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NEW

LEADER

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leadership-strategy
The transition from peer into a leadership
position can be a difficult one. New
managers and supervisors are often
high individual performers, but are ill
equipped with the new set of skills and
behaviours required to effectively drive
business outcomes through a team.
The AIM New Leader program combines
the foundational skills and knowledge
of great management with ongoing
support to ensure a successful transition.
Including a DiSC behavioural assessment,
AIM New Leaders understand their own
communication and management style
and can identify how to get the best out
of their team. of managers wish they
had received more
training when they
took the step into
a management role.

The AIM New Leader program includes a DiSC® personality


and behaviour profile to help new managers to:
- Improve working relationships by recognising the
communication needs of team members
- Increase self-knowledge: how you respond to conflict,
what motivates you, what causes you stress, and how
you solve problems
- Facilitate better teamwork and teach productive conflict
New Leader

Creative Thinking and


Supporting your Continuous Improvement
leadership journey Be empowered to identify and implement
The development of great leaders innovations that drive organisational
does not happen overnight. improvement and growth.
Whether you want to effectively
drive cross functional projects with
Introduction to Project Management Effective Communication
or express your thoughts and opinions Explore a range of proven communication
with confidence and conviction through techniques and strategies to maintain
Effective Communication, the AIM successful workplace relationships.
New Leader program provides you with
the tools and resources to tackle the
ongoing challenges of management.
Introduction to Project Management
Effectively manage projects that cross
job functions, geographies, and seniority,
on time and on budget.
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New Leader
DURATION: DELIVERY MODE: PRICE:
2 Days On-Campus or Virtual Workshop $2,095

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Delivery Mode Learning Outcomes


This course is available for study at our campuses Upon completion of this course you will be
in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, and able to:
Sydney or can be participated in through a virtual
- Identify the strengths of your character and
classroom delivered over Zoom.
develop your effectiveness in communicating
Is New Leader right for you? with others
The New Leader short course provides you - Build credibility and trust while cultivating
with the foundational knowledge and skills to positive workplace relationships
effectively make the transition into becoming
- Provide direction and motivate teams to
a new leader. With a focus on effective
achieve operational goals
communication, team building and functional
workplace management, you’ll learn the tools - Monitor performance and respond to changing
and techniques you need to get started in your circumstances
management career, both to manage yourself and - Identify and overcome common challenges
to manage others. faced by new leaders

Learn it. Earn it. Share it. Included Online Courses


By completing AIM’s New This Short Course also
Leader course, you will receive a gives you free access to the
certificate to recognise the high following Online Courses
standard of learning and skill valued at $4,125:
development you have attained.
Print your industry-recognised - Creative Thinking and Continuous
certificate of attainment or share Improvement
electronically to demonstrate - Effective Communication
your ever-growing value to - Introduction to Project Management
employers and peers.
COURSE OUTLINE | 5

Workshop Overview

Welcome and introductions


Course overview, learning outcomes and icebreaker

New leaders
Explores the role of new leaders and examines the characteristics that define success for
new leaders

Becoming a new leader


Highlights the journey to new leadership and making the transition from team member to
team leader

Changing perspectives
Analyses the dynamic between the new leader, their team, their manager and the organisation as a
whole

Building relationships
Identifies critical skills for new leaders in building relationships with their team, peer networks and
other teams

Getting to know your team


Explores the challenges and opportunities that present when new leaders engage with existing
teams (where they were previously a member) and new teams (where the team and leader are
unknown to each other)

Who are you?


Introduces the DISC Profile model for understanding communication and behaviour and provides
participants with the results of their DISC Profile

Building credibility
Makes the distinction between popularity and professional respect and identifies the steps new
leaders can take to build their leadership image

The DiSC behavioural profile was so tailored to us.


You learn how to use your profile and work with
other profiles. It was really engaging.
Jessica Westgate | Integration Project Manager
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Workshop Overview

Being Authentic
Highlights the importance of new leaders bringing their whole selves to work and not rushing to
develop an unhelpful ‘management persona’

Balance
Explores the common pitfalls faced by many new leaders and highlights the imperative for
maintaining a healthy work-life balance

Time management
Introduces a framework for planning and managing workload

Delegation
Introduces a six-step process for setting up delegation and incorporates individual opportunities
and challenges as outlined in the DISC Profile

Emotional self-management
Analyses the types of emotional triggers that can impact on leader and strategies for effectively
responding rather than reacting

Emotional agility
Challenges participants to maintain their cool when dealing with emotionally charged situations
and events

Summary, learning journal and close


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Workshop Overview

Welcome
Recap of key learnings

Leading teams
Discusses the key functions of new leadership and sets the scene for the rest of the day

Defining purpose
Challenges participants to articulate the what, why, who, when and how of their team and to define
their team’s purpose

Setting Expectations
Details the need for setting expectations as a new leader and how to communicate those
expectations effectively

Performance Measurement
Introduces the process of performance measurement and how to articulate and create meaningful
key performance indicators

Team culture
Examines team culture as it relates to concepts of trust, openness, closeness, commitment,
empowerment and enjoyment

Effective communication
Introduces key concepts of effective workplace communication and explores some of the
communication challenges that new leaders may need to overcome

Affirmative feedback
Provides a structured model for formulating and delivering meaningful feedback that recognises
and encourages positive workplace behaviours

To enrol or find out more information


call 1300 658 337
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Workshop Overview

Developmental feedback
Provides a structured model for formulating and delivering meaningful feedback that recognises
and addresses unhelpful workplace behaviours

Coaching
Explores the essential skills and qualities that new leaders need to adopt to effectively coach and
develop their team members

Finding Motivation
Examines motivations that drive new leaders and incorporates individual strengths and potential
development areas as outlined in the DISC Profile

Motivating your team


Examines the many factors that can motivate team members to perform and incorporates
individual opportunities and challenges as outlined in the DISC Profile

Team problem solving


Challenges participants to apply a seven-step approach for working with teams to solve often
complex workplace problems

Dealing with conflict


Examines the many factors that can contribute to workplace conflict and the actions new leaders
can take maintain positive and harmonious workplace relationships

Professional development
Encourages participants to reflect on their learning to date and both consider and commit to their
ongoing professional development

Managing up
Provides participants with practical techniques to ensure they get the support they need back in the
workplace and incorporates individual opportunities and challenges as outlined in the DISC Profile

Summary, learning journal and close


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Virtual Delivery - Study Anywhere


This course is available in virtual classrooms, hosted on Zoom, where
facilitators can present course materials and students can engage
and interact with one another in a live environment.
As with our on-campus delivery, AIM virtual classrooms provide you
the practical benefits from learning with your peers and being able to
ask questions and discuss content in real-time, but with the added
flexibility of online learning.

Inclusions: Our Facilitators


All students receive: AIM facilitators are experienced practitioners with
- Comprehensive course notes a robust mix of academic and practical expertise.

- Free access to 3 x Online Short Courses We believe the education of the future managers
(see page 4 for details) of Australia to be a highly important task. Who
is better placed to teach the art and science of
Please advise AIM when booking if you have
management than those with current, daily real-
any dietary or accessibility requests.
world experience?
On-campus students receive:
- Morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea
Payment Options
We require full payment to be made upfront prior
- Internet access
to attending the training. Payment options we
offer include:
What’s required of
Virtual Classroom students? - Credit Card (Visa/MasterCard/Amex)

- Computer or mobile device - Direct Deposit (EFT)


- An internet connection - Purchase Order - If you need to raise an
(broadband/4G+ recommended) internal purchase order please advise. Your
- Speakers and a microphone space on the course is not secured until you
have provided us with an official Purchase
- A webcam
Order with all relevant details completed.
- Zip Money - If you would like to spread the
cost of your training out our finance partner
Zip Money can offer you a line of credit with
6 months interest free and flexible weekly,
fortnightly or monthly payment options. For
more information on this, please click here.
Our Vision:
To be the most relevant future skills training business in Australia.

Our Purpose:
To prepare Australia to succeed in a rapidly changing environment
and to help people upskill so they can seize the future.

ENROL TODAY.
Call 1300 658 337 for enrolments,
course dates and advice.

Australian Institute of Management Education and Training Pty Limited (AIM); ABN 40 009 668 553; Ground Floor, 7 Macquarie Place, Sydney, NSW, 2000;
AIM is a Registered Training Organisation, RTO Code 0049. The AIM Business School is a registered Institute of Higher Education, Provider ID: PRV12071,
and an approved FEE-HELP provider.

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