Leadership and management

The depth and quality of leadership and management impacts on individual performance and organisational results. Although the quality of management and leadership is a key performance differentiator, not every organisation takes building leadership capacity seriously.

Surprisingly, many have an ad hoc approach to selecting the right leadership talent, identifying potential, preparing for succession and developing the overall bench strength of supervisors, managers and leaders.

Future-fitting leadership

Technology and markets change so rapidly leaders must have the capacity to adapt to the future environment – personally, strategically, and professionally. Organisations that future-fit leadership have greater bench-strength where and when it most matters.

The answer lies in identifying the right competencies, recruiting talent with the capacity for change, and actively managing the leadership pipeline through engagement and purposeful development that doesn’t just rely on business schools, but also on developing the personal skills required for lasting, effective leadership.

We also recognise the mix of technical, management and leadership development changes as the level of role complexity increases.

The design of our programme broadly aligns to the Australian Public Service Commission leadership model and our offering commences with more technically-based supervisory programmes, progressing through the high-level executive leadership development.

Why invest in leadership development?

Companies seeking a competitive edge realise investing in leadership translates to getting the best (and more) from their biggest asset – their people.

Global leadership thinkers agree that financial and company performance is linked to leaders improving working atmosphere, employee engagement, company culture and empowerment.

Workplace engagement is often a key outcome of developing leadership quality. Authors Kouzes and Posner have proven the link between leadership development and correlated positive improvements in workplace attitudes from implementing the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® within The Leadership Challenge®.

Of course, the bottom line is where it really matters and return on investment from leadership development is quantifiable, both in added value and cost savings.

One size never fits all

Since 2001, we have never delivered the same programme twice. With your needs in mind, we build a leadership solution to fit your unique requirements, with learning anchored in a mix of global, industry and company-specific case studies, examples, exercises and simulations.

Our framework for developing leadership development programmes is:

Glocal. Our programmes have a mix of global, regional and local case studies, examples and exercises. Our consultants reflect a mix of local and international experience.
Context. Your industry, region, country, workforce profile, company culture, strategy and values are the starting point.
Journey. Leadership is a commitment to deliberately practice competencies that lead to improved professional and organisational performance.

Targeted leadership and management development

Our executive, leadership and management programmes range from 1-day workshops to 16-day programmes. We tailor the content and structure to meet your needs that may include:

Conceptual learning
Practical learning
Reflective learning
Assessments
Project work
Psychometric testing
Work-based assignments
Portfolios
Feedback sessions
Action learning sets

Learning pathways: from a workshop to a qualification

Our management and executive solutions can be stand-alone bespoke courses or could be recognised globally through our partner the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM).