What’s covered in the three Public Health Leadership Programme workshops.
Workshop one: Leading self
What is leadership?
We explore what leadership is, how it differs from management, and what’s expected of leaders. We provide a Leadership Map to guide you through the territory of leadership.
Your leadership backbone
There is no one best type of leader. What’s important is leading in a way that is real and authentic for you. This requires self- awareness, self-belief and clarity about what you believe in and stand for. In this session you clarify your purpose, values and create an inspiring leadership vision for yourself.
Leadership styles
Leaders are flexible and adaptable, able to employ different leadership styles for different situations. Using the DISC behavioural styles framework we explore the impact of different leadership styles. You receive your own comprehensive DISC report which reveals your primary leadership style, including strengths and areas to work on.
Ethics and values of public health
We explore the values of public health. We engage in ethical issues that emerge in public health.
Workshop two: Strategic leadership
Seeing the big picture
Effective leadership involves being aware of the broader context. Workshop Two begins with exploring global megatrends and systems thinking tools to understand challenges and opportunities facing public health.
Creating a backbone for your public health issue
We explore how to co-create the core foundations for making progress on public health issues: shared purpose, vision and strategy.
Political savvy
Successful leaders know how to manage government and organisational politics. They take the initiative and they forge consensus. Ultimately, they help others maximise their impact. This session addresses how successful leaders operate ethically behind the scenes. You will analyse your own political style, and understand the strategies and tactics used by ethical leaders. You will learn how to navigate political minefields so you can increase your influence in your organisation and in public health.
Leading change through people
Leaders bring about change – taking people to new places and bringing about new ways of doing things. We explore the dynamics of leading change and what it takes to align people to the change you want to bring about.
Workshop three: Delivering results
Collaborative working
Great leaders are able to work collaboratively. We explore the challenges and opportunities for working collaboratively in public health. You are equipped with strategies to engage and sustain others in collaborative working relationships.
Influencing
Leaders are influential – using interpersonal savvy to deliver results. In this session we explore how to influence others ethically. You will learn how to create a strategic influencing plan.
Coaching
Effective leaders bring out the best in others through coaching. You will learn and practise key coaching skills.
Having courageous conversations
Leaders sometimes have to tackle challenging conversations. We will explore how to turn challenging conversations into learning conversations.
Leadership development plan
In this session you create a plan for your ongoing leadership development.