Senior Engineers Leadership Program
As we continue to strive for engineering excellence in Australia, how do you become the leader that you and your engineering organisation needs?
The Senior Engineers Leadership Program is a 6-day full board residential program specifically for engineers with 15 or more years of experience who are seeking to improve their executive potential, expand their circle of influence and further contribute to engineering excellence in Australia.
The Senior Engineers Leadership Program has been developed in consultation with senior engineers that represent all engineering sectors in Australia. It includes CEO briefings, detailed syndicate work, workplace application and real dialogue on key topics in engineering business and leadership. This program also introduces the Engineers Australia Stage 3 Competencies (Engineering Executive) and presents a unique opportunity to exchange ideas with top engineering professionals in your field.
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Who is the Senior Engineers Leadership Residential for?
The Senior Engineers Leadership Program is specifically for engineers with 15 or more years of experience and this includes:
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CEOs, Directors, Executives and Senior Managers will benefit from the understanding of how engineering leaders can lead their organisations through changing and diverse business environments.
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General Managers, Operations Managers and Program Managers will benefit from the understanding of how engineering organisations can build capacity during times of skills shortages.
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Engineers and Technical Professionals with more than 15 years of leadership and management experience will benefit from the understanding of key issues in strategic leadership and engineering business success.
What are the key elements of the Senior Engineers Leadership Residential?
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CEO and Executive Briefings
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Program Director:
Peter Godfrey
Past President Engineers Australia and Chair of the Year of Engineering Leadership Steering Committee
CEO and Executive Briefings:
Professor Doug Hargraves
President Engineers Australia
Albert Goller
Chairman and Managing Director
Siemens Ltd Australia and New Zealand
Dr Simon Longstaff
Executive Director
St James Ethics Centre
Dr Robert Care
Arup Group Board Director
Australasia Region Board Chairman
Dr Steve Gumley
Chief Executive Officer
Defence Materiel Organisation
Asst/Prof Barb Wood
Assistant Professor
 Management and Organisations

The University of Western Australia
Avril Henry
Managing Director
Avril Henry Pty Ltd
Barry O'Sullivan
Director
Sustainable Change
Sally Davis
Leadership Facilitator
Engineering Education Australia
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Facilitated Workshops provide the opportunity for ‘real dialogue’ with key note speakers and detailed discussions with other delegates on key topics in engineering business and leadership.
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Leadership - shifting from manager to leader
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Driving results through setting culture
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Ethical leadership
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Changing yourself to become more approachable


Change management
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Setting vision and strategy for change
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Bringing people along with you
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Managing resistance
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Influencing
Leading people – the greatest challenge, the greatest asset
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Establishing a vision and gaining buy in
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Selling the message, communication plans
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Ethical leadership
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Managing , effective , high performance teams
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Building a strong team when under pressure (eg resource pressures)
Strategy and business – decision making, making the tough decisions
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Making tough decisions and communicating them – having open conversations and following through
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Benchmarking activities – how and why
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Innovation
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Entrepreneurship
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Financial management
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Stakeholder rights, return on investment
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Oversold and under budgeted – the winners curse
Engineering for the future – tomorrow’s engineering
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Future proofing your engineering business
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Working in a warmer world
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Technological change
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Urgency of food, water and energy needs for the world – role of engineering
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Global workplace
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Role of engineering into influencing other societal functions (eg planning, consumers, community decisions)
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New industries emerging
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Sustainable development
Workplace culture – building capacity during times of skills shortages
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Shift from autocratic, old style, to collaborative
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Nurturing innovation
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Morale building, motivation, reward and acknowledgment
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International recruits
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Generational diversity
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Building capacity, setting standards, supporting staff skills
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Mentoring, coaching succession planning and knowledge transfer
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Building culture of quality and improvement
Political context - influencing
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Relationship management
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Managing clients and stakeholders
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Managing perceptions
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Managing conflict
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Communicating within a political context, influencing the political landscape
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Syndicate and Workplace Application
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Delegates will take part in detailed syndicate work that will enable all key topics in engineering leadership to be applied to complex ‘leadership challenges’.
Also included in these session are time for 'reflection' where you will build a detailed 'workplace application' document for implementation back at your workplace.
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RACV Healesville Country Club in Victoria
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Nestled in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, the RACV Healesville Country Club provides the perfect Yarra Valley professional development retreat.
The first class facilities include:
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Exceptional member service for which the RACV Club is renowned.
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Fully appointed accommodation rooms with glorious views from their balcony or terrace.
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Magnificent menu created to highlight the very best local produce and wines.
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Convenient business centre including high speed internet access
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High quality and comfortable presentation rooms
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Recreational areas include the Terrace Café, library, sports bar, fitness centre with group exercise room, games room, billiards room and swimming pool.
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Recreational facilities including the fully redeveloped 18 hole golf course, a new four hole short course and practice putting green, tennis courts and bowling green.
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Unique Networking Opportunity
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Unique opportunity to network and exchange ideas with other top engineering professionals representing all sectors of engineering in Australia
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Your leadership goals mapped against the Senior Engineers Leadership Program and compared with other typical leadership programs.
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Your Leadership Goals |
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Move from a management to leadership mindset
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Understand the importance of leading through change
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Identify new approaches to leading teams for competitive advantage
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Understand the importance of future proofing engineering business
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Learn ways to build capacity during times of skills shortages
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Better understand workplace culture
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Update and optimise personal leadership styles
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Strengthen engineering leadership decision making capabilities
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Better understand the global engineering marketplace
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Have more influence in the political arena
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Develop strategies to contribute to engineering excellence in Australia
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The Senior Engineers Leadership Residential will assist you to improve your executive potential, expand your circle of influence and contribute to engineering excellence in Australia.
Facilitator Information
The Program Director is Peter Godfrey, Past President Engineers Australia and Chair of the year of Engineering Leadership Steering Committee.
CEO and Executive Briefings will be conducted by Professor Doug Hargraves (President, Engineers Australia), Albert Goller (Chairman and Managing Director, Siemens Ltd Australia and New Zealand), Dr Simon Longstaff (Executive Director, St James Ethics Centre), Dr Robert Care (Arup Group Board Director, Australasia REgion Board Chairman), Dr Steve Gumley (Chief Executive Officer, Defence Materiel Organisation), Asst/Prof Barb Wood (Assistan Professor Management and Organisations, The University of Western Australia), Avril Henry (Managing Director, Avril Henry Pty Ltd), Barry O'Sullivan (Director, Sustainable Change), and Sally Davis (Leadership Facilitator, Engineeirng Education Australia).
Registration
Please select your preferred location and date from the below table and then click on the REGISTER NOW button.
A 10% saving applies for Engineers Australia Members or for group bookings of 3 or more participants.
