As we head into 2024, it’s essential to ensure you and your team have the capabilities to deliver on government priorities.
Here, we explore key areas for you to focus on developing in the capability toolkits of your team members and highlight IPAA SA's resources, events and professional development offerings that will provide you with skills to boost these areas.
Setting a clear vision: Clearly articulate the vision and goals of the team. Help team members understand the bigger picture and how each contributes to overall success.
- Leading and Developing an Effective Team - Practical strategies and tools for new managers. Learn More >
- Authentic Leadership Skills - Learn how to lead with your heart - as well as your head. Learn More >
- Strategic Thinking - Explore how to create smart strategies and identify improvements. Learn More >
- Leading and Managing Change - Lead your team members through the change journey. Learn more >
Empowering your team: Give your team members the autonomy to make decisions within their areas of responsibility. Trusting your team fosters a sense of ownership and accountability.
- Increasing Employee Engagement - Explore strategies to enhance performance and well-being. Learn More >
- Confidence Fitness - Learn how to identify and take action to develop your confidence. Learn More >
- On the Couch with Prof Sharon K. Parker: How to improve well-being and productivity at work - Watch the full recording >
Grow adaptability and resilience: Encourage adaptability and resilience in facing challenges and help your team understand that setbacks are opportunities to learn and grow.
- Personal Resilience Build your resilience, bounce back from adversity and empower yourself for future opportunities. Learn More >
- Strategies to Manage Your Time and Workload - Develop strategies to manage your time, make decisions and prioritise. Learn More >
- Mental Health First Aid for Public Sector - Demonstrate your mental health first aid skills by becoming an Accredited Mental Health First Aider. Learn More >
- Accidental Counsellor for Public Sector - Learn practical skills for situations where you may inadvertently take on a counselling role. Learn more >
Understand risk and risk tolerance: How tolerant is your organisation of failure, and what is an acceptable risk? Encourage the view that failure (while considering acceptable risk) is an opportunity to foster innovation.
- Introduction to Risk Appetite - Learn the basics of risk appetite and the benefits of Risk Appetite Statements. Learn More >
- Ethics in Action - Leadership Practices for the Public Sector - Explore what you need to know as a manager to ‘manage ethically’ and meet your obligations. Learn More >
- Introduction to Risk Management - Examine key risk management topics aligned to the specific risk thoughts within your Department/Agency. Learn More >
- Risk Culture - Understand what risk culture is, how we can manage it, why it's essential and what we can do to bridge gaps. Learn more >
Invest in training: Equip your team (and yourself) with the skills and tools needed to think creatively and approach challenges in new ways.
- Confident and Persuasive Public Speaking Presentations - Skills to present confidently and persuasively in public. Learn More >
- Persuading Up - Gain skills to communicate effectively with your senior leaders and get their buy-in for ideas, projects, and proposals. Learn More >
- Coaching Skills for Leaders - Learn various coaching techniques to bring the best out of your key people. Learn More >
- IPAA SA Personal Membership - Be empowered, connected and celebrated in your work for the public purpose. Learn more >
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