CSU Leadership and Management Development Framework

The Charles Sturt University Leadership and Management Development Framework aims to support the University in achieving its strategic objectives by providing a range of learning opportunities and resources for current and future leaders. An identified path for career development, with a range of delivery options, is progressively being offered to support the needs of new and emerging leaders.

Leadership and Management Professional Development Activities

In keeping with its commitment to continuous professional development, the University offers leadership development at two levels. At its foundation level, the framework offers core knowledge and skills for leaders and managers at CSU, as well as timely support and developmental resources for newly appointed staff. At the enhancement level, it offers opportunities for further learning through discussion forums, cohort-specific programs, ongoing personal development opportunities, mentoring and career development activities.

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Foundation Level

Resources
Graduate Certificate in University Leadership and Management

Leadership Development for Women Program

Leadership Development Committee for Heads of School

The primary purposes of the meetings are to encourage Heads of Schools to raise matters on which they would like comment or advice from senior staff and identify professional development needs and opportunities,. In addition HoS can discuss planning for career development, including promotion and roles on completion of service as a Head of School.

Leadership Development Committees for Heads of School

Executive Development Program

Executive Coaching and 360 Feedback has been progressively implemented for the CSU Senior Executive since 2006. The 360 Degree Feedback instrument used has been the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ360) and the Senior Executive have been supported to understand the results and then to construct Leadership Development Plans to respond to this feedback and enhance their leadership skills for improved University performance outcomes.

Program Objectives

  1. Improve people development practices leading to a more sustainable workforce
  2. Improve staff engagement and performance management outcomes
  3. Increase motivation of staff
  4. Enhance organisational communication and feedback

The program consists of:

  1. Induction and Executive Coaching [after 3 months in the role]
  2. 360 Feedback and Executive Coaching [after 12 months]
  3. Extension Coaching [after 18 months as desired]
Professional Enhancement Program for Senior and Executive Managers
Senior Leadership Forums

External Leadership Programs

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Enhancement Level

Resources

Induction Development Program

Mentoring @ CSU is a key developmental strategy within the University's Continual Professional Development Framework. It forms part of the University's commitment to the continual professional development of its staff. Mentoring is a relationship which gives people the opportunity to share their professional and personal skills and experiences, and to grow and develop in the process. Typically, it is a one-to-one relationship between a more experienced and a less experienced employee. It is based upon encouragement, constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect and a willingness to learn and share.

Effective Team Leadership

The 'Effective Team Leadership' Program is designed to provide participants with an introduction to the principles and practices supporting successful team leadership in the workplace. A range of strategies will be explored that will help participants reflect on how they can contribute effectively as a team leader and have a positive impact on individual team members and the team as a whole. The program is also designed to encourage program participants to expand their leadership knowledge and skills by taking up work based or other, more formalised learning opportunities at the conclusion of this program.

Key program objectives

  1. Identify and develop the characteristics of an effective leader
  2. Identify and use an appropriate leadership style for the team.
  3. Identify and apply appropriate strategies to improve team performance and outcomes.

Frontline Management

Frontline Management is an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) vocational qualification to meet the training needs of businesses throughout Australia, under contract to the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA). This is offered on two levels to CSU Staff by CSU Training.

The Certificate IV is for frontline managers who provide leadership and guidance to others and take responsibility for the effective functioning and performance of the team and its work outcomes.

The Diploma of Management requires a sound theoretical knowledge base and managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate own work and/or the work of a team.

Middle Managers Forum

Membership of this forum is open to all general staff at Levels 7-9 and Level 6 staff who have an identified leadership role in the University.

Aims:

  1. To provide the opportunity to network and to learn from one another and, in so doing, build a stronger community of leaders within the University;
  2. To identify professional development needs on a University-wide basis, and then provide advice to the University about the ways in which these needs can be met.

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