Higher Education Emerging Leaders & Managers Toolkit
15th - 16th, April 2025 / Online
OVERVIEW
• Understand the differences between technical management and people leadership
• Delve into your leadership values and establish practical, autonomous and effective decision-making processes
• Leverage your Emotional Intelligence to enhance your overall performance
• Develop and implement concrete strategies to excel in your higher education role
TRAINER
Dr Karen Whittingham
Karen is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists who has worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively. She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise. She teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion, and performance.
Leadership Expert & Executive Coach
Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
AGENDA
Workshop
Delve into technical management vs people leadership
- Explore common leadership challenges in academic settings
- Clarify the difference between managing and leading
- Four focus areas for leadership success
Learning leadership capabilities
- Capabilities and attributes of an effective leader
- Identify your core values and goals
- Understanding capability for career development
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Explore your EI and its impact on performance
- Make links between self-awareness and leadership success
- Embrace empathy to become a compelling leader
Communicate with purpose
- Understand and share your vision
- Cultivate assertiveness and know when to say no
- Communicate effectively in complex scenarios
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Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
Workshop
Improve your influencing skills
- Identify and gain access to influencers
- Learn to trust your initiative and judgement
- Maintain strong internal and external networks
Manage work through others
- Identify and monitor changes that impact your work environment
- Set achievable, manageable, and measurable goals
- Enhance team cohesion, engagement, and motivation
Deal with complex issues
- Handle difficult conversations
- Empower collaborative decision making
- Construct a strategy to negotiate tough conversations
Plan to lead for results
- Individual reflection and planning
- Develop a concrete strategy to implement on your return to work
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Dr Karen Whittingham Leadership Expert & Executive Coach Impact Psychology Pty Ltd
GROUP DISCOUNTS
PRICING
Value Plus
Ends January 31
SAVE UP TO $300
Super Saver
Ends February 14
SAVE UP TO $200
Early Bird
Ends March 14
SAVE UP TO $100
VENUE
Online
Join us online, from the comfort of your home or office.
