachPartners, a consortium of
professional consultants who specialise in Organisational Development and
Executive Coaching. She has worked as an organisational psychologist since
the mid 1980s, consulting across varied industry sectors. She specialises in
all aspects of behaviour in the workplace with a particular emphasis on
personal, leadership and team development and conflict mediation. Her work
has a strong evidence base through active collaboration with the university
sector through guest lecturing and masters degree student supervision at
UniSA. Jacky is a published author and speaks frequently at conferences.
Jacky’s background in organisational and private psychology includes working
as a Senior Consultant and Industrial Psychologist with a major chartered
accounting firm and as Psychology Services Manager with a rehabilitation
company and Training Manager with a second tier accounting firm. She
currently owns and operates Halifax House Consulting, an organisational
psychology consulting service which specialises in assisting people through
coaching and counselling. In addition, she provides psychological assessment
for recruitment, career development and performance management to various
organisations.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Structural Editing - Presented by Shaun McNicholas - NEW
Maximum attendance: ?
Duration: 6 hours (9.30am – 4.30pm)
Dates: Thursday 3 May
Venue: TBA
Cost: Nil
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Shameless Self Promotion for Researchers - Presented by Hugh Kearns or Maria Gardiner? - NEW
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 16 May
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Performance Development &
Management
Overview
The Human Resource Unit is offering Academic staff a workshop on
Performance Development and Management. This session is designed to provide
an introduction to performance development and management at UniSA and
assist mangers & staff to effectively facilitate the performance development
and management process.
The first part of the workshop ‘Understanding & making it work for you’ will
focus on providing a detailed overview of the University’s performance
development and management framework, including useful tips and tools to
assist in the successful conduct of the process. The workshop then moves to
‘Optimisation’ which will focus on managing performance improvement,
providing quality feedback, & reward and recognition. Throughout the session
a senior academic will describe and reflect on their own 'Performance
Management journey’, reflecting on experiences, & what has and hasn’t
worked.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.00am - 12.30pm)
Dates: Friday 1 June
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Harnessing Strengths at Work - Presented by Jacky Dakin - NEW
Overview
Historically, organisations have spent large amounts of time and money
trying to overcome people’s flaws while frequently neglecting their
strengths. To counter this practice, the strengths movement has arisen and
has now spread globally, with many well-known companies and universities
committing to becoming strengths-based.
Under the umbrella of what is termed the ‘Positive Psychology Movement’ this
approach identifies and builds on the strengths of employees, teams and
organisations. The outcome is increased job satisfaction, employee
engagement and organisational effectiveness.
This workshop will explore how to:
- Identify your own strengths and use them to further your personal career
success and leadership capability
- Discover and capitalise on the strengths of those who work with you as a
means of enhancing team effectiveness
- Use a strengths-based approach in coaching and communicating with others
- Employ organisational interventions such as “Appreciative Inquiry” that
use a strengths approach to build organisational capability.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.00am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 4 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Jacky Dakin, Principal: CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Jacky Dakin is a principal of CoachPartners, a consortium of
professional consultants who specialise in Organisational Development and
Executive Coaching. She has worked as an organisational psychologist since
the mid 1980s, consulting across varied industry sectors. She specialises in
all aspects of behaviour in the workplace with a particular emphasis on
personal, leadership and team development and conflict mediation. Her work
has a strong evidence base through active collaboration with the university
sector through guest lecturing and masters degree student supervision at
UniSA. Jacky is a published author and speaks frequently at conferences.
Jacky’s background in organisational and private psychology includes working
as a Senior Consultant and Industrial Psychologist with a major chartered
accounting firm and as Psychology Services Manager with a rehabilitation
company and Training Manager with a second tier accounting firm. She
currently owns and operates Halifax House Consulting, an organisational
psychology consulting service which specialises in assisting people through
coaching and counselling. In addition, she provides psychological assessment
for recruitment, career development and performance management to various
organisations.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Turbocharge Your Writing – Presented by Maria Gardiner
Overview
Would you like to know the secret to high output, low
stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes
naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are
very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing
productivity.
This workshop will help you to understand:
- why it's hard to get started
- how we deliberately use distractions to slow down writing
- the principles of quick starting
- how to deal with destructive internal beliefs
- how to set a writing plan and stick to it
- how to set achievable goals by writing in a silo
- how to greatly increase the number of actual words you produce
- how to clarify your thinking, and improve the quality of your work
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (1.30pm – 4.30pm)
Dates: Friday 4 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Maria Gardiner, ThinkWell™
Maria is a leading cognitive behavioural coach and clinical psychologist who
has coached many of Australia's medical, academic, industry and government
executives over the last fifteen years. She is recognised as an authority on
mentoring, and is the architect of the highly acclaimed Flinders University
mentoring scheme, now being rolled out nationally across Australian
universities. Maria is also a widely respected researcher, holding an
adjunct research associate position in the School of Psychology at Flinders
University. She has a strong research record, which provides a rigorous
evidence base for her specialisation in high performing individuals. As a
co-author with Hugh Kearns, she has published five books which are in high
demand both in Australia and internationally.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Coaching - Presented by Kerrie Ashcroft
Overview
An interactive workshop designed to focus on the development of a
coaching leadership style to assist in the development of high performing
teams
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the session you will be able to:
- Build your understanding of coaching and the coaching process
- Discover your coaching style
- Increase your confidence in coaching your staff on work issues
- Use a well respected coaching model to develop your coaching approach
- Hone your communication skills for effective coaching
- Learn the steps to building an effective coaching relationship
- Practice your coaching skills.
Course Outline
- What is coaching?
- The coaching continuum
- Coaching styles
- Benefits of coaching
- Coaching models
- Using the GROW model
- Building the coaching context
- Dual roles of the coach
- Appreciative inquiry
- Advanced questioning and listening skills
- When to challenge
- Communication barriers to effective coaching
- Digging yourself out of the hole!
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Friday 11 November
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kerrie Ashcroft, Coach Partners, Corporate and
Executive Coaching
Kerrie has a 23 year background in learning and development, with
significant industry experience in both the Information Technology and
Government sectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. In her
most recent corporate role, Kerrie was the Director of EDS’ Asia Pacific
Education Centre and later of EDS University, a global online corporate
university. Kerrie is an experienced organisation development consultant who
established her own business in 2002 and now consults into a wide range of
both public and private sector organisations, working with leaders and
individuals to lead and support change management initiatives, facilitate
business planning and team development sessions, and coach in the
development of outstanding leadership competencies. She has extensive
experience in the University sector, having delivered leadership development
and coaching programs in this sector for over ten years.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Time Management for Researchers - Presented by Hugh Kearns
Overview
Do you feel like you never have enough time to do the things you need?
And that you don't have enough time to get involved in all the things you
would like to do? And does it feel like others are always wasting your time?
And after all that, does it feel like you have hardly made any progress on
your PhD or research? If so, then this may be the right course for you.
This workshop is packed full of practical strategies that will show you how
to:
- take control of your time
- prioritise
- stop procrastinating and stay motivated
- plan
- avoid distractions
- balance competing demands
- manage email
- manage paperwork
- overcome avoidance
- work smarter
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.30am-1.00pm)
Date: Friday 6 July
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenters: Hugh Kearns, ThinkWell™
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and
researcher. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive
psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over
twenty years of experience as a leading training and development
professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors
in Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals,
teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and
private sectors. Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University,
Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the
latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing
people and groups. As a co-author with Maria Gardiner, he has published five
books which are in high demand both in Australia and internationally.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Political Nous: Understanding influence - Presented by Kerrie Ashcroft
Overview
Utilising an issue from your own work environment the program will take
you through the following approach:
- Political nous – reading the political environment
- Issue definition and impact
- Key stakeholder analysis
- Impact analysis
- Influencing strategies
This workshop will seek to assist staff in:
- Understanding the political terrain
- Understanding the traps
- Understanding power and its relation to influence
- Building your ability to analyse key issues and your role in them
- Map key stakeholders in your environment
- Analyse stakeholders to identify alliances, coalitions and dependencies
- Strategies to broaden your sphere of influence
- Build influencing strategies to achieve outcomes
Pre-Course Preparation: Participants will be asked to bring a
specific issue to use as a study to work with during the session.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.00am-1.00pm)
Date: Friday 13 July
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kerrie Ashcroft, Coach Partners, Corporate and Executive
Coaching
Kerrie has a 23 year background in learning and development, with
significant industry experience in both the Information Technology and
Government sectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. In her
most recent corporate role, Kerrie was the Director of EDS’ Asia Pacific
Education Centre and later of EDS University, a global online corporate
university. Kerrie is an experienced organisation development consultant who
established her own business in 2002 and now consults into a wide range of
both public and private sector organisations, working with leaders and
individuals to lead and support change management initiatives, facilitate
business planning and team development sessions, and coach in the
development of outstanding leadership competencies. She has extensive
experience in the University sector, having delivered leadership development
and coaching programs in this sector for over ten years.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
The Strategic Researcher - Presented by Hugh Kearns or Maria Gardiner? - NEW
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 18 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Adaptive Leadership - Presented by Kerrie Ashcroft - NEW
Overview
Are you noticing that many challenges in your organisation are not easy to
resolve using current management approaches and knowledge? Do you face
highly complex issues, with multiple stakeholder agendas? Are you wondering
how to effectively diagnose these challenges and find effective solutions?
Integrating the Adaptive Leadership model developed by Ron Heifetz at
Harvard University with robust strategies, this program offers a powerful
mix of theory, reflection and practice. Adaptive leadership provides a
framework that helps individuals and organisations adapt and thrive and
change in challenging environments. You will build your capacity as an
individual to approach and resolve adaptive challenges, and you will learn
practical tools to support your organisation’s capacity to meet adaptive
challenges.
The workshop will be based around the use of relevant case studies to enable
you to use frameworks to build your capacity to manage adaptive challenges.
Topics to be covered include:
The role of Universities within an increasingly complex world
- What are adaptive challenges?
- Organisational and leadership pressures in dealing with complexity
- Effective leadership – recognising the adaptive and technical aspects of a
situation and tailoring your efforts accordingly.
- How to approach adaptive challenges – “get on the balcony”, think
politically, dealing with uncertainty and value conflicts
A framework for diagnosing complex adaptive challenges and moving to action
- Problem identification and interpretation – using relevant case studies
- Identification of potential approaches
- Mindset and personal leadership style – what needs to be different to
effectively work with a range of adaptive challenges
- Capabilities to strengthen to support your adaptive leadership style
Learning outcomes:
- Recognise the difference the adaptive and technical problems in complex
challenges
- Use frameworks and tools to effectively approach adaptive problems within
your own context
- Practice the steps to addressing adaptive challenges using relevant case
studies
- Identify and strengthen personal capabilities to support complex problem
solving
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Thursday 19 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kerrie Ashcroft, Coach Partners, Corporate and
Executive Coaching
Kerrie has a 23 year background in learning and development, with
significant industry experience in both the Information Technology and
Government sectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. In her
most recent corporate role, Kerrie was the Director of EDS’ Asia Pacific
Education Centre and later of EDS University, a global online corporate
university. Kerrie is an experienced organisation development consultant who
established her own business in 2002 and now consults into a wide range of
both public and private sector organisations, working with leaders and
individuals to lead and support change management initiatives, facilitate
business planning and team development sessions, and coach in the
development of outstanding leadership competencies. She has extensive
experience in the University sector, having delivered leadership development
and coaching programs in this sector for over ten years.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Finishing that Article -
Presented by Maria Gardiner? - NEW
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 20 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Resilience at Work - From Surviving to Thriving: Bouncing Back at Work - Presented by Kathryn McEwen
Overview
High workloads and constant change in today’s
workplaces, combined with a hectic pace of life, mean resilience is often
the key to survival. This session offers practical tips for building
resilience in these challenging times. It will explore how to develop mental
toughness, physical stamina and emotional bounce-back while maintaining a
sense of purpose and meaning. All of these elements contribute to both
personal and team resilience.
Course Outline:
- The nature of resilience
- A model for resilience-building in workplaces
- How to build mental toughness
- Creating emotional balance
- How to maintain physical endurance
- Creating purpose and meaning in work
- Characteristics of a resilient team
- Building team resilience
- Role modelling resilience in leadership
Note: This workshop explores more fully some of the topics covered in the
“Managing Self” session.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Friday 4 July
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kathryn McEwen, Principal of CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Kathryn McEwen has been a registered psychologist since 1986. Specialising
in organisational psychology she commenced her career in WA, working in
industrial rehabilitation. A promotion saw her move to Darwin to become
State Manager of a national company. Following this she worked for Coopers
and Lybrand before starting her own HR consulting business in 1989.
Concurrent with her consultancy work Kathryn has owned and operated, with
her husband, a national motor parts company. She has lectured in business
and organisational psychology at University of SA and Curtin University and
presents frequently at conferences. Kathryn will draw in this session on
material from her latest book Building Resilience at Work and research she
has conducted with colleague Dr Peter Winwood into measuring workplace
resilience.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Creating Values-based Team Cultures - Presented Kerrie Ashcroft - NEW
Overview
This workshop will explore the power of a values-based approach to team
development and how it can create a highly effective and productive team
culture. It will provide knowledge and practical approaches to creating a
team culture based on core organisational values, and will explore the links
between personal, managerial and organisational values systems.
Understanding Values
- Defining Organisational values
- Links to Personal values
Values Based Team Cultures
- Recruitment
- Motivation
- Links to team performance and objectives
Impact on organisational culture
- What is culture?
- Developing a values based culture
Leadership approaches to support a values-based team culture
- Principle-centred leadership
- Servant leadership
- Values and ethics in leadership
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3 hours (9.30am – 1.30pm)
Dates: Thursday 9 August
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kerrie Ashcroft, Coach Partners, Corporate and
Executive Coaching
Kerrie has a 23 year background in learning and development, with
significant industry experience in both the Information Technology and
Government sectors in the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. In her
most recent corporate role, Kerrie was the Director of EDS’ Asia Pacific
Education Centre and later of EDS University, a global online corporate
university. Kerrie is an experienced organisation development consultant who
established her own business in 2002 and now consults into a wide range of
both public and private sector organisations, working with leaders and
individuals to lead and support change management initiatives, facilitate
business planning and team development sessions, and coach in the
development of outstanding leadership competencies. She has extensive
experience in the University sector, having delivered leadership development
and coaching programs in this sector for over ten years.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Managing Up - Presented by Jacky Dakin
Overview
This workshop will seek to assist staff in identifying:
- Know what drives them
- Convert your ideas to benefits for them
- Adjust your style (detail versus big picture)
- Anticipate objections to ideas
- Use indirect influence
- Be actively supportive
- Respect the chain of command
- Promote trust
- Keep informed
- Be open, and respond to feedback
- Make them look good. Add value
Learning Outcomes:
- Understanding the personalities of those you wish to influence
- How to sell your ideas successfully - directly and indirectly
- How to deal with the ‘nay sayers’
- Developing the right relationships to successfully manage up
- Giving and receiving feedback effectively
- Understanding the importance of political savvy
- Knowing how to make those above you look good.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Friday 24 August
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Jacky Dakin, Principal: CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Jacky Dakin is a principal of CoachPartners, a consortium of
professional consultants who specialise in Organisational Development and
Executive Coaching. She has worked as an organisational psychologist since
the mid 1980s, consulting across varied industry sectors. She specialises in
all aspects of behaviour in the workplace with a particular emphasis on
personal, leadership and team development and conflict mediation. Her work
has a strong evidence base through active collaboration with the university
sector through guest lecturing and masters degree student supervision at
UniSA. Jacky is a published author and speaks frequently at conferences.
Jacky’s background in organisational and private psychology includes working
as a Senior Consultant and Industrial Psychologist with a major chartered
accounting firm and as Psychology Services Manager with a rehabilitation
company and Training Manager with a second tier accounting firm. She
currently owns and operates Halifax House Consulting, an organisational
psychology consulting service which specialises in assisting people through
coaching and counselling. In addition, she provides psychological assessment
for recruitment, career development and performance management to various
organisations.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Presenting your
Research with Confidence - Presented by Hugh Kearns
Overview
If you're a researcher then at some stage you are going to have to present
your findings. It's tempting to get up and just read your paper, but to
really speak to your audience you need to be able to communicate skillfully
and with conviction. We've all been to dull presentations so it's worth your
while spending a little time to learn how to do it properly.
This workshop will provide a clear step-by-step structure that you can use
again and again to give high quality presentations. It will cover:
- How to make your message relevant to your audience
- How to structure and link parts of your talk
- Preparing materials, notes, handouts, PowerPoint
- Practicing
- Delivery
- How to handle questions
- Dealing with nervousness
- And it will be interactive and fun!
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Wednesday 5 September
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Hugh Kearns, ThinkWell™
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and
researcher. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive
psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over
twenty years of experience as a leading training and development
professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors
in Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals,
teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and
private sectors. Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University,
Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the
latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing
people and groups. As a co-author with Maria Gardiner, he has published five
books which are in high demand both in Australia and internationally.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
Successful Mentoring - An introduction - Presented by Kathryn McEwen
Overview
Introduction to Mentoring
- Definitions, purpose, benefits, who can do it
The Mentoring Process
- An overview, models, participant roles
Key Mentoring Skills
- Creating rapport, listening skills
- Setting objectives, questioning techniques
Mentoring in Practice
- Program structure - issues to consider
- The first session, setting an agenda
- Establishing agreements, giving feedback
- Issues for the Mentor
Pitfalls in Mentoring
- Conflicts arising, maintaining harmony
- Gender issues, cloning, the moving Mentor
- Concluding successfully
Learning Outcomes:
- Knowledge of mentoring principles
- Understanding how successful mentoring works
- Learning key mentoring skills
- How to structure sessions
- Awareness of pitfalls
- How to successfully conclude a mentoring relationship
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Dates: Thursday 13 September
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kathryn McEwen, Principal: CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Kathryn McEwen has been a registered psychologist since 1986. Specialising
in organisational psychology she commenced her career in WA, working in
industrial rehabilitation. A promotion saw her move to Darwin to become
State Manager of a national company. Following this she worked for Coopers
and Lybrand before starting her own HR consulting business in 1989.
Concurrent with her consultancy work Kathryn has owned and operated, with
her husband, a national motor parts company. She has lectured in business
and organisational psychology at University of SA and Curtin University and
presents frequently at conferences. Kathryn will draw in this session on
material from her latest book Building Resilience at Work and research she
has conducted with colleague Dr Peter Winwood into measuring workplace
resilience.
Please contact Siobhan Langan to register your interest.
The Balanced Researcher – Presented by Hugh Kearns - REPEAT SESSION
Overview
So you're a researcher. Chances are then that you are
pretty busy. Firstly there's your research. Writing proposals. Getting
ethics approval. Dealing with the paperwork. Meetings. Applying for grants.
Getting grants and then managing the money and the people. Writing reports.
And that's all before you even get to the actual research. Then there's
papers to write, rejection letters to deal with and conferences to attend.
And for most people research is just one of the things you do. You might
teach or tutor, run demonstrations, or manage a unit or even have another
completely different job.
And that's just work. No matter how much you enjoy your research it's a fair
bet that there are other parts to your life too. For example you probably
have a family or friends, you may have social commitments and you may even
have some personal interests.
This workshop will describe the most useful strategies that thousands of
researchers have found helpful in balancing the many demands on their time.
- how to be effective with your time
- specific strategies for coping with email overload
- picking the right things to work on
- dealing with distractions and interruptions
- how to say NO gracefully
- setting boundaries
- looking after me
Maximum attendance: 25
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.30am – 1.00pm)
Dates: Friday 21 September
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Hugh Kearns, ThinkWell™
Hugh Kearns is recognised internationally as a public speaker, educator and
researcher. His areas of expertise include self-management, positive
psychology, work-life balance, learning and creativity. He draws on over
twenty years of experience as a leading training and development
professional within the corporate, financial, education and health sectors
in Ireland, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. He has coached individuals,
teams and executives in a wide range of organisations in the public and
private sectors. Hugh lectures and researches at Flinders University,
Adelaide, Australia. He is widely recognised for his ability to take the
latest research in psychology and education and apply it to high-performing
people and groups. As a co-author with Maria Gardiner, he has published five
books which are in high demand both in Australia and internationally.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Indigenous Cultural Awareness - Presented by Jane Nelson
Overview
Organisational Development in the Human Resource Unit is pleased to present
the 2011 series of Indigenous Cultural Awareness workshops.
Cultural Awareness is identified as a vital component of the UniSA
Indigenous Employment Strategy.
These workshops are a
valuable opportunity to raise awareness and generate understanding in
cross-cultural communication and diverse workplaces.
This half-day interactive Cultural Awareness program will cover:
- Working with Aboriginal People
- History
- Traditional Perspectives
- Racism
- Moving On
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration:
3 hours (9.00am – 1.00pm) Registrations from 8.45am
Date:
Friday 2 November
Venue: AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost:
Nil
Presenter: Jane Nelson, Aboriginal Access Centre, TAFE SA
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Managing Self - Presented by Kathryn McEwen
Overview
Know How to Manage Pressure
- Develop resilience
- Manage stressors
- Manage priorities
- Ensure balance / Take time out
Know How to Stay Confident and Motivated
- Tools and techniques for building emotional capabilities
- Develop a confident image
- The impact of self talk
- Stay positive and optimistic
- Learn from experience
- Keep things in perspective
Know Your Values
- Define what is important — personal and work values
- Stay true to yourself
- Aligning personal and organisational values
- Know when to be flexible
- Know when to move on
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Thursday 8 November
Venue: Room AU3-03, Level 3, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Presenter: Kathryn McEwen, Principal: CoachPartners, Corporate
and Executive Coaching.
Kathryn McEwen has been a registered psychologist since 1986. Specialising
in organisational psychology she commenced her career in WA, working in
industrial rehabilitation. A promotion saw her move to Darwin to become
State Manager of a national company. Following this she worked for Coopers
and Lybrand before starting her own HR consulting business in 1989.
Concurrent with her consultancy work Kathryn has owned and operated, with
her husband, a national motor parts company. She has lectured in business
and organisational psychology at University of SA and Curtin University and
presents frequently at conferences. Kathryn will draw in this session on
material from her latest book Building Resilience at Work and research she
has conducted with colleague Dr Peter Winwood into measuring workplace
resilience.
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.
Performance Development &
Management
Overview
The Human Resource Unit is offering Academic staff a workshop on
Performance Development and Management. This session is designed to provide
an introduction to performance development and management at UniSA and
assist mangers & staff to effectively facilitate the performance development
and management process.
The first part of the workshop ‘Understanding & making it work for you’ will
focus on providing a detailed overview of the University’s performance
development and management framework, including useful tips and tools to
assist in the successful conduct of the process. The workshop then moves to
‘Optimisation’ which will focus on managing performance improvement,
providing quality feedback, & reward and recognition. Throughout the session
a senior academic will describe and reflect on their own 'Performance
Management journey’, reflecting on experiences, & what has and hasn’t
worked.
Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 3.5 hours (9.00am - 12.30pm)
Dates: Wednesday 21 November
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil
Please contact
Siobhan
Langan to register your interest.