Venue: QPIF Conference Centre, Ground Floor, Primary Industries Building, 80 Ann Street, Brisbane
Time: All workshops are conducted from 9am - 4:30pm
Aims
Managing groups and teams in the workplace is a key area of competence required by public sector officers. This workshop provides a range of conceptual frameworks for understanding the dynamics of teams and the principles of leadership within a team context. The workshop will equip participants with an understanding of group development, emotions management, conflict resolution, and group decision-making.
Key issues for discussion in this workshop include:
Approaches to the study of groups
Frameworks for assessing group roles and behaviour
Structures and processes to enhance group formation, development, maintenance & closure
Models of group effectiveness
Management of conflict
On Completion of this Workshop you will be able to:
Identify a number of frameworks used to study groups;
Recognise a variety of group roles;
Describe the structures and processes in group formation and development;
Explore a range of context specific leadership styles;
Identify techniques for managing conflict.
Methodology:
Facilitators will lead discussion providing key concepts, outlining relevant issues and providing core information for participants to discuss and analyse. The approach is interactive with role-play and activity-based processes in use.
