Leading Your Team and Managing Change

Audience:

Middle Leaders – Team Leaders

Heads of Learning – Heads of Wellbeing

Senior Leadership Teams

New Leaders

Next Intake:

Monday 20 May 2024    9.00am – 3.30pm AEST

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PD Hours:

5.5 Hours

Mode:

Online

Price:

$430.00 AUD (plus GST)

To lead effectively today you need to be able to CONSIDER what changes are coming or need to be made. The best leaders don’t react to change they anticipate it and then provide their team with the tools, support and guidance needed to navigate the change process. They are proactive rather than reactive.

In the ever-changing landscape of education, leaders need to employ a greater level of emotional intelligence than ever before. For many leaders it means creating the space and time to think strategically. Whether you are looking for ways to innovate, enhance your leadership skills, build more effective relationships, improve team performance, or change the culture across your team or school, this program offers you the tools to do it.

The Value of Thinking Strategically

For years “strategic thinking” was reserved for executive team meetings or board rooms as part of a school’s strategic planning process. However, the highly dynamic environments we operate in today plans can shift quickly as the needs of students, parents, and teachers continue to evolve.

Strategic thinking capabilities should be relied upon frequently to maintain and possibly accelerate performance against the school’s goals. Just as the captain of a large sailing vessel depends on the crew to assess and act given changing weather patterns, so too should school principals be able to depend on their leaders to explore, evaluate and decide how to make changes and keep the school on course to achieve its long-range goals.

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Who should attend

Leaders who are looking to:

  • Innovate your approach
  • Enhance your leadership skill
  • Build more effective relationships
  • Improve team performance
  • Lead change effectively

What you will learn

  • How to identify any gaps in your current leadership style and how to use emotional intelligence to close them.
  • How to evaluate your current activities, priorities and focus so you can identify where your attention should be to create the best organizational outcomes.
  • How to identify and build your own ‘support crew’.
  • Map the status of your stakeholder relationships and plan what needs to be improved.
  • Evaluate the quality of your professional relationships and design the necessary conversations to enhance them.
  • How to reduce the usual friction caused by change and instead get people excited to participate in the change process with you.
  • How to drive the team dynamic by mapping the professional boundaries and expectations for yourself and everyone in the team.

The benefits of attending

  • Discover how to shift your focus from managing to leading.
  • Learn how to see the bigger picture, lead the way for your team and make a greater impact.
  • Improve your ability to evaluate your progress as a team. Identify the changes you and your individual team members need to make to accelerate results.
  • Increase confidence in your ability to effect change from your own task and time management to relationship dynamics and strategic change and innovation needs.
  • Discover the most effective way to move your mindset out of the day-to-day management and create space to focus on the future to maximise your team’s development.

What you will receive

Each Participant will receive:

  • Detailed workbook
  • Resources, templates, and tools.
  • The confidence to think and act more strategically
  • Certificate of Completion, mapped against AITSL Standards
  • 5.5 hours Prof. Development

Program dates for 2024 plus Reference Guide to help you gain approval for this PD

To assist you with the task of completing your PD Application we have created this guide. It provides you with the essential information you need to complete your application successfully.

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Meet the Presenter

Janine Stratford 

Leadership Coach, Coach-Trainer & Career Strategist

BSc GradDipEd, GradDipAdHlth&Wlfar, MEd(EdMgt), PCC, MACE, MACEL, MAICD

Janine Stratford is the founder of Coaching Focus, a company dedicated to helping create better leaders and school cultures.

Janine is recognised nationally as one of Australia’s premier Leadership Coaches and Facilitators in the education sector. A former Deputy Principal, Janine understands what it takes to build a great career, lead a successful team, and run a world class school.

With over a dozen years’ experience in coaching, Janine has helped countless teachers to accelerate their career path and supported the growth and development of hundreds of schools across Australia and New Zealand.

A Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation, a Professional Behavioural Analyst and a specialist in conflict management using Restorative Practices, Janine’s cultural transformation programs and leadership development course are considered by many to be the finest in the world.

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What others say about the program

Authentic presenter, education specific and relatable, aware of unique challenges of school environment. Marita Renkin, St Bede’s College 

Janine was easy to listen to. Plenty of clarification of the information when required. Very helpful. Will implement her advice, thankyou.  Viv Ditcham, St Bede’s College 

It was good to reflect on aspects of my leadership, building my brand, and developing a support crew. Anon St Bede’s College

FAQs

  • Do I need to complete the modules in order? You can complete the modules in any order once you have completed Module 1.
  • How long does it take to complete the program? This depends on how quickly you want to move through the 4 modules. We recommend 1 module per term or semester, which means you can complete it across 12 months or 24 months. It’s up to you.
  • Can I change module dates once I have registered? You can change module dates once you have registered. Simply email office@coachingfocus.com.au and let us know your reason for changing and your preferred new date/dates. We will do our best to allocate you to a new module date if there is availability in the group.
  • How do I get the resources for the program? All resources are Express Posted to you in the week prior to the module date. If they do not arrive in time, we will provide an electronic copy of the workbook and resources (where possible).
  • Can I get a refund, or a credit, if I need to cancel my registration? Wherever possible we will issue a credit for your payment. You can transfer that credit to any of our programs or transfer the money to someone else at your school.
  • When can’t a credit be provided? A credit cannot be provided if you have activated the DISC Profile code issued to you, a Resource Pack has already been sent to you or it is within one week prior to the module date (because by then we will have sent the Resource Pack to you).