APS 5-6 Women in Leadership
Find your strengths and continue your leadership journey with confidence
Intimate, engaging, and hands-on, this unique learning experience will cultivate your professional and personal development to optimise your performance and accelerate your growth as an APS 5-6 leader.
Specifically designed for women in APS 5 & 6 level roles, this highly engaging Masterclass will give you key tools to thrive as a leader, work effectively in your role & equip you to tackle your professional and personal life with passion and resilience.
This program has been thoughtfully designed to optimise your learning experience around your work week and to develop a greater understanding and capability to thrive in your role.
You will be refreshed, inspired, and confident in your leadership and the path ahead.
Claire Harrison
CEO, Coach, Business Strategist & Meditation Teacher
Speaker & Facilitator
Claire Harrison is an executive coach, facilitator, meditation teacher & the CEO of Claire Harrison.
She is a former tech and media industry business leader, holding senior leadership roles with realestate.com.au, Mamamia Women’s Network, Women’s Agenda, Business Chicks, Getty Images, and NewsCorp.
Claire has a Diploma in Positive Psychology, and her areas of expertise include resilient leadership, emotional intelligence, mindfulness-based stress reduction & executive coaching with a focus on leadership & business. She has worked with over 2,000 leaders in the public and private sectors and has over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams and developing workplace culture.
Claire Harrison
Claire Harrison is an executive coach, facilitator, meditation teacher & the CEO of Claire Harrison.
She is a former tech and media industry business leader, holding senior leadership roles with realestate.com.au, Mamamia Women’s Network, Women’s Agenda, Business Chicks, Getty Images and NewsCorp.
Claire has a Diploma in Positive Psychology, and her areas of expertise include resilient leadership, emotional intelligence, mindfulness-based stress reduction & executive coaching with a focus on leadership & business. She has worked with over 2,000 leaders in the public and private sectors and has over 15 years of experience leading high-performing teams and developing workplace culture.
Key benefits
Shift from a management to a leadership mindset to cultivate & work with your strengths
Discuss how to nurture relationships and build your support network
Set action-oriented goals that achieve the results you want and need
Understand why self-awareness and self-regulation matter as a leader
Effectively manage competing priorities & get the most important things done
Communicate with influence, clarity, consistency and empathy
Who will attend?
Specifically designed for APS 5 & 6 level roles and built around the core capabilities and characteristics set out by the APSC, you will gain key tools to thrive as a public sector leader and to tackle your career with drive and resilience.
Specifically, the masterclass will include aspiring, emerging, and existing female leaders across the Public Sector in APS5 & APS6 roles such as
- Officers / Senior Officers
- Managers / Senior Managers
- Team Leaders
- Coordinators
- Advisers/Advisors
- Analyst/ Senior Analyst
- Those engaged in Policy, Project, and Program based roles
- Investigators
Agenda
All times are shown in AEST
Acknowledgement of Country
Session 1: From Manager to Leader – purpose-driven leadership
- Build a strong foundation and lead with purpose, flexibility and creativity
- What it means to shift from a manager mindset to a leader mindset
- Create a vision for your leadership journey
- Set action-oriented goals that achieve results
Short break
Session 2: Emotional Intelligence – the foundation of effective leadership
- Explore the 12 elements of emotional intelligence
- Learn how to cultivate emotional intelligence in real time
- Why self-awareness and self-regulation are the Cornerstones of effective leadership
- Emotional Intelligence in action – the day-to-day reality
Short break
Session 3: High-performance habits – how small changes create big results
- Effectively manage competing priorities and get the most important things done
- Evaluate – Decide – Organise – Eliminate – Delegate
- First things first – radically prioritise
- Don’t confuse ‘busy with productive – impact v ‘to do’ lists
Close of first day
Welcoming remarks & reflections
Session 1: Group discussion, reflections & insights from Day 1
Short break
Session 2: Communicate with influence
- Understand how effective communication works
- Communicate with clarity & consistency
- Find and use your voice
- Practise active listening to build connection, empathy & trust
- Manage conflict & difficult conversations
Short break
Session 3: Authentic confidence – stand in your worth and maximise your potential
- Build the confidence to speak up when it matters most
- Authentic leadership – bring your real self to work
- Competence & confidence – how the two work together to inspire others
- Let go of perfectionism & overcome imposter syndrome
End of second day
Welcoming remarks
Session 1: Build your personal brand
- Why your personal brand matters & how it drives career growth
- Stand in your integrity and let your values be your guide
- Cultivate & work with your strengths
- How to access & benefit from mentors, sponsors & coaches
- Make your value visible
Short break
Session 2: Build a resilient, high-performance mindset
- Explore the five pillars of resilience
- Reframe challenges & shift from problem-solving to solution focussed
- Cultivate a growth mindset
- Break free from your inner critic
Short break
Session 3: Break the stress cycle – what it takes to sustain yourself over the long term
- Cultivate meaning & purpose in your work
- How long-term stress leads to burnout and how to avoid it
- Manage your energy & build habits that support you
- Your secret weapon – mindfulness techniques to reduce stress
Masterclass summary & key learning outcomes
- Extended Q&A with Claire Harrison
- Participant key takeaways
Close of masterclass
Pricing
Early bird savings until 12 April
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Early bird pricing
Save $700
Early bird savings until 3 May
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Early bird pricing
Save $400
Early bird savings until 31 May
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Early bird pricing
Save $200
Standard rate
+GST
Such an inspirational program. Lots of takeaways that can be implemented in both work and personal life.”
Sara Turnbull
Secretariat Officer
Fantastic masterclass! Digging deep into yourself to determine what you want in your life and career has been eye opening.”
Kristina Korpinen
Senior Corporate Services Officer
Absolutely amazing course, very engaging and Claire is a great facilitator. Highflying recommend.”
Kathryn Bailey
Investigator, Department of Health
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