Dr Karen Whittingham, one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists, will be the trainer at the Adaptive Leadership Skills Workshop from 14 – 28 July. Photo: Supplied.
Using PowerBI to communicate effectively with data
Date: 8 July – 14 August
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Gain direct hands-on experience building a fully interactive PowerBI report using real-world data. Increasingly in today’s business environment we are required to understand, analyse and present data. Tools such as Excel and PowerPoint are fine when it comes to basic data presentations, but for greater data challenges, we need more serious tools.
This course is designed to introduce both business and technical audiences to the basics of Microsoft’s PowerBI application. The workshop is highly interactive and hands-on using a range of real-world examples, supported by clear and easy-to-understand frameworks and tips and tricks that will elevate your practical skills for producing meaningful analysis of data.
Facilitator Paul Hodge will provide expert guidance through the maze of challenges facing us when asked to analyse ever-increasing amounts of data being produced for audiences around the world. You will be taken on an engaging journey through entertaining and informative examples, and gain insights for the real-world application for delivering compelling PowerBI reports that will help answer your critical business questions.
Paul has a passion for exploring the intersection between data, design and storytelling. By elevating everyone’s potential to engage, inform, and leverage design principles, Paul believes that we all have the ability to inspire people and share our insights in ways that can improve the world and make it a more interesting place in which to live.
Shaping the Future of Aged Care
Date: 9 – 10 July
Time: 9 am – 5 pm
Location: Sofitel Sydney Wentworth & Online | Gadigal Land
Email: [email protected]
This summit focuses on transitioning into a new era of aged care. It will help attendees navigate aged-care reform with clarity and confidence. Aged care in Australia is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The landmark new Aged Care Act and accompanying reforms, initially anticipated for July, are now legislated to come into effect on 1 November.
This revised timeline provides the sector with crucial additional months to prepare for what will be a fundamentally different landscape. Understandably, many have critical questions about how to best utilise this extended period to navigate the upcoming transition successfully, ensuring financial sustainability, workforce stability and high-quality care.
Occurring in the lead-up to these pivotal changes, the Shaping the Future of Aged Care Summit is your essential forum to deeply understand the forthcoming framework, strategise for its implementation, and explore what the future holds for the sector.
Bringing together government leaders, peak bodies, aged-care providers and participant advocates, this two-day event will provide strategic insights, expert guidance and practical tools to help you prepare for new compliance obligations, enhance service delivery models and future-proof your organisation.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain clarity, share experiences and build partnerships to shape the future of aged care.
Adaptive Leadership Skills Workshop
Date: 14 – 28 July
Time: 9 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Achieve peak performance to lead with impact and propel career success.
- Explore resilience tools to effectively navigate setbacks.
- Gain an understanding of emotional intelligence and its significance in personal and professional contexts.
- Develop practical strategies for effective communication.
- Craft a personal action plan to apply your new-found skills in various real-world scenarios.
The workshop consists of three concise half-day sessions for fast-track learning and practical implementation. Trainer Dr Karen Whittingham is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists, having worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively.
She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise. She teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX-listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion and performance.
Professional Writing Essentials for Government
Date: 22 July
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Online
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Adopt a high-impact toolkit to transform your writing skillset in government.
- Make your written communication more impactful and engaging.
- Write with confidence and build skills to write clearly and concisely.
- Understand common writing mistakes and how to avoid them.
- Plan and tailor your writing to your audience.
Trainer Adrian Cropley is a certified strategic communication management professional and past global chair of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). He is widely recognised as one of the world’s foremost experts in strategic communication.
Adrian is the founder of the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence and CEO at Cropley Communication. With a career spanning more than 30 years, he has worked with clients all over the world on major change communication initiatives, internal communication reviews and strategies, professional development programs, and executive leadership and coaching.
MasterCraft Series – The Fulbright Program – Study/Research Scholarships to the USA
Date: 22 July
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Duration: One one-hour face-to-screen session
Location: Virtual
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Discover how a Fulbright Scholarship can supercharge your career with study, research, or professional development in the US.
Presenter Alex Maclaurin is the communication and marketing manager at Fulbright Australia. With nearly a decade of experience promoting and facilitating transformative international exchange opportunities for students and researchers, he is dedicated to expanding access to global education.
As a beneficiary of international exchange himself, Alex understands firsthand the impact of these experiences, and champions intercultural communication as a catalyst for meaningful collaboration and lasting global connections. This event is suitable for all staff.
Women in Defence & National Security Leadership Masterclass
Date: 22 – 23 July
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Ngunnawal Country | Rydges Canberra
Email: c[email protected]
Gain the advice and skills you need to thrive as a leader. Take charge of your leadership career. This interactive course will upskill you in key areas so you can take the next step in your defence and national security leadership journey with confidence. Specifically designed for women in defence and national security organisations, this unique learning experience is built around the key skills you need to thrive as a leader and take the crucial next steps in your career.
The Hatchery has partnered with seasoned defence leadership coach, keynote speaker, author and psychologist Dr Bec Jackson to bring you this carefully considered, action-packed and engaging masterclass. Join us to learn the knack of breaking barriers and leading in male-dominated fields, build your communication, networking and emotional intelligence skills and lead a high-performing team with trust and confidence. You will walk away refreshed, empowered, inspired and confident in your leadership and the path ahead.
Facilitator Nikki Roche is the director of Blue Zenith Leadership and Coaching Solutions and has been an associate with Melbourne Business School since 2015. Nikki has core expertise in executive leadership development as a facilitator and coach, which is informed by her own broad leadership background working within the Australian Defence Force (Navy), Defence industry and the higher education Sector.
As a facilitator and coach, Nikki has worked with senior leaders and teams in the Australian Public Service, global and smaller emerging organisations, as well as several not-for-profit organisations.
Leadership Strategies Series 2025: In-person
When: 22 – 23 July
Where: East Hotel, 69 Canberra Avenue, Kingston
Cost: Ticket prices vary, find out more at Kim Vella Leadership
As a leader in the public service, do any of these points resonate with you?
- I feel overwhelmed all the time, like I’m spinning plates that could drop at any moment.
- I’m always under pressure with competing priorities, limited resources, and an ever-changing geopolitical landscape.
- I’m worried the hard work I put in isn’t recognised.
- I walk into meetings and feel anxious about what to say.
- I don’t usually think about my wellbeing. I just want to make it through another week.
- I feel like I’m never enough, and don’t know what could change that.
If any of these do resonate with you, you’re not alone.
The skills every public sector leader needs to thrive in today’s environment are next level – yet they’re rarely taught. Instead, we rely on outdated leadership models that leave you feeling stressed, exhausted and helpless.
Join respected executive leadership coach Dr Kim Vella, with the support of esteemed industry professionals, for a new leadership skills pathway: The Leadership Strategies Series. This workshop series gives you access to 32-plus hours of in-person collaborative learning, including:
- Cutting-edge leadership strategies.
- Coaching from PS experts and industry professionals.
- Advanced psychometric tools.
- Personalised assessments.
- Individualised feedback.
- Tailored action plans.
The Leadership Strategies Series is delivered in two stages: Essentials level and Enhanced level. Each level comprises two full-day workshops, with a six-week break in between to apply your new skills. You’ll also have the opportunity to join a facilitated peer mentoring session during this time to discuss challenges and insights.
Become the APS leader you can be – confident, balanced, insightful, and authentic – by levelling up your leadership skills with the Leadership Strategies Series.
MasterCraft Series – From Data to Decisions: Intelligence 101 – Demystifying intelligence
Date: 24 July
Time: 1 pm – 2 pm
Duration: One one-hour face-to-screen session
Location: Virtual
Email: https://apslearn.apsacademy.gov.au/user_login
Explore intelligence foundations: what it is, its role in national security, and how it reduces uncertainty through a cycle of production, processing and analysis. This session also introduces why intelligence matters, and how it supports Australia’s national security and decision-making.
We’ll begin by defining intelligence as more than just information – it’s a product, process, activity and contextualised data that is processed, evaluated, and analysed to reduce uncertainty. We’ll examine who produces intelligence and why, the range of customers, how intelligence is processed, the range of activities, intelligence pathways and challenges – and what the intelligence cycle is.
A representative from the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) will present this session, which is suitable for all staff.
NT Women in Leadership Workshop
Date: 22 – 23 July
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Darwin
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Enhance your effectiveness as a leader in an evolving professional landscape.
- Develop your individual leadership style.
- Build confidence to lead authentically and effectively.
- Learn the art of confident communication.
- Enhance your ability to influence.
Trainer Catie Kirke specialises in helping individuals and teams achieve personal fulfilment, professional success, and increase their capability, outcomes and potential. As a transformational and leadership coach, Catie consistently helps clients have greater purpose and direction, communicate more effectively, be solution-focused, and lead by example.
Her specialties include emotional and social intelligence, mental wellbeing, resilience and self-awareness, confidence, and a positive growth mindset.
NSW Public Sector Grades 11-12 Strategic Thinking & Advanced Problem Solving
Date: 29 – 30 July
Time: 9 am – 4:30 pm
Location: Cliftons Sydney
Level 13, 60 Margaret Street, Sydney
Email: [email protected]
Overview
Develop strategic thinking and advanced problem-solving abilities required of Grades 11-12-banded officers These involve.
- Practical outcome-driven strategic thinking and problem-solving models.
- A structured systems thinking approach to analyse problems and formulate strategy.
- Stakeholder engagement principles to work collaboratively on organisational issues.
- Your role as a leader empowering others to solve problems.
Trainer Dr Karen Whittingham is one of Australia’s leading executive management development specialists, having worked with thousands of executives to transition them into senior leadership roles quickly and effectively. She is an organisational psychologist passionate about people’s success and facilitating their careers to rise.
Dr Whittingham teaches organisational psychology at UNSW and works with ASX-listed companies and large public sector organisations to drive engagement, inclusion and performance.
