Leadership Development Short Courses

Emotional Intelligence at Work

EQ has been ranked as one of the most important skills of 2020. Learn why. Build emotional skills that add value to your team’s work. Become a more considered leader. Develop more trusting work relationships. Increase your leadership confidence.

Increase Performance by Leading and Managing People

Unlock your potential as a leader who motivates others to do their best. Understand the difference between being a true leader and managing. Increase your powers of influence so that your team can make a real difference.

Results Driven Coaching

Learn how to influence the behaviours of your employees to get results. Cover practical skills set out in a series of coaching models. Once you've learned them, simply use the framework that fits. Build better relationships while you succeed.

Description:

Grow your leadership capability and improve results by including virtual and face to face coaching in your leadership toolkit.

Research proves that well-honed coaching skills can make a huge difference in a leader’s ability to effectively influence specific behaviours that directly benefit bottom-line results. This high-impact course provides the necessary framework and hands-on practice to master these vital skills for success in today’s challenging times.

Learning Outcomes:

You will gain:

• Recognise when to apply coaching skills to build relationships and enhance performance
• Select and apply the most appropriate coaching model for the results you need
• Approach conversations with confidence and authority
• Powerfully use feedback to positively influence staff behaviour
• Tailor your coaching to take account of individual difference
• Assist in successful change initiatives in your organisation.

Your organisation will gain:

• Leaders/managers with coaching capacity in their toolkit to enable greater staff engagement and effectiveness.

Career Outcomes:

• This course suits managers, team leaders, and professionals who are responsible for developing individuals and/or teams into more effective contributors to organisational success.

Professional/Industry Recognition:

• gain credit into the University of Adelaide Professional Management Program by completing this course and its assessment
• the course offers pathways into the Adelaide MBA as part of the Professional Management Program
• participants will receive a University of Adelaide Certificate of Completion.

Participation Requirements:

• All online sessions are compulsory to achieve completion of course.
• The willingness to participate and engage with the instructor and other course participants.

Special Requirements:

Your course will be delivered via our online learning platform and you will need to have full access to the following:

• computer or tablet
• web browser Chrome or Firefox to view your course online
• webcam, headphones and microphone
• internet connection (broadband or 4G minimum)

Course Schedule and Duration:

14 hours over 4 weeks inclusive of 4 live learning sessions:

• Thursday 30 July 2020; 9.00am-12.00am (ACST)
• Thursday 6 August 2020; 9.00am-12.00am (ACST)
• Thursday 13 August 2020; 9.00am-12.00am (ACST)
• Thursday 20 August 2020; 9.00am-12.00am (ACST)

Access to online course activities opens one week prior to first live learning session.

Registration Fee:

• $1095.00 GST Free.
• Some discounts available.
• Fee not supported by HECS/FEE HELP.

Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.

Indicative total fee $1,095

The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

The University of Adelaide has a habit of breaking new ground. It was Australia’s first university to welcome female students. The first to offer science and business degrees. Its alumni include Australia’s first female prime minister; the first Australian to walk in space; 2021 Young Australian of the Year; and 2020 Australian of the Year. Adelaide’s OUA degrees will give you deep discipline knowledge, transferable, future-ready skills, and the capability to change the world for the better. With Adelaide, you can make history.

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QS World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:

8

Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2025, within Australia:

7

Description:

Learn how to successfully motivate people to perform at their best and achieve desired organisational outcomes.

• understand the difference between leadership and management
• learn how your style impacts the people around you - your staff, your peers and your manager
• improve your knowledge and skills to change your style to influence others
• discover the key aspects of teaming that really make a difference
• explore engagement, motivation and values and how they influence individuals.

Learning Outcomes:

You will gain:

• an increased understanding of yourself as a leader and manager
• greater knowledge around how your personal impacts those around you.
• enhanced skills to influence, engage and motivate those you work with, at all levels of the organisation.

Your organisation will gain:

• enhanced leadership capability and capacity
• improved individual and team performance and productivity
• a leader with improved confidence and a greater set of tools and knowledge to encourage and motivate.

Career Outcomes:

• This course suits managers and team leaders in the private, public or not for profit sectors, and professionals who are, or may become responsible for overseeing work done by others in pursuit of organisational objectives.

Professional/Industry Recognition:

• gain credit into the University of Adelaide Professional Management Program by completing this course and its assessment
• the course offers pathways into the Adelaide MBA as part of the Professional Management Program
• participants will receive a University of Adelaide Certificate of Completion.

Participation Requirements:

• All online sessions are compulsory to achieve completion of course.
• The willingness to participate and engage with the instructor and other course participants.

Special Requirements:

Your course will be delivered via our online learning platform and you will need to have full access to the following:

• computer or tablet
• web browser Chrome or Firefox to view your course online
• webcam, headphones and microphone
• internet connection (broadband or 4G minimum)

Course Schedule and Duration:

15 hours over 4 weeks inclusive of 4 live learning sessions:

• Thursday 15 October 2020; 1.00pm-4.00pm (ACST) - live virtual learning session 1 
• Thursday 22 October 2020; 1.00pm-4.00pm (ACST) - live virtual learning session 2 
• Thursday 29 October 2020; 1.00pm-4.00pm (ACST) - live virtual learning session 3 
• Thursday 5 November 2020; 1.00pm-4.00pm (ACST) - live virtual learning session 4 

Access to online course activities opens one week prior to first live learning session.

Registration Fee:

• $1095.00 GST Free.
• Some discounts available.
• Fee not supported by HECS/FEE HELP.