Stepping into people leadership can feel like navigating without a compass, competing priorities, complex team dynamics, and constant change. The reality is, as a new manager you often crave feedback and clarity, yet rarely receive the candid insights you need to reflect, adapt, and grow.
You might ask: How do I lead with confidence and create a culture where people thrive?
Why Leadership Foundations?
Leadership Foundations gives you the chance to step back from day-to-day demands and invest in your growth as a leader. Designed for emerging Victorian public sector leaders, the program equips you with practical tools you can use straight away, helps you better understand your leadership style, and connects you with peers navigating the same complex challenges. The program is designed to build confidence, strengthen your people leader skills, and help you lead with intention. It’s not just theory; it’s actionable strategies that make a real difference in your workplace and team.
A key feature of the program is the Life Styles Inventory (LSI) I and II, a powerful, research-based assessment designed to deepen your self-awareness and leadership effectiveness. Through personalised feedback, 360-degree input and a one-on-one debrief, you will uncover the underlying thinking patterns, beliefs and behavioural tendencies that shape how you lead and how others experience you. LSI goes beyond preference-based tools by focusing on the drivers of behaviour and performance, giving you a clear, evidence-backed roadmap for shifting from defensive habits to more constructive, influential leadership. The result is stronger communication, better relationships, and intentional behavioural change, providing the self-insight and self-management foundations you need to thrive in complex environments.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the program, you will be able to:
- improve the art of influencing effectively to achieve organisational outcomes
- cultivate personal leadership
- embed psychological safety within teams
- navigate change and uncertainty more successfully, adapting leadership approaches to dynamic environments
- build confidence in conducting difficult conversations and managing conflict constructively
- foster trust and engagement in hybrid work settings, reinforcing team cohesion
- enhance self-awareness through LSI I and II, understanding personal thinking styles and behavioural tendencies
- develop a personalised leadership action plan based on LSI insights to improve communication, relationships and leadership impact.
Course audience
Leadership Foundations is designed for early to mid-level public sector managers who lead small teams and want to strengthen their leadership capability.
Ideal participants include those who:
- manage one to four direct reports and juggle competing priorities
- seek practical tools to improve team wellbeing, workplace culture and leadership confidence
- value structured, credible development that fits into a busy schedule
- want personalised insights through LSI assessments and coaching to understand their leadership style.
The leadership roundtable exercise was a powerful experience that deepened my understanding of leadership’s many layers and clarified my own leadership goals. It also made it easier to articulate my leadership philosophy.
— Anonymous Oct 2024
