We had a strong response to our last round up of the University’s professional development workshops, so here’s what’s on offer over the next two months.
Book in Workday via the links below, or you can browse all workshop options in the Learning tab within Workday by clicking on the ‘Browse learning’ link (tip: filter to ‘North Ryde Campus’ in ‘Course Offering Locations’ to find Macquarie-based workshops).
All workshop places are limited, with a waitlist option available. If you can no longer attend a workshop, be kind and cancel your registration at least three days prior to the course date so that your allocated place can be offered to others.
* In the event of further extensions of current COVID restrictions, face-to-face workshops may be rescheduled or moved online.
Managing the Tough Stuff: Performance and Conduct Issues
8 September (full day)
Supports leaders and managers to:
- Improve capability and confidence in managing performance and conduct issues with staff
- Make considered and purposeful decisions in addressing performance and conduct issues
- Have courageous conversations about performance and conduct issues with staff
- Improve understanding of the procedural and legal frameworks regulating the management of unsatisfactory performance and conduct
University Governance (intermediate level)
14 September (2 hours)
- Covers the University’s key Committees and instruments which guide decision making, an overview of the Policy Framework, and the role of Council and Academic Senate.
An Overview: Delegations of Authority (intermediate level)
16 September (2 hours)
- Provide participants with an understanding of the overarching principles of delegation to support good governance
- Focuses on the Delegations Register with specific reference to the role of agents and establishing an agent, addressing conflicts of interest, and procedures for requesting an amendment to the Register
Having Coaching Conversations
21 September (full day)
- Improve your effectiveness having coaching and developmental discussions
- Understand the value and importance of having proactive coaching/developmental discussions
- Understand and practice a model for having coaching/developmental discussions
- Gain skills and confidence in handling challenging coaching/developmental discussions
Understanding people at work: explore individual differences using Whole Brain® Thinking
13 October (half day) plus 2-hour follow-up session on 27 October
- Explore how different tasks require different mental processes, and different people prefer different kinds of thinking
- Describe the Whole Brain Model™
- Introduce the four dominant thinking preferences
- Recognise your own thinking preferences and how they shape your approach to work
- Introduce how to leverage different thinking preferences to adapt your style when relating to others
Managing Projects
12 and 13 October (2 days)
- Develop the skills needed to initiate and plan a project effectively
- Understand approaches to managing stakeholders on your projects
- Develop methods to manage project team members to deliver set objectives
Influencing Key Stakeholders
20 October (1 day)
- Identify key stakeholders and their motivators
- Develop realistic and achievable influence objectives
- Present facts, ideas, and concerns in a persuasive manner
Agenda Preparation and Minute Taking
26 October (3 hours)
- Prepare meeting agendas
- Write notes, minutes and reports
- Follow up on decisions from meetings
- Understand the role of the Committee Officer and the Chair
Writing with Clarity (rescheduled from June)
28 October (1 day)
- Learn to write complex information in a clear and sensible way without losing accuracy or rigour
- Understand how to write effective emails at work
- Understand how to create a professional and helpful tone and choose the right words
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