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Disability at Work Conference 2024

Event start date: 23/07/2024

National Disability Services (NDS) calls on employment service providers and other professional employment specialists, to help shape and drive the program for NDS's Disability at Work Conference.

Right on Board – Practice Governance for Disability Service Providers: Governing and Managing for Human Rights, Quality and Safeguarding - Online Series

Event start date: 1/08/2024

Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

National Quality and Safeguarding Community of Practice

Event start date: 13/08/2024

NDS invites members to join the National Quality and Safeguarding CoP, a peer-led forum covering all areas of providing quality safe services for people with a disability.

Emerging Leader In-house Workshop

four people having a conversation at a desk in a meeting room.

Location: At your organisation/Zoom

Date: 31/12/2099

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

NDS and People Development Australia present Emerging Leader, for new and emerging supervisors and leaders within the disability sector. The workshop focus is on the transition from team member to team leader/supervisor and some of the challenges faced in managing others and managing work. The program involves self-reflection of an individual’s style, preparing and managing the transition into a team leader or supervisor role, strategies for getting things done, communications, team performance and workplace relationship management applied in the context of the learners work environment.

Topics covered:

Define the challenges of the new manager
Make the shift from individual contributor to new supervisor or manager
Identify key relationships and manage interactions and trust with manager, peers and direct reports
Identify and manage group dynamics and managing a team
Leading others and planning work
Identifying employee expectations and understanding engagement
Defining what motivates people at work
Develop communication skills for results
Understand factors that impact performance while managing performance
Dealing with difficult situations
Provide recognition and reward good performance
Plan your Professional Development

This workshop is in partnership with People Development Australia and facilitated by Peter Agnew.

Peter has worked with NDS (National Disability Services) across Australia for over a decade. A popular facilitator that delivers several of our key interpersonal and leader programs. Through practical examples, contemporary theory and enjoyable facilitation, Peter helps team and leaders be their best. Peter has three master’s degree qualifications in Business, Education and Psychotherapy and practical leadership experience across the not-for-profit and business sectors. Peter’s facilitation has a good balance between group interaction, practical exercises, and relevant workplace application ideas.

Cost

NDS Member: $3560 plus GST
Non Member: $4760 plus GST

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Alicia Perry, Learning Coordinator, Learn and Develop Team, show phone number, submit enquiry/feedback