Reduce the stress of people management while you establish the building blocks as a respected leader equipped to lead your team to success. Being promoted to leadership roles often comes from technical ability and expert discipline knowledge. However, leading people requires additional skills and self-knowledge. This course is designed to give you the skills, frameworks and insights to understand how to be the leader your team needs to reach both their full potential and business objectives. From leading teams across remote sites to 24-hour operations, the resources sector offers unique challenges for leaders, underpinned by continuous change, pressure to perform and complex corporate expectations. This course has been developed by leaders with decades of experience working in the sector, with field-proven experience building and leading teams successfully in these environments.

Module 1 | Empowering Values-Based Leadership

• Identify the different leadership behaviours required as you move from technical to leadership roles and progress in your career
• Discover and articulate your own personal leadership values and what’s important to you as a leader
• Explain the impact a leader has on business performance by the behaviour and language they use
• Recognise examples of the different leadership styles required for different contexts
• Analyse a case study on the ethical obligations of managers, and explain the risks associated with unethical behaviour
• Assess your current leadership behaviours against your personal leadership values and goals
• Commence building an action plan to enhance your personal growth as a leader

Module 2 | Demonstrating Effective Leadership Behaviours

• Explain key elements of effective leadership behaviour and how they affect team performance
• Consider your own practices and adjust habits to be personally productive
• Practice actively listening and demonstrate this skill in the workplace
• Assess your ability to effectively delegate, manage your energy and time
• Utilise tools to regulate yourself when stakes are high
• Introduce additional ways of making decisions in addition to logical analysis
• Adapt your communication styles to strengthen and improve communication effectiveness
• Explain the impact a leader who is visible in the workplace has on team culture, morale and engagement

Module 3 | Influencing and Relationship Building

• Implement tools to build trust and rapport by being curious about other people
• Identify techniques to strengthen and maintain relationships across distance
• Recognise situations and contexts to adapt influencing styles
• Apply appropriate behaviour adjustments for different audiences and cultures
• Assess your sphere of influence and identify desired changes
• Explain what culture is, and how to change or improve the culture of an organisation through leadership

• Recognise ways to communicate key messages from senior leaders effectively to your team

   

Module 4 | Coaching for Engagement of High Performing Teams

• Recognise how positive emotion can motivate change
• Deduce levels of learning/comfort zones of your team members and identify how this affects engagement and safety outcomes
• Identify elements on how to set clear agreements with people
• Provide meaningful, positive, and corrective feedback using a structured framework
• Guide effective coaching conversations to build the confidence and capability of your team members using the GROW model
• Apply the ASBIA framework in conversations to hold people accountable for performance
• Explain the importance of seeking feedback and identify ways of asking for feedback from your team to improve your own leadership ability

This course is suitable for:

• Managers looking to upskill as people leaders
• Established leaders looking for a refresher for getting the most from their teams
• Senior specialists preparing to step into future leadership opportunities

• A good working knowledge of English.
• AusIMM courses are generally suitable for people who have completed their tertiary education and have been in the workforce for at least two years.
• No other pre-requisites are required.