SES Band 1 Leadership Development Program

A program for adaptive and impactful leaders.

The SES Band 1 Leadership Development program strengthens the leadership capability of experienced senior executives across the broader APS, to effectively deliver on their key accountabilities. Band 1 executives play a critical role in setting the strategic direction of their group, building a positive and high-performing workplace culture, and making significant decisions on individual policies and courses for which they are directly accountable to government. There is also a project component in this program which will actively support the integration of APS reform objectives.

Participants will be supported by a Program Sponsor – a highly regarded senior APS executive to enrich and enhance learning and capability development throughout the program.

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Participant benefits

Explore the range of factors driving change in the APS and how they impact on the work of leadership.
Practice the skills of exploring issues and problems from different perspectives.
Analyse, interpret and manage complex challenges.
Explore the concepts of power and authority, conflict, acting politically and the practice of leadership.
Reflect on the impact and effectiveness of your leadership behaviours.

Suitable for

SES Band 1 and long-term acting in the role for more than 12 months.

Category and User Level

This learning experience aligns with the Leadership & Management Craft at the Lead level.

Considerations

This program caters for mixed-agencies with a focus on diversity across multiple agencies in order to enrich learning outcomes with diverse perspectives. As such, a limited number of participants from any single agency will be considered when forming a cohort.

The program communications will be sent out to you from APSLearn.

The SES Band 1 Leadership Development program has a duration of 6 months and includes the following components:

1 virtual program introduction
1 residential workshop (this is face-to-face and will not be held in Canberra)
1 face-to-face workshop at the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD)
1 virtual group coaching session of 2-hour duration
3 virtual individual coaching sessions of 1-hour duration
Project component and presentation