Induction and Staff Development
The University of South Australia offers a highly successful Women and Leadership workshop series. The program focuses on contemporary practice and offers women access to presenters recognised at the cutting edge of their fields of expertise.
Presenters may be experts from within the University community or individuals with expertise and experience in the private, public, or corporate sectors. The workshops are a vehicle for providing women with insights and skill development vital to the leadership role.
For further development contact Lyn Browning, telephone (08) 8302 1729 or Kerry McLaren, Human Resources Unit, telephone (08) 8302 1835 Human Resources Unit at 101 Currie Street, Adelaide.
2008 Workshop Program
Academic Career Progression Program – 2007 cohort (by invitation)
Academic Career Progression Program – 2008 cohort (by invitation)
Applying for Academic Promotion to Levels B, C, D and E
| Facilitators: | Professor Mary Barton, Associate Professor Geraldine
Bloustien, Professor Maureen Dollard, Dr Janet Bryan, Ms Lynette Browning |
| Duration: | 3.5 hours (9.30am – 12.30pm) |
| Date & Location: | Wednesday 7 May 2008 Room AU3-03, Level 3, 101 Currie Street |
This workshop is designed for women applying for promotion, or considering applying for promotion, at the University of South Australia within the next few years.
The key themes of the workshop are:
Mary Barton is a Professor of Microbiology in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences. She joined the University in 1997 as a Senior Lecturer (Level C) in Microbiology and has successfully negotiated the promotion process through Associate Professor to Professor. Mary is an active researcher, teaches in a number of programs, and supervises postgraduate students. She is strongly committed to excellence in research and research student supervision, technology transfer of research results, knowledge application, and in community service.
Geraldine Bloustien is a Deputy Director and key researcher of the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies. Having gained a continuing position in 1996 at UniSA, Geraldine held the position of Program Director for the Bachelor of Communication (Media and Culture) from 1999-2007) and is now Program Director for the new joint degree, Marketing and Communication. She teaches and researches in screen literacy with particular focus on issues of identity, gender and New media technologies.
Maureen Dollard is Director of the Centre for Applied Psychological Research and is Foundation Director of the Work and Stress Research Group at the University of South Australia. She is an occupational health psychologist and member of the College of Organisational Psychology of the Australian Psychological Association. Since 2000 she has won 12 nationally competitive research grants and is an Expert Reviewer for the ARC of International standing.
Janet Bryan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology and Acting Associate Head of School. She joined the University in 2004 as a Research Fellow and joined the academic staff in 2006. Janet’s research is in the area of cognitive change across the life-span and its applications. She works across disciplines and is a member of the Nutritional Physiology Research Centre. Janet teaches in Psychology and supervises research students. She is the Deputy Chair of the University Human Research Ethics Committee and a member of the Div EASS Level C promotions committee.
Lynette Browning is a Senior Consultant in Organisational Learning and Development at the University of South Australia and the Coordinator of the Australian Technology Network Women’s Executive Development Program. She has worked in the human resources area for two decades and has experience in the development, delivery, and evaluation of human resources strategies. For the past ten years Lynette has been involved in developing and implementing strategies to increase the number of women in senior positions in higher education.
Success: What’s Holding You Back?
For professional women staff at Level 8 and above
| Facilitators: | Susan McPhee |
| Duration: | All Day (9.30am – 4.30pm) - refreshments and lunch will be provided |
| Date & Location: | Monday 19 May 2008 Room AU3-03, Level 3, 101 Currie Street |
In this series, this is the newest program presented by Susan McPhee. Building on the three successful workshops already delivered this one-day program will cover:
Susan McPhee became a director of McPhee Andrewartha when she founded the firm with Graham Andrewartha in 1978. Previously she had worked in the United States and Australia as an educational adviser and psychologist in both the secondary and tertiary educational sectors. In 1976, whilst with TAFE (SA), Susan assisted in designing and presenting a course that was to become a model for assisting women to compete for management positions entitled ‘Women in Organisations’. She then went on to design and facilitate the ‘Life Planning for Women’ program that contributed to the success of women gaining promotional positions through both the public and private sectors.
Through her skills as a psychologist Susan’s services have often been sought in the handling of sensitive staffing issues. She has been involved in industrial disputes where her investigative skills and mediation abilities have been well received. Her ability to assist in resolving major conflict has been valued by all concerned parties. Susan has recently presented workshops, including at UniSA, on 'Toxic Behaviours, Toxic Environments' for both human resource managers and line managers to assist them in responding to conflict situations and allegations of bullying and harassment.
As a course facilitator Susan is known for her provocative, challenging
and energetic presentations. She is able to motivate people to change
and models the skills required to be effective.
Susan has designed and presented programs focussing on workplace
behaviour and management challenges both nationally and internationally.
She is a leader in the area of performance management systems, both at
the design and implementation level.
Susan is an experienced coach of executive and senior staff and has also provided training for organisations developing mentoring strategies.
Women on Boards
For women staff at Level 8 and above and Level C and above
Women on Boards is a national program to improve the gender balance on Australian company boards. WOB holds high-level networking and mentoring events and actively promotes women onto boards. It offers the facility to post director vacancies on its website in an effort to improve the transparency and accessibility of these positions. UniSA became a corporate member of Women on Boards in 2007.
Session 1: Women on Boards: Introduction to Directorship
| Facilitators: | Ruth Medd, Chair Women on Boards |
| Duration: | 3 hours (2.00pm – 5.00pm) Session 2 hours (5.00pm – 7.00pm) Cocktail Networking Function |
| Date & Location: | Wednesday 11 June 2008 Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building |
Overview
Preparing yourself
Directorship case study
Thinking about your strategy
Session 2: Women on Boards: Developing your Strategies
| Facilitators: | Ruth Medd, Chair Women on Boards |
| Duration: | 3 hours (1.30pm – 4.30pm) |
| Date & Location: | Tuesday 12 August 2008 Council Room, Level 5, Hawke Building |
She Means Business
For professional women staff at Level 8 and above and academic women Level C and above
| Facilitators: | Debra Lawrance |
| Duration: | 2.5 hours (10.00am – 12.30pm) (Lunch provided) |
| Date & Location: | Monday, 30 June 2008 Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building |
The challenge for all communicators is to find the way to inspire others by expressing thoughts, concepts and ideas in a manner that is concise and lasting. ‘She Means Business’ is an informative and enriching session that focuses on critical management and communication issues for women. Under the skilful direction of Australian actor and corporate trainer, Debra Lawrance, participants will explore compelling views on what it takes to command attention and create a meaningful and powerful impression.
Debra is a passionate speaker and she is keen to share her vast knowledge on the key ingredients for creating an effective vocal and physical presence, explain how the voice, gesture, movement and language are interpreted by others, and demonstrate how each of these elements lead naturally to the ability to communicate with authority and authenticity.
Women in Research Seminar: Details to be advised
Leading Ideas: Working to Live: Details to be advised
| Facilitators: | Professor Daniela Stehlik, Curtin University of Technology |
| Topic: | Australian women: still flourishing in a changing environment |
| Duration: | 12.00pm – 2.00pm (registrations at 11.45am) |
| Date & Location: | Friday 12 September 2008 Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Type: | Sit down, two course lunch including drinks |
| Cost: | $95.00 inc GST |
Further info if necessary:
Women constantly respond to complexity and rural women have a particular set of challenges due to climate variability and pressures for adaptation. The ways in which these women both experience and respond to the resulting community fragmentation, now an issue of global significance, is important for all of us.
To celebrate the tenth lecture in the Clare Burton Memorial Lecture Series, and in recognition of the passionate aims of Clare Burton for a more just and equal society, this lecture reflects on a decade of significant change in Australia and proposes that this can be considered a positive catalyst for women. The lecture will consider the question ‘How can the experiences of Australian women, particularly from rural and regional Australia, contribute to a deeper understanding of the challenges ahead for Australia’s environment?’
Professor Daniela Stehlik holds the Foundation Chair in Stronger Communities and is the inaugural Director of the Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities at Curtin University of Technology. Over the past twenty years her research has explored the intersections of resiliency, human service practice, and social cohesion focussing on families and communities in regional and rural Australia. Daniela’s research has focussed on the generative capacity of women's energy and enthusiasm as practitioners, volunteers, and community members as an important component of community resiliency. She is currently co-leading a five year international program of conservation and sustainability research being undertaken on the south coast of Western Australia. Daniela’s contribution to this program is a specific interest in the impacts of intergenerational change on peri-urban pressures and land use change. In April 2008 Daniela had the privilege of being a member of the 2020 Summit’s Community, Family and Social Inclusion Stream.
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Completing a PhD is a massive undertaking, particularly if you are also holding down a busy academic role. It can be really hard to find the time and space to devote to your study. As a result the thesis can often end up being the thing that gets squeezed out and falls off your priority list. And yet we all know a PhD is vital for an academic career. This program identifies proven practical strategies that you can use to make real progress in your thesis. But even more importantly the program will help you identify what gets in your way and what you can do about that.
You will learn:
The program consists of two workshops, part one and part two, plus follow up coaching. You may attend only part one, but attendance at part one is a prerequisite for participation in part two and follow up coaching.
Workshop One: Getting your thesis finished: Defeating self-sabotage (part one)
| Duration: | 9.30am to 12.30pm |
| Date & Location: | Tuesday 11 November 2008 Room GK 5-15, City West Campus |
| Type: | This workshop is open to all women staff at UniSA who are
currently undertaking a doctorate. In this workshop you will identify the things that get in the way and learn some strategies for dealing with them. |
Workshop two: Getting your thesis finished: Defeating self-sabotage (part two)
| Duration: | 9.30am to 12.30pm |
| Date & Location: | Tuesday 25 November 2008 Bradley Forum, Level 5, Hawke Building, City West Campus |
| Type: | This is an intensive workshop for a maximum of 30 women staff undertaking their doctorate who want to participate in this program and receive follow-up coaching. The workshop is for women who are serious about getting their PhD finished and are ready to be challenged to undertake specific actions. Attendance at part one is a prerequisite and you will be followed up by the presenters for three months. Experience at other universities has proven this follow up has been immensely helpful in assisting doctoral students make significant progress. |
The presenters are Hugh Kearns and Maria Gardiner. Hugh is best known as a dynamic speaker, presenter, and educator with international expertise in the areas of time management and work-life balance. Maria is an experienced and respected consultant psychologist with extensive experience working with people to help them achieve successful change. Hugh and Maria have worked as a team for the last eight years and are well-known practitioners and researchers of cognitive behavioural coaching. They share a passion for helping individuals achieve measurable long-term change. This program is based on the very successful programs run by Hugh and Maria at 15 universities across Australia.
