Short Course in Positive Leadership

Imagine having the tools to build a culture in which people act less in self-interest and more towards the common good; are less cynical of other people's motives and more kind, helpful and grateful; feel less threatened and resistant to change and more excited by new opportunities; and focus less on complaining and more on building high-quality collaborative connections.

The good news is that there is an extensive well-researched body of evidence that provides leaders who are learners with clear knowledge and practical strategies to create such a positive culture. Drawing from the interrelated fields of positive organisational scholarship, applied positive psychology, contemporary leadership theory, neuroscience and more, these understandings and tools can be synthesised as the science of Positive Leadership.

Evidence-based learning

Positive Leadership is the daily skilled application of evidence-based principles and practices to intentionally create a positively energised work environment in which all members feel connected, trusted, and motivated to lead from where they are, thereby collectively contributing to continuous organisational learning and improvement. Positive leaders proactively cultivate a positive climate, magnify positive meaning, engage in positive communication and build positive relationships to provide the contexts in which the wellbeing, performance and leadership capacity of their people are optimised.

In the Short Course in Positive Leadership, Robert Ritchie, founder of Positive Difference, shares this science with you in a highly engaging course conducted face-to-face over two full days. In addition, all participants will complete two strengths-identification surveys prior to the course, and these will be debriefed during the course. Specifically, you will become competent in the application of the VIA Institute's Values-in-Action Character Strengths survey and the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology's Expert Strengths Profile.

Learning outcomes

Through training in Positive Leadership, you will gain a stronger sense of the authentic you as a leader, and knowledge and skills to immediately apply strategies to:

• Increase wellbeing in a more positive climate
• Raise accountability in a culture of discipline
• Build commitment by magnifying meaning
• Enhance ownership and effort through positive communication
• Raise productivity and innovation through positive relationships
• Lead change with mindfulness and emotional intelligence
• Increase performance and positive energy through a focus on strengths

Be assured that Positive Leadership is not about being soft or naïve to the harsh realities of organisational life. Rather, it is precisely because organisations are fraught with challenges, and because change to produce significant improvement is so difficult, that positive leaders are needed now more than ever. Positive leaders aim not just to create positive emotions in people, but to dramatically impact organisational performance for the better, and they do so through research-validated strategies that require effort, elevated standards, and a high degree of competence.

At the completion of the course, you can expect to be well equipped with exciting new knowledge, empowering practical strategies, and an invigorated sense of purpose and passion as a positive leader.

Participation in this course is highly recommended for:

• Emerging leaders at all levels in educational, health, corporate or community settings who seek enhanced capacity to ground their daily leadership practice in contemporary evidence-based research
• Middle and aspiring leaders who may not have undertaken formal leadership studies, and who seek an intensive training opportunity to increase their knowledge and capacity to positively face some of the challenges of their current or desired role
• All reflective practitioners who seek to discover the positive ingredients to unite and ignite their team

Course feedback

Calendar

Please contact us to express your interest in the Short Course in Positive Leadership, and we will let you know when dates and venues are available.

Course venues

Our course venues have been carefully selected to provide you with a premium professional development experience - to optimise your engagement and learning and, simply, to ensure you have a great time! Combine one or two of our courses with our discounted accommodation rates and return to work with renewed energy and purpose.

Course organisation

Module 1: Foundations of Positive Leadership

Module 2: Promoting positive climate

Module 3: Magnifying positive meaning

Module 4: Practising positive communication

Module 5: Developing positive relationships

Module 6: Strengths-based Leadership

Module 7: Strengths Profile debrief

Module 8: Mindful Leadership

Course structure

The course is delivered over two consecutive days from 8:30am - 4:30pm each day.

Day 1

Day 2

Course presenter

Course photos

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Course fee and inclusions

Course fee

Country	Price
Australia (AUD)	$1,149
New Zealand (NZD)	$1,149

• Prices are inclusive of GST.
• We are pleased to offer several convenient payment methods.

Recognition of learning

A Certificate of Positive Leadership will be awarded at the end of Day Two.

The course offers 12 hours of professional development in Positive Leadership. Additional hours may be claimable for:

• Completing an Expert Strengths Profile before the course
• Completing a VIA Character Strengths Profile before the course
• Watching video lectures and reading scholarly articles in a Professional Development Library after the course

Ongoing support

Participants will be provided with 6 months access to a Professional Development Library containing resources to consolidate and extend their knowledge of the course content, and to use for training purposes within their organisation. These resources include:

• PowerPoint presentations on each of the modules covered in the course
• Video lectures by key researchers in the field of contemporary leadership
• Scholarly articles

Other inclusions

• A premium hotel venue with the option of discounted accommodation
• A professional workbook
• A pen and writing pad
• VIA Character Strengths identification
• An Expert Strengths Profile and debrief
• 24 strengths cards
• 30 gratitude cards
• Morning tea
• Lunch
• Afternoon tea
• All-day beverages

Our recommendation

With the Short Course in Positive Leadership, you get two days of professional training to take your leadership to the next level along with an extensive collection of supporting resources to enable you to consolidate, extend and share your new learnings.

To best increase the density of leadership capacity across your organisation, we recommend having several of your high-performing people complete this course.