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"The single biggest way to impact an organisation is to focus on leadership development."
John C. Maxwell (Leadership Author)
Professional Employee Development
Build the practical capabilities your people need to communicate, collaborate and perform with confidence in today’s evolving government workplace. Our training workshops help government employees strengthen the skills they need to work effectively with colleagues, stakeholders and the communities they serve.
Our flexible learning solutions can be tailored to your organisation’s priorities, people and business environment and are available as:
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Team Booster Workshops (60-minute Virtual)
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Half-Day Workshops (Virtual & Live)
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1-Day Workshops (Live)
Our professional capability development workshops include: Presenting with Confidence; Influencing & Negotiating; Planning, Prioritising & Managing Uncertainty; Collaboration & Teamwork; and Effective & Engaging Communication.
Each program is designed to move beyond theory, providing practical tools, techniques and opportunities for application that employees can take directly back into their day-to-day roles.
Presenting with Confidence
Workshop Overview
Presenting with confidence is an essential professional capability, whether communicating ideas in a team meeting, delivering a project update, presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders or speaking to a larger audience. This practical and engaging workshop helps participants build the confidence, structure and communication skills needed to deliver clear, credible and compelling presentations.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to plan and structure presentations with a clear purpose and message; communicate with greater confidence, credibility and presence; adapt their presentation style to different audiences and stakeholders; use voice, body language and visual content to strengthen engagement; manage nerves and maintain composure when presenting; and respond confidently to questions, feedback and challenging audience interactions.
Influencing & Negotiating
Workshop Overview
The ability to influence effectively and negotiate positive outcomes is an important capability when working across teams, departments and stakeholder groups. This practical and engaging workshop helps participants build the confidence and communication skills needed to influence without relying on authority, navigate different perspectives and work towards mutually beneficial outcomes.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to identify the needs, priorities and perspectives of different stakeholders; build credibility and strengthen their ability to influence others; communicate ideas and recommendations persuasively; adapt their influencing approach to different people and situations; prepare for and conduct constructive negotiations; and manage objections, disagreement and competing priorities while working towards positive outcomes.
Planning, Prioritising & Managing Uncertainty
Workshop Overview
Changing priorities, competing demands and uncertainty can make it challenging to maintain focus and use time effectively. This practical workshop helps participants develop a structured and adaptable approach to planning, prioritising and managing their workload when circumstances are changing.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to identify and focus on their most important priorities; distinguish between urgent activity and work that creates meaningful value; plan and organise workloads more effectively; make informed decisions when faced with competing demands; adapt priorities and plans when circumstances change; and maintain focus, accountability and productivity during periods of change and uncertainty.
Collaboration & Teamwork
Workshop Overview
Effective collaboration enables people to combine their knowledge, experience and perspectives to achieve outcomes that would be difficult to accomplish individually. This practical and interactive workshop helps participants strengthen the behaviours and communication skills required to work effectively across teams, functions and stakeholder groups.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to build positive and productive working relationships; communicate openly and respectfully with colleagues and stakeholders; contribute to greater trust and psychological safety within teams; recognise and value different perspectives, experiences and working styles; navigate disagreement and differences constructively; and strengthen shared accountability for achieving team and organisational outcomes.
Effective & Engaging Communication
Workshop Overview
Effective communication is fundamental to building relationships, creating clarity and achieving positive outcomes in the workplace. This practical and engaging workshop helps participants strengthen their ability to communicate clearly, confidently and appropriately across a range of professional situations.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the workshop, participants will be better equipped to communicate ideas and information clearly, confidently and concisely; use active listening and effective questioning to improve understanding; adapt their communication style to different audiences and situations; simplify complex information and focus on the messages that matter most; engage in constructive two-way conversations; and build stronger professional relationships through purposeful, respectful and engaging communication.
Alisa Carpenter
Therapist & Coach
"I have been working with David for over six months. I am a qualified Gestalt therapist and health coach and came to David for business coaching. I knew that I wanted to build a career in coaching, but was feeling stuck as to how I should go about setting up my own business. David has been instrumental in helping me articulate what I want, why I want it and how to translate these two things into a clear and coherent business vision. Working with David to build my personal and professional capabilities has allowed me to self-reflect, plan and most importantly, take decisive action. Our coaching sessions have given me the motivation and confidence to start building my professional networks and take on new clients."
Peter Kennedy
Mortgage Broker
"David's personal and professional development coaching programs have been a huge benefit to me, and my future business growth. As small business owners we can get caught up working in the business, rather than working on the business. David has enabled me to break through the mental constraints which were holding me back, and further advance my business and professional output to a degree I never could have anticipated. I highly recommend David and his coaching programs to anyone who is looking to get more out of themselves, and in turn enable increased focus on their business and professional goals."
What People Have To Say
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DAVID CARROLL
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT | EXECUTIVE COACH
David is a passionate advocate of personal and professional development. With over 25 years of experience as a learning & development consultant, he brings a deep passion for professional development and a strong belief that sustainable business success is built on getting the fundamentals right.
Throughout his career, he’s had the privilege of working with some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical organisations, including Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Abbott, and Eli Lilly. David has also designed and delivered learning & capability development programs across industries as diverse as construction, transportation & logistics, motor vehicle services, FMCG, Aged Care and not-for-profit organisations.
As a learning & development consultant and business coach, he specialises in designing and delivering powerful capability development programs spanning sales, marketing, management and leadership. Having started his career as a personal fitness trainer and naturopath, he understands the dynamic relationship between the mind and body in achieving optimal health and peak personal performance. Through a combination of professional development training and behaviour-change coaching, he is deeply committed to helping his clients master the skills, mindset, and strategic vision required to drive high-performance and achieve measurable success.