-Starts October 15, 2024-
Capped at six participants. Registrations close 7 October 2024.
What is Trail Blazers and who is it for?
Trail Blazers is a group coaching program for smart female leaders in Ballarat who:
Are grappling with complexity and change (disruptive tech, hybrid work modes, staff wellbeing, diversity and politics, not to mention families)
Are keen to build their network of purpose-driven local women leaders for ideas, insights, exploration, connection and support.
Are responsible for others - organisations, teams and families - and feel that responsibility acutely.
Love to learn and the challenge of thinking differently!
Know that by working collectively and facing into today’s challenges, we can smooth the path for the women who follow.
Trail Blazers is not training
It’s group coaching and peer learning: an opportunity to discuss your experiences, share insights, and support one another in applying new concepts. We’ll explore models, mindsets, strategies and tools for navigating ourselves and our people through ambiguity and challenge, building the adaptability and agility to thrive.
Each conversation begins with a brief exploration of cutting-edge leadership topics that we use as the launching point to workshop current challenges. Topics include:
Understanding contemporary leadership practice and navigating a world of change and flux
Embracing purpose-driven leadership and its role in creating positive community change
Building inclusive networks and alliances
We’re not limited to these. The program is agile and we will add, modify and alter topics according to the needs and interests of the group as they arise through conversation and exploration.
Program Leader, workplace psychologist Ellen Jackson is connected to a fantastic network of contemporary leadership theorists and practitioners, Australia-wide, and she draws on their knowledge, expertise and research in her facilitation and teaching. She has taught the Developing Leaders program within Federation University’s MBA Program and is currently teaching within the Leadership and Place subject of the University of Tasmania’s Executive MBA Program. She is also a University-trained and experienced coaching psychologist and facilitator.
The program plan*
Session One - Tuesday 15 October 2024, 9.15am - 11.00am, face to face, Ballarat CBD
Introduction and Exploration: Meet your fellow participants, share your challenges and expectations and goals for the program. A brief intro to how we adapt to change and disruption.
Session Two - Tuesday 29 October 2024, 9:15am - 11:00am, online via Teams:
Understanding Complexity: Some nerdy but practical stuff on complexity theory and systems thinking, and how these concepts apply to the workplace today.
Session Three - Tuesday 12 November 2024, 9:15am - 11:00am, face-to-face, Ballarat CBD:
Embracing Ambiguity and Uncertainty: Let’s look at some tools and strategies for managing uncertainty, making decisions, and fostering resilience in ourselves and others in complex environments, including Purpose-driven leadership
Session Four - Tuesday 26 November 2024, 9:15am - 11:00am, online via Teams:
Leading in Complexity I: What leadership skills are specific to complex environments? We’ll discuss adaptive leadership including the ability to navigate uncertainty and make effective decisions.
Session Five - Tuesday 10 December 2024, 9:15am - 11:00am, face-to-face, Ballarat CBD:
Leading in Complexity II: Fostering a Culture of Innovation, Adaptability and Change. How do we prepare our team to stay agile in change?
Program Cost:
$1750 ex GST for the full five-session program.
Payment can be made via credit card via online registration below or email Ellen if you’d like to pay via invoice.
Contributing to our Community
Ten per cent of all revenue for Trail Blazers will be donated to the Ballarat Foundation Women’s Fund to support women in our community now and into the future.
*The Stealth Agenda🤫
We have many incredible women in our town who work for men. Men are still the vast majority of our CEOs and in most senior roles. This has to change for our city to thrive. You may not aspire to be a CEO yourself (but maybe you do) - either way you are an important positive influence on the women around you. Building the capability of our female leaders helps to build a new generation of women who will lead our city into the future.
Are you ready to join Ballarat’s women in leading with purpose?