Program Overview

Leadership Course: Leading with Strategy

This strategic leadership course focuses on the central role of strategy and purpose in creating high-impact ways of working. In the ever-evolving landscape of local government, effective leadership is essential to drive positive change and deliver sustainable outcomes for communities. The course is designed to empower current and aspiring leaders with the strategic acumen required to navigate the complexities of government administration successfully.

Course Information

• Duration: One session (8 hours in total)
• Dates: To be confirmed
• Venue: UTS City Campus
• Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Cost: $698 (GST free)

Course Content

This strategic leadership course will cover the following topics:

• Exploring the challenges of strategy vs being strategic
• Strategic proficiency and adaptive challenges
• Possibilities-based approach to strategy
• Design thinking and innovation process
• Problem discovery
• Solution discovery

Learning Outcomes

As a result of this strategic leadership course, participants will:

• Develop the skills of strategic leadership
• Learn a suite of strategies to empower others to achieve
• Learn about and use design thinking processes to approach complex strategic challenges
• Be able to actively contribute to the development of collective and collaborative leadership within the council

Delivery Style

The leadership course uses a blend of presentation, discussion, case-in-point teaching, consultation in pairs, group exercises, individual take-away tasks to put into practice learnings in the workplace. This training approach allows participants to work through concepts introduced by the presenter in an application-focused teaching environment.

About the Presenter

Tish Creenaune is an Associate Director at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance. Tish is a highly regarded and experienced public sector executive with over 30 years working in the education and training, innovation, communities, and social policy fields as a policy planner and strategic project manager leading change projects and reform.

In-House Training Solutions

This leadership course for Local Government can also be tailored for in-house delivery, designed to meet an organisation's objectives and delivered either on campus, online, or at a location of choice. This flexible model ensures the content is customised to the team's needs while minimising disruption to day-to-day operations.

Related Courses

• Leadership Course: Leading for Impact
• Leadership Course: Leading in Local Government
• Leadership Course: Leading in Uncertainty
• Leadership Course: Leading to Empower

These courses are designed to help local government professionals develop authentic and effective leadership approaches, focusing on unique aspects of leading in local government, its broader political and social context, and the principles and practices in public administration.