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Development Program for Academic Staff

August - November Program


Open for Registrations

Organisational Development in the Human Resource Unit, is offering an increased suite of development activities for academic staff at the University of South Australia to:

Other activities will be added to this program over the next year. If you have a suggestion for inclusion or improvement, or if you require further information, please contact Siobhan Langan, Project Officer: Researcher Development, Organisational Development.

MONTHLY CALENDAR
 

AUGUST

Applying Project management Principles to your work - Presented by Lisa Twyford

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Knowing Yourself - Self Awareness: the Key to Effective Leadership - Presented by Jacky Dakin

Managing Difficult Conversations Well - Presented by Gary Edwards

SEPTEMBER

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Managing Self - Presented by Kathryn McEwen FULLY BOOKED

Working Effectively with the Media - Presented by Michele Nardelli

OCTOBER

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Getting results: Part 1 - Presented by Jacky Dakin (Note: Staff are encouraged to attend both part 1 and part 2 of this topic, however it is not a requirement) FULLY BOOKED

NOVEMBER

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Getting results: Part 2 - Presented by Kerrie Ashcroft (Note: Staff are encouraged to attend both part 1 and part 2 of this topic, however it is not a requirement)

Building and Sustaining a High Performance Team - Presented by Larry Marlow


WORKSHOP DETAILS

Applying Project Management Principles to your work – Presented by Lisa Twyford

Overview
The key principles to effective project management can be applied to any job, task or project. This course will give you a greater understanding of the strategies and tools you can use to successfully incorporate these principles to improve the daily operations of your role. The workshop will cover the following principles of successful project management:

Participants are asked to consider at least two areas of project management skills they would like to develop by attending this workshop and be prepared to discuss this with the training group.

Maximum attendance: 18
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am – 1.30pm)
Date: Friday 14 August 2009
Venue: Room GK5-24, Level 5, Sir George Kingston Building, City West Campus
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Lisa Twyford, Lisa Twyford Consulting

Lisa has and extensive background in process improvement and project management advising businesses and clients in a variety of sectors: retail, financial and legal. Returning to Australia in 2003, Lisa started studying law part time at the University of Adelaide. Lisa brings to the team experience in process improvement and project management specifically leading, coordinating and implementing projects.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Knowing Yourself - Self Awareness, the Key to Effective Leadership

Overview
Challenges in your Current Roles
- Environmental scan
- Review current management and leadership challenges

Know your Personal Style
- Pre-work. Assess personal style and debrief on strengths and contribution to team and workplace

Know How You Relate to Others
- Impact and importance of emotional intelligence
- Self awareness of emotions
- Emotional expression
- Awareness of emotions in others

Know How You Learn
- Understand your learning style — VARK model
- Presentation incorporating VARK
- Understand how your learning style impacts your management style and the styles of your team

Maximum attendance: 30
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Thursday 20 August 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenters: Jacky Dakin, Coaching Partners, Corporate and Executive Coaching

Jacky has been working in the area of organisational and human resources consulting for over 15 years. She has held Management positions with various organisations and for the past 10 years has successfully operated her own business, Halifax House Consulting, offering services in organisational consulting and private psychology. With Kathryn McEwen she is a principal of Dakin McEwen, specialising in organisational psychology and professional development for the corporate sector. Jacky was a finalist in the 2000 Telstra Business Woman of the year awards.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Managing Difficult Conversations Well – Presented by Gary Edwards

Overview
How the way we talk can change the way we work.
The workplace is full of difficult situations – we all face conversations that we dread having or where find ourselves thinking “How did I get into this? And how can I get out of it?” Whether it’s conversations about workplace changes, conflicting job roles, personality differences or workload demands – we all need to be able to find a way to work through the issues without ruining working relationships.
One of the main reasons organisations flounder is because of poor internal communication. Misinformation flourishes, leading to conflict, reduced productivity and lack of motivation to achieve the corporate goals.

Highly effective leaders and managers are those who are able to handle difficult conversations well. This program will provide you with the thinking and communication skills to undertake these difficult but essential conversations that build relationships, reduce conflict, increase learning and improve problem-solving.

Maximum attendance: 12
Duration: 5 hours (9.30am-2.30pm)
Date: Friday 28 August 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Gary Edwards

Gary Edwards is a former lawyer, a trained mediator and the principal of Collaborative Conversations, a business communication consultancy which specialises in showing business people how to build collaborative work cultures, strengthen client relationships and communicate more effectively in critical situations. Gary has successfully presented programs in collaborative communication to many clients in the public and private sector.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Managing Self

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: Fully Booked
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am - 1.30pm)
Date: Friday 4 September 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenters: Kathryn McEwen, Coaching Partners, 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 has also published articles in professional journals and is co-author, with Jacky Dakin, of a book on workplace confidence.

This workshop is fully booked. If you would like your name to be added to the waiting list, please contact Lauren Johnson.

Working Effectively with the Media – Presented by Michele Nardelli

Overview
Have you been misquoted, taken out of context or generally "done over" by the media? Maybe you just won't pick up the phone when they call. This session helps you to wrest back some control when you are working with media. You'll learn why news values probably are not the same as your personal values, what happens in the daily news cycle, how newspapers work, how to control of media interviews, and how to represent your research, opinions or ideas in the best light. There will also be tips on working with radio and TV. The workshop aims to develop both the tools and the confidence to work with and through the media to profile your research.

Maximum attendance: 20 people
Duration: 2.5 hours (10am-12.30pm)
Date: Friday 11 September 2009
Venue: Room AU3-03, Level 3, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Michele Nardelli, Manager News and Media, Marketing and Development Unit

Michele Nardelli has worked as a journalist, a freelance writer, a ministerial media advisor and in public relations for more than15 years across State and Commonwealth departments and with UniSA.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Getting results - Part 1

Overview
Be a Team Player
- Contribute to team processes
- Demonstrate El — empathy, compassion, emotional self management
- Manage team conflict
- Support your colleagues

Give and Receive Feedback
- Enhance performance and relationships
- Be quiet and listen
- Deal with differences
- Reflective leadership - accept feedback for growth

Make Effective Decisions and Solve Problems
- Problem solving models
- Using intuition in decision making
- Deciding to decide
- Overcoming barriers

Manage Up and Influence Others
- Know your target audience
- Choosing your communication style
- Be positive and optimistic
- Overcome objections

Maximum attendance: FULLY BOOKED
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am-1.30pm)
Date: Friday 9 October 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Note: Staff are encouraged to attend both part 1 and part 2 of this topic, however it is not a requirement

Presenters: Jacky Dakin, Coaching Partners, Corporate and Executive Coaching

Jacky has been working in the area of organisational and human resources consulting for over 15 years. She has held Management positions with various organisations and for the past 10 years has successfully operated her own business, Halifax House Consulting, offering services in organisational consulting and private psychology. With Kathryn McEwen she is a principal of Dakin McEwen, specialising in organisational psychology and professional development for the corporate sector. Jacky was a finalist in the 2000 Telstra Business Woman of the year awards.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Leading and Managing in an Academic setting: Getting results - Part 2

Overview
Develop Leadership Skills
- Transformational leadership in the University setting
- Authentic leadership — the importance of self awareness

Building high performing teams
- Leadership skills for developing high performing teams
- Use emotional intelligence — manage others’ emotions
- Lead by example/walk your talk
- Developing career goals

Create Vision and Develop Goals
- Impact of personal style
- Leading through change
- Goal setting models/strategies
- Staying motivated towards goals

Maximum attendance: 30 people
Duration: 4 hours (9.30am-1.30pm)
Date: Friday 6 November 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Note: Staff are encouraged to attend both part 1 and part 2 of this topic, however it is not a requirement

Presenters: Kerrie Ashcroft, Coaching 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 professional who now consults into 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.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

Building and Sustaining a High Performance Team – Presented by Larry Marlow

Overview
This one day program is designed to develop knowledge and skills to build and sustain a high performance team. At the end of this one day workshop participants will be more effective in leading people and teams, as a result of:

Maximum attendance: 15 people
Duration: 8 hours (8.30am - 4.30pm)
Date: 12 November 2009
Venue: Room AU2-02/AU2-03, Level 2, 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
Cost: Nil

Presenter: Larry Marlow

As Managing Director of Marlow Hampshire Management Consultants, Larry has extensive experience in leadership development in the higher education. He has conducted public seminars on leadership and strategic HR in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Indonesia and has lectured on these topics in Executive programs at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Mt Eliza Graduate School of Management and The Australian Graduate School of Police Management. He has been a significant provider of leadership development programs in Australian Universities and was a mainstay of the AVCC’s Academic Leadership program in years past.

Please contact Lauren Johnson to register your interest. Please ensure you specify the name of the workshop you would like to attend.

The programs complement the range of other staff development initiatives offered at UniSA. Information about the Women’s Development programs offered in 2009 can be found at http://www.unisa.edu.au/staffdev/women/workshops.asp

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