Corporate Training · Staff Skill Development
An in-house leadership program for managers and supervisors at every level, underpinned by a strengths-based framework and the latest principles of adult learning. We come to you, or meet you online, and over six modules your leaders learn how to use their own strengths to lead, coach and motivate their teams.
Effective leadership is the foundation of organisational success.
The business case
Safe Work Australia, Key Work Health and Safety Statistics Australia 2025 (October 2025); PwC for Beyond Blue and the National Mental Health Commission.
Many managers are promoted because they were good at the job, and are never taught how to lead the people who now do it. Without that training, problems with workload, feedback and performance tend to be handled late or not at all, and the team carries the stress. Positive leadership, an evidence-based approach to leading and managing others, is shown to improve employee performance, job satisfaction and skill development, as well as reducing employee stress and turnover.
Under the Model WHS Regulations you must identify psychosocial hazards and control the risks so far as is reasonably practicable. Many of those hazards, such as high job demands, poor support, unclear roles and poor workplace relationships, are shaped every day by the way a team is managed. Leadership training does not discharge the duty on its own, but managers who set clear expectations and notice when someone is struggling are one of the most practical controls you have.
What participants learn
Each one is a specific, practical thing your managers can use with their team the week after the module.
Demonstrate a strengths-based approach to learning and leadership
Recognise and harness their own strengths as managers, while appreciating and addressing their blind spots
Use the strengths and capacities already in their teams
Communicate more effectively and respectfully with team members and other stakeholders
Apply a range of leadership models to their day-to-day leadership
Coach their staff through feedback, performance management and development, so that individuals and the team perform at their best
Share a common vision and approach to leadership across the management team
Compare formats & start the conversation
Pick the format that looks closest, tell us your numbers, and whether you are thinking onsite or online. We'll call you to talk it through and shape a quote around what your team actually needs. Tap a card to choose it. Not sure? Pick the standard option and we'll sort it out together on the call.
Every format is run in-house for your own team, at your offices or online, so we come to you. Groups of 10 to 20 work best. Half or full day programs, topic-specific lunch and learn sessions and large-group seminar formats are also available. Talk to us about your goals and we can suggest the best approach for your team. Every format is quoted per workshop. Tell us the scope and we’ll put a written quote together.
Outcomes
How it works
Tell us team size, format and rough timing.
2 minutesA short conversation about your team, then a quote built around what you actually need.
Personalised discussionWe talk to you about your leadership team's goals, then shape the examples and exercises around the situations your managers actually face.
1–2 weeks outAt your offices or online, by an experienced facilitator.
6 x 3 hoursWho delivers it
Associated EAP workshops are delivered by degree-qualified counsellors or registered psychologists, or adult education specialists where appropriate. Many of our facilitators also work clinically alongside their training, so the examples in the room come from real practice rather than a manual.
Associated EAP has provided employee assistance and workplace training for over 20 years. Workshops are delivered at your own offices, or online.
What participants say
“Ideal for any newly appointed staff member who will be in a position of leadership.”
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Common questions
Every format is quoted per program or per module rather than per person, so the cost does not climb with every extra manager in the room. What shapes it is whether you book the full six-module program or individual modules, your group size and your location.
Every organisation's needs are different, which is why we don't do one-size-fits-all quotes. Tell us the scope of what you're after and we'll put together a written quote so you know exactly what you're getting before you book.
As six modules of three hours each, ideally completed fortnightly across 12 weeks, at your premises or online over Zoom. Each module starts with a short package of pre-work, about 30 minutes of reading and reflection and often a short video, so people arrive ready to use the session. It is also possible to select individual modules instead of the complete program.
Module 1: The Leader Within. Gain an understanding of the Positive Psychology Framework and the most effective approaches to leadership. Identify your own leadership style and learn strategies to harness your strengths, overcome blind spots and lead with authenticity.
Module 2: Leading Individuals. Learn to better identify and utilise the strengths of individuals in your team, including different personality types and communication styles. Learn to adapt your leadership style to meet the needs of the individuals you are leading.
Module 3: Effective & Respectful Communication. Master a variety of practical communication techniques to engage more effectively with others through respectful and collaborative communication. Topics include managing your emotions and staying calm, active listening, showing empathy and assertive communication.
Module 4: Coaching & Developing Your Team. Explore various adult learning strategies to help develop the capacity of individuals on your team. Topics include understanding how adults learn, the coaching approach (including the GROW coaching model), effective questioning techniques, and effective feedback techniques.
Module 5: Managing for Performance. Identify key factors which support individual team member performance in order to drive optimum performance in your teams. Practise techniques for delivering effective feedback, including strategies to address underperformance.
Module 6: Team Leadership & Networking Skills. Identify and understand the vital factors in creating and effectively leading a high functioning team. Learn to promote positive energisers and develop positive networks. Consolidate past learning and plan strategies for ongoing leadership application and development.
Positive leadership is an evidence-based approach to leading and managing others, built on the principles of Positive Psychology and strengths-based frameworks. It is shown to improve employee performance, job satisfaction and skill development, as well as reducing employee stress and turnover. In this program it means leaders learn to use their own strengths, and their team's, to lead, coach and motivate.
Yes. The program is designed for people leaders and supervisors at all levels, and it is also suitable for frontline and emerging leaders. One participant described it as ideal for any newly appointed staff member who will be in a position of leadership.
Certificates of Completion can be provided on request. At the end of the program every participant also receives a resource sheet to support further reading.
Noticing how people in your team are feeling is part of leading individuals well, and Module 2 works on emotional awareness and empathy. The program does not set out to train managers in mental health, though. For that, our guides to common mental health concerns and to having a mental health conversation are a good place to start, and the Mental Health Awareness workshop has a managers' edition. Common mental health concerns · How to have a mental health conversation · Mental Health Awareness training
Groups can be anywhere from 10 to 20 participants. The old version of this page recommended small groups of up to 15, and that is still a good size for a leadership program.
Four to six weeks is comfortable, and it gives us time to tailor the material to your team. If you need something sooner, call us and we'll tell you what we can do.
Often booked together
For the rest of the team, so managers and staff work from the same communication skills.
See the workshop →For leaders who want a team where people speak up, raise problems early and admit mistakes.
See the workshop →For managers who want to notice when someone in the team is struggling, and know what to say.
See the workshop →Tell us your team size, preferred format and rough timing. We'll call you to talk it through, then build a quote around what your team actually needs.
