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The QueenslandPUBLIC SECTOR YOUNG LEADERS CONFERENCE 2016The forum for Australia’s emerging Public Sector Leaders

Thursday 7th April 2016Rydges Southbank, Brisbane

The Queensland Public Sector Young Leaders Conference is a unique developmental opportunity for aspiring leaders and new managers.

Each year, hundreds of young leaders from Queensland’s public sector gather together for a powerful one day development program specifically designed for emerging leaders. Offering a critical opportunity to step away from everyday demands, the conference allows new managers time to reflect and refocus on their individual challenges and aspirations.

By exploring first-hand the experiences of celebrated leaders at the forefront of their industry the conference equips young managers with the tools to excel in the modern public sector, whilst assisting them to make peer group connections vital to career success.

I’m a young leader; how will the conference help me? The conference is designed to equip you with highly practical management tools and techniques and thereby instil the confidence to lead effectively in any situation. High calibre public sector leaders will share their insights on how you can achieve more in your role whilst preparing you for both the challenges and the opportunities that accompany an ever-changing public sector landscape.

Learn from inspirational leaders and leadership experts

Improve your people management capability

Enhance your confidence and communication skills

Make friends and contacts to support your career development

Understand how to be a great leader and how to get the most out of your team

What are the benefits for my organisation?Leadership development is an important investment for both individuals and their organisations. Over the past six years the conference has assisted hundreds of public sector managers to deliver increased value in their roles and prepared them for future advancement.

Utilising insights and advice from inspirational speakers, conference participants will be better able to manage both their professional responsibilities and their key stakeholder relationships. Surpassing the mere transmission of theories, the conference will equip young leaders with the ability to adapt to a demanding work environment, instil the confidence to step up and provide the vision to guide other employees towards peak performance.

“Fabulous insights into leadership. It has given me some very valuable tools to take back to other members of my management team.”

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Who Attends?The event is aimed towards ‘emerging’ leaders who are aspiring, transitioning and developing. ‘Young leaders’ is not defined by age as such but attendees include a mix of those who are in early-career leadership/management roles, or more generally those who aspire to progress in their careers and may currently be in formative, co-ordinator or team leader positions. The conference will also be suitable for anyone interested in the future strength of the public sector or any individuals wanting to improve their own personal work efficiency. It is also a great workshop for experienced leaders who need to skill up in certain areas or assist in navigating their leadership journey.

2016 ThemesUnderstanding diversity and the value of difference

Building resilience and embracing challenges

Innovation - The DNA of success

Working with Authority, Power and Politics

Conference aims and objectives Teaching new leaders how to become great leaders and get results

Improving efficiency by giving young leaders the confidence to make decisions and drive positive outcomes in their workplace

Exposing young leaders to the big picture of public sector business

Ensuring a future of strong, informed leadership within the Australian Public Sector

AudienceThe conference has been developed for public sector employees ranging from aspiring people managers through to developing young leaders. Delegates will come from a diverse range of federal, state and local public sector organisations across both metropolitan and regional locations.

To discuss the appropriateness of the conference for yourself or other employees, please contact the Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM) on 1300 138 037

“I have learnt some valuable skills and enjoyed the interaction process. I found today very interesting and will be forwarding positive feedback to my departments.”

About the organiserThe Australian Public Sector Young Leaders Conferences are hosted by the Australian School of Applied Management (ASAM). ASAM sits at the nexus of a powerful network of major employers, government agencies and leading Australian universities. Over the past ten years, this network has enabled ASAM to establish a unique position at the forefront of applied management education in Australia. In addition to an expansive range of management education services, ASAM’s relationship with a unique public and private sector stakeholder group enables it to track the ever changing needs of the Australian workforce.

ASAM is one of Australia’s leading providers of professional development conferences covering such areas as employee engagement and wellbeing, diversity and gender equality, organisational culture and leadership and management.

“This has been such a useful and worthwhile program. I found the speakers very inspiring and I have learnt a lot that I will take back to my workplace and use.”

For more information contactProgram Director: Veronica LakeEmail: vlake@asam.edu.auPhone: 1300 138 037Website: www.asam.edu.au

Conference Facilitator

Paul LarkinDirector of Learning & Development, ASAM

Paul is a skilled facilitator and program developer specialising in leadership, coaching & mentoring, team dynamics, performance and change management. Following a successful 10 year career in leadership within the IT sector, Paul became a Senior Global Consultant with Royal Dutch Shell, developing and delivering leadership and organisational change programmes around the world. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Innovation and a Graduate Diploma in Computer Science. Paul is a skilled practitioner in psychometric instruments such as MBTI, TMS and Bar-On EQi, an accredited facilitator of Accelerated Learning and has formal training in coaching and NLP.

CONFERENCE AGENDAThursday 7th April 2016Rydges Southbank, Brisbane

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome and opening commentsPaul Larkin, Director of Learning & Development ASAM

SESSION 1: UNDERSTANDING DIVERSITY AND THE VALUE OF DIFFERENCE

9:10 - 9:40

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

ELIZABETH GOLI Commissioner of State Revenue, Office of State Revenue, Queensland Treasury

Elizabeth has been the Commissioner of State Revenue, Queensland since February 2014. She is responsible for the administration of the $12.9 billion state tax and royalty base. Prior to taking up this role Elizabeth held senior executive management and leadership roles with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) since 1997. Elizabeth also had two years with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris as Head of the Tax Administration Unit in 2008-2010.

Elizabeth is a graduate of the University of Queensland with Bachelor degrees in Arts and Laws and is admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland. She began her career as a graduate with the ATO in 1984.

09:40 - 10:30

DEVELOPMENT SESSION

The first session of the conference explores the concept of diversity — the wider the range of perspectives you have in the team the better its ideas, and in most cases, the better the results. A critical part of a leader’s role is creating an inclusive environment, learning how to get the best out of each member of the team and turning differences into strengths. During this session participants will explore their own behavioural preferences and how these may differ from others and then engage diversity as a vehicle to enhance their own leadership capacity.

10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea

SESSION 2: BUILDING RESILIENCE AND EMBRACING CHALLENGES

11:00 - 11:30

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

BONNIE TAI Assistant Director of Pharmacy, The Prince Charles Hospital

Bonnie Tai is the Assistant Director of Pharmacy at The Prince Charles Hospital, a 630-bed tertiary referral hospital within the Metro North Hospital and Health Service located in Brisbane. A clinical pharmacist with over thirteen years of experience in public hospitals, Bonnie has established an extensive portfolio in advanced clinical pharmacy practice, medication safety and health service delivery.

Prior to her current role, Bonnie was the Safety and Quality Pharmacist at The Prince Charles Hospital from 2007 – 2012. She has since been leading and facilitating local, district and statewide medication safety initiatives. She has presented much of her work at state, national and international conferences and seminars.

In recent years, Bonnie has become increasingly passionate about leadership and practitioner development and she is committed to inspire and support young pharmacists to pursue their professional goals.

11:30 - 12:30

DEVELOPMENT SESSION

Workshop two explores the concept of resilience – particularly during challenging times or in highly pressurised environments. Personal resilience is not only about strength through adversity but the ability to grow and adapt as a result of disruption. In this way we learn to move forward stronger than before. Participants are asked to consider resilience at both a personal and strategic level and, through their leadership, build resilience in their teams and manage challenging situations more effectively.

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

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SESSION 3: INNOVATION - THE DNA OF SUCCESS

13:30 - 14:00

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

IAIN MACKENZIE AFSM. MLSHIPMGT (POLICING) Inspector-General, Emergency Management, Queensland Government

Iain Served with the Fire Service in Queensland for more than 32 years and held the position of Deputy Commissioner more than seven years. Prior to that Iain spent one year with Counter Disaster and Rescue Services in Executive and Deputy Executive Director roles.

Iain holds a Masters Degree in Leadership and Management, is a graduate of the Institute of Fire Engineers and has attended the United States National Fire Academy, Executive Fire Officer Program. Iain was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in 2006.

Iain’s experience in Emergency Management in Queensland is extensive, having played pivotal leadership roles in the responses to most major disaster events in Queensland between 2001 and 2012.

Through 2013 Iain served on the Queensland Police and Community Safety Review and in October 2013 was the inaugural appointment to the position of Inspector-General Emergency Management.

14:00 - 15:00

DEVELOPMENT SESSION

The third workshop of the day explores the importance of innovation. Good leaders are constantly looking to improve the way in which things are done and are constantly involved in a process of innovation and change. Developing these skills for yourself and fostering these skills in your team helps to create a culture rich in original thought. Once innovation becomes part of the DNA of an organisation people become less afraid of change and see it instead as an opportunity to develop new ways to propel the organisation forward. This workshop will explore the imperatives for innovation within any sector and how each of us can contribute to the development of our organisations and communities.

15:00 - 15:20 Afternoon tea

SESSION 4: WORKING WITH AUTHORITY, POWER AND POLITICS

15:20 - 15:50

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

ABBY MCLEOD Coordinator, People, Safety and Security, AFP

Dr Abby McLeod works for the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in the People, Safety and Security portfolio, with a focus on workforce planning and organisational reform. Abby commenced work with the AFP in 2007, initially with the International Deployment Group, where she spent six years working on the design and evaluation of international police capacity development missions, and later with the Serious and Organised Crime portfolio.

Prior to joining the AFP in 2007, Abby worked on the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project at the Australian National University (2002-2007), with a research focus on gender-based violence, law and justice sector reform and women’s leadership in the Pacific, particularly Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. She has undertaken consultancies for the United Nations, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (previously AusAID), the French Ministry of Defence and various non-government organisations.

15:50 - 16:50

DEVELOPMENT SESSION

Power and politics are often part of our everyday work experience. Whilst many of us dislike having to work with agendas and political manoeuvring it is all but impossible to operate above the political fray. This final session will allow participants to explore some of the necessary mindsets and skills required to successfully work with authority and navigate the political landscape throughout their professional careers whilst also providing them with some helpful tips and strategies to become politically savvy.

16:50 - 17:00 Review and closing commentsPaul Larkin, Director of Learning & Development ASAM

CONFERENCE AGENDAThursday 7th April 2016Rydges Southbank, Brisbane

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