Australian Leadership Skills Centre

Over the past several months, we had the privilege of delivering our flagship LEAD Programme to a cohort of managers from several aligned businesses. Spread across five intensive face‑to‑face days, this programme brought together leaders from different organisational contexts, united by a shared goal: to strengthen capability, deepen self‑awareness, and elevate the way they lead their people. As with every LEAD cohort, the development journey was practical, energising, and transformative.

Visit our blog to find out more -
https://www.australianleadership.net.au/post/lead-programme-spotlight-a-five-day-leadership-experience-that-transforms-managers-into-confident

Two more of our most popular short courses are coming up next week - Strategic Thinking and Leadership. Each course offers a focused, practical deep dive into a core leadership capability, giving you tools you can apply immediately in your role.

At just $550 per person, these one‑day online sessions are an accessible way to strengthen your knowledge, build confidence, and elevate your leadership practice.

Join us next week and come away with clear, actionable strategies to improve your decision‑making, communication, and overall effectiveness at work.

Book via our website at https://www.australianleadership.net.au/comingup or email us at [email protected]

Next week we’re running two of our most popular online short courses - each one a full day of focused, practical professional development for $550 per person.

People and Performance - Tuesday 14th July
Strengthen one of the most important (and often most neglected) areas of leadership: performance management. This course takes a holistic approach that emphasises alignment, clarity, and empathy - helping you support your people and lift performance with confidence.

Effective Writing - Thursday 26th July
Sharpen your writing skills and build greater awareness of audience, context, and intent. In a digital world, clear and purposeful writing is essential for communicating your message and influencing others.

If you’re ready for the next step in your leadership journey, we’d love to have you join us.

Book at www.australianleadership.net.au/comingup

Last week, we delivered a three day short course on Policy Development to an Australia Awards scholar, Shahil Ram. Hailing from Fiji, Shahil is not only an Australia Awards recipient, but also a recipient of the prestigious Rob Tranter Fellowship, a scholarship for Pacific talent.

We really enjoyed working with Shahil - with just the three of us it was a very intense workshop, driven by Shahil's interests and focus areas. It's one of the things we take great pride in, customising courses to fit the learner.

Policy Development may sound a bit dry to most, but done right, policy is a really rich area, especially when you take a holistic view of the policy cycle. Developing the strategic insight and policy leadership skills to see beyond the policy itself, is crucial to ensuring we develop aligned, realistic, and sustainable policy. It was great exploring policy with Shahil - all the best for your ongoing studies!

Here's our calendar of online short courses coming up in July. Each course runs from 9am to 4pm, live via Teams, and is a deep dive into key leadership and management areas for just $550 per person. Book online www.australianleadership.net.au/comingup

There is still time to book our next online short course - Policy Development is coming up next week. This course is driven by a holistic view of policy, and policy's essential place in organisational life. Over two days, we will examine the policy cycle, stakeholder engagement, policy implementation, and take a practical approach to policy development. We hope you can join us!

Join us for The Art of Conflict Management, a practical one‑day online course designed to help leaders navigate tension with confidence, clarity and compassion.

Across the day, you’ll explore real‑world scenarios, learn practical communication tools, and build the emotional regulation skills needed to handle difficult moments with professionalism and empathy.

You’ll learn how to:
• Understand the root causes of conflict
• Stay calm and objective under pressure
• Communicate with clarity and confidence
• Navigate strong emotions, yours and others’
• Turn conflict into stronger relationships and better results

📅 15 June 2026
🕘 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM AEST
💻 Live online via Microsoft Teams
🎟️ $550

If you’re ready to build your capability and lead with greater confidence, this course is for you.

Register now: australianleadership.net.au

We’ve just wrapped up two big days delivering customised Psychosocial Hazards and Courageous Conversations training to multiple groups within a Queensland Government department.

Having leaders from across the state in the same room created a rare opportunity for shared learning and genuine cultural alignment. Each session was designed specifically for their context, and the preparation behind the scenes was intense — but absolutely worth it.

The experience was incredibly rewarding. These are topics our team cares deeply about, and seeing the engagement, insight and commitment in every group made the long hours worthwhile.

And yes… the catering was very nice too.

Next Tuesday - Effective Writing Online Short Course.

Clear writing is powerful leadership.

If you want to communicate with influence in emails, briefs, reports or for digital platforms, this one‑day course will give you the tools to do it with confidence.

Our Effective Writing short course revisits the foundations of strong, purposeful writing and shows you how to adapt your tone, structure and message for different audiences. It’s practical, engaging and designed for immediate workplace application.

📅 Tuesday 19 May 2026
💻 Online via Microsoft Teams
⏰ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
💰 $550 per person

If you’re looking to strengthen your communication and lift your professional impact, this is a great place to start.

Book at australianleadership.net.au/comingup