Undertaking a leadership role is a significant step in someone’s career. Being able to feel confident and competent in a leadership role is critical to getting the best from the individual and any team they manage, and this doesn’t happen overnight. Facilitated by Rachael Moller from Odyssey Training via weblink, the SGS Supervisor Development Program kicked off on the 9th June with a module introducing key leadership concepts, including an examination of the difference between leadership and management.
This is the third article in a training series exploring our career pathway and talent development initiatives. Our previous article explored graduate opportunities and experiences.
Undertaking a leadership role is a significant step in someone’s career. Being able to feel confident and competent in a leadership role is critical to getting the best from the individual and any team they manage, and this doesn’t happen overnight.
To effectively provide the required skills and support network to new and existing leaders, we have developed a modular training program in conjunction with our training organisation Odyssey Training.
It is hoped that over the duration of the program, the cohort of participants can become a network of peers and colleagues who can reach out, collaborate, and share thoughts/ideas and suggestions.
Facilitated by Rachael Moller from Odyssey Training via weblink, the SGS Supervisor Development Program kicked off on the 9th June with a module introducing key leadership concepts, including an examination of the difference between leadership and management.
Through completion of a DISC profile, the next two modules are designed to give participants insight into their working preferences and styles.
In gaining this understanding about themselves, participants can identify where possible conflicts may arise and understanding can be found. Participants learned that sometimes adapting your own style is necessary to achieving the best outcome.
The remaining modules will cover areas that operational management roles are required to address in their day to day. Topics range from managing conflict, problem solving, decision making, team building to planning.
Feedback from participants has been very positive with many reporting that they now better understand how to manage situations that arise, as well as having benefited from hearing the experiences from other SGS colleagues.
If you would like to learn more about our learning and development programs, please contact Lisa Afxendis, Human Resources Partner - lisa.afxendis@sgs.com
Pictured below – participants from all parts of Australia online (Kalgoorlie, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville, Brisbane, Mackay, Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Gladstone)
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