Gain the skills you need to lead confidently and responsibly
Making the transition from technical specialist to capable leader can be an exciting career step. But it can also be challenging—especially without a solid grasp of modern management practices behind you.
Our most popular core program, Foundations of Responsible Leadership leverages our strong research and teaching history to support your journey into management and leadership.
This fully modular, customisable program is designed for new and emerging managers and leaders as well as more experienced executives wanting to refresh or update their skills to lead well into the future.
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Based on up to 10 modules, this flexible program explores the core elements of practical management and responsible leadership.
The modules can be delivered online, on site or at one of Griffith’s campuses, and take about 8 days to complete which can be undertake in one block or broken up over several weeks or months to suit your schedule.
During your study, you’ll learn about key aspects of personal leadership including self-awareness, emotional intelligence, leadership values and coaching and mentoring. Importantly, the program also includes a focus on under-represented areas of leadership including mental health in the workplace, ethical leadership, employment law, diversity and inclusion.
On completion, you and your staff will emerge as well-rounded, responsible leaders with real-world skills and theoretical grounding that will pay immediate dividends in their teams and in your workplace.
After graduation, all participants will receive:
- an exclusive Griffith Business School digital badge in responsible leadership
- two one-on-one coaching and mentoring sessions with Griffith Advantage staff
- entry to the Advantage Network.
Graduating participants will also be eligible to apply for credit points towards a Griffith Graduate Certificate of Leadership and Management.
Module 1
Responsible Leadership
Explore the concept of responsible leadership and what it means to be a responsible leader in the modern workplace.
Module 2
Finding and Using Your Compass: Values, Ethics & Purpose
Investigate your own leadership values and explore your individual ethical framework, examining the intersection between ethical behaviour and leadership.
Module 3
Emotional Intelligence and How to Use It: Understanding Your EQ
Learn why emotional intelligence is a key skill for leaders and how to measure and improve your own EQ.
Module 4
Communicating for Influence
Explore the different styles of effective communication and understand and improve your own communication approach.
Module 5
Building Others: Team Leader as Coach and Mentor
Equipping you with the skills to coach and mentor others effectively.
Module 6
Toolbox for Today's Team Leaders
Dive into some of the key skills team leaders require in today's business landscape - interview skills, problem solving, building your financial literacy and more.
Module 7
De-Risking Your Role: Legal Obligations as a Team Leader
Understand the rights and obligations of leaders, including an introduction to your legal responsibilities as a responsible leader.
Module 8
Growing Grit: Creating a Safe Workplace
Explore the responsible leader’s role in providing a mentally healthy workplace, understanding individual and team mental health and well-being, and discuss strategies to achieve this.
Module 9
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
Understand the importance of diversity and inclusion and apply best practices for creating an inclusive team and work environment.
Module 10
Indigenous Australians: Everybody's Business
Grow your cross-cultural awareness, competencies and capabilities to work with First Peoples, organisations and communities.
Module 11
Sustainability in Action: The Triple Bottom Line
Learn the importance of moving beyond traditional business success metrics and dive into how to balance profits, people and the planet.
Module 12
Good to Great
Bring everything together in this last session and consolidate your learning to move from a good to a great leader.