Leadership Foundations Workshop
The Leadership Foundations workshop has been developed as a practical learning opportunity for people in leadership or managerial roles.
Next Workshop: Thu, 20th March 2025 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM AEDT
Location: The Exchange Orana, Dubbo
About this Workshop
Have you recently appointed a new manager who has leadership potential, but needs to develop their skills?
Or maybe you are in your first managerial position and feel uncertain about your ability to lead a team?
Starting your pathway into leadership is exciting and full of opportunity, but it can also feel daunting and stressful. To be an effective leader, you need a foundation of self-awareness and a solid understanding about how you can influence and inspire others.
And you also need skills and lots of them.
The Leadership Foundations Workshop is your gateway to learning the essential knowledge and skills you need to lead effectively. This learning opportunity bridges the gap between leadership theory and real-life practice.
When leaders start with strong foundations, their legacy will stand the test of time.
With the right tools, leaders can make a big impact from the early stages of their career.
The Leadership Foundations workshop has been developed as a practical learning opportunity for people in leadership or managerial roles.
Participants learn critical leadership skills that form the essential foundations of being an impactful leader. The workshop is a one-day program designed to provide these tools for early career leaders:
build essential leadership skills that prevent costly management mistakes
tools for effective team leadership, goal setting and decision making
confidence to handle challenges and inspire team members
opportunities to network with peers and mentors, building a strong foundation for career growth
Leadership Foundations 2025 will be facilitated at The Exchange Orana in Dubbo.
Thursday, 20th March 2025 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM AEDT
Workshop Content
This workshop is specifically designed for people who are new to leadership or managerial roles.
The workshop is limited to 20 participants to provide everyone an opportunity to actively engage in discussions and address current gaps in knowledge and skills.
Each workshop cohort has included a diverse range of industries and experience.
Participants will walk away with armed with actionable ideas and steps to advance your leadership capability.
Topics we will cover include:
Identifying Your Values
Defining Your Leadership Style
Examining Your Work Habits
Harnessing Your Communication Style
Mastering Developmental Feedback
Encouraging Effective Team Collaboration
In the words of a participant:
“I appreciated the format delivered in a relaxed vibe where we had aminated discussions and sharing of valuable insights with other attendees.
Belinda’s perspective (from her Social Work background) brought this content to life for me, as previously all my professional development has been from business theory perspective.
I still regularly ruminate on my own core values identified in this workshop and how this shapes my personal and professional life. The collaborative approach to leadership development was practical and relationship based, offering tools to improve:
Communication at an individual and team level
Understanding of group dynamics and development
Undertaking brave conversations with a tried and tested framework
I have found working with Belinda to be insightful and extremely helpful. I can whole heartly recommend her Leadership workshops to anyone looking to elevate their leadership journey, whether they’re new to the role or seasoned leader.”
Leadership workshop participant 2024.
Workshop Outcomes
By participating in this workshop, you will:
Develop Self-Awareness:
Gain a grounded understanding of your leadership identity, defining what it is and what you aspire it to be.
Identify Your Leadership Strengths:
Recognise and leverage your existing leadership strengths as a foundation for growth.
Understand the Impact of Values Alignment
Uncover your core values and explore how they align with your organisation's purpose, vision and values to set the foundation for authentic leadership.
Create Effective Communication Strategies:
Enhance your ability to influence and inspire others towards a shared goal.
Empower Your Team to Perform:
Acquire skills to bring out the best in your team, fostering a culture of collaboration and achievement.
Master the Art of Developmental Feedback:
Learn the crucial skill of providing feedback to drive personal and professional growth within your team.
Create A Professional Development Plan:
Create a personalised plan for continued learning and development of your leadership skills based on your unique needs.
A Learning Opportunity for your Leadership Team
Leadership teams can achieve significant impact when they perform as a collective. And learning together is an excellent strategy to get the ultimate bang for your buck.
If you are looking for a practical and action focused professional development opportunity for your leadership team in 2025, get in contact for more details about the group bonus offer.
This workshop will not only fast-track your leaders as individuals - it will also help your leadership team to think collaboratively about the opportunities for action after the workshop.
Spaces are limited, so get in contact to secure a place for your leadership team at the 2025 workshop in Dubbo.
Meet Your Facilitator
Dr Belinda Mawhinney
I work with leaders at all stages of their career - from the very start of their journey to working with leaders with decades of experience.
I created Leadership Foundations to teach early career leaders the essentials skills and knowledge they need in their toolbelt to be a successful leader.
I draw on my experiences of being a Social Worker, manager, strategic leader, and researcher (that’s the Dr bit) and roll this up into my consultancy practice. This means I have an extensive range of skills and knowledge based on a combination of experience and formal qualifications.
The workshop has been designed by me and is only ever delivered by me. I adapt each workshop to meet the unique needs of each group of participants to ensure they get everything they need.
After the workshop, participants are able to engage my services to work 1:1, with their leadership team or to work with their whole organisations to improve leadership capabilities and workplace culture.