Leadership Conversations bring new ideas and perspectives, challenge mindsets and inspire excellence in the public sector.
Thought leaders from across the globe deliver dynamic and contemporary leadership development experiences to empower public sector leaders. With many conversations including practical tools and applications, there is something for everyone.
Benefits:
- Leadership behaviours and mindsets developed through short and succinct virtual workshops
- Highly interactive and meaningful learning experienced through group discussion and audience participation
- Activities and practical tools to embed learning in the workplace
- Collaborative peer learning to strengthen public sector connections and networks
- Guidance for reflection, action and self directed learning to support high performance and leadership excellence.
Who can take part
Leadership Conversations are for Western Australian public sector employees. There are 4 conversations each year for these employee groups:
- Individual contributors – employees not yet in traditional leadership positions
- People leaders – leaders responsible for motivating and enabling their direct reports to deliver high quality work
- Senior executives – including chief executives and those in the Senior Executive Service (SES).
Conversations focus on the typical complexities the employee group faces and the skills needed to do their jobs well. They provide an environment where people learn from one another by sharing experiences.
Cost
All conversations are free. You are encouraged to share your learnings and knowledge with colleagues and teams.
Upcoming events
Keep informed of upcoming conversations by following the Public Sector Commission on LinkedIn and Eventbrite.
Registration is essential and participation is limited to those who match the employee group description.
Individual contributors
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Tuesday 8 April 2025
| First, Lead Yourself: Face up, show up and step up your self leadership
| Stacey is an experienced and accomplished leadership expert and thought leader. She has a talent for translating complex concepts into simple and practical ideas for immediate application. | This conversation is perfect for those in roles in the Personal Leadership context. Explore Stacey’s 3 core domains of leadership to help you face up to your current approach, show up at your best every day and proactively step up your self leadership. | Thursday 13 March 2025 |
Past events
Date | Title | Speaker |
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6 February 2025 | Habits That Stick: Building habits that become second nature | Bethan Winn, Essemy |
24 October 2024 | Shifting Perspective: Unlock your inner leader by mastering locus of control | Pasha Shoghi for Generation Thrive and Youth Opportunities |
24 July 2024 | Mindful Behaviour: Addressing microaggressions in the workplace | Diversity Focus |
30 April 2024 | Effective Teaming: Strengthen your individual contribution to building a high performing team | Cathryn Urquhart, SIY Global |
1 February 2024 | WOOP my life: Find and fulfill your wishes and goals, set priorities, and improve your habits for 2024 | Gabriele Oettingen |
4 December 2023 | Strategic Thinking Demystified: A first approach to thinking strategically | Guy Sanders, Essemy |
6 September 2023 | Should you be Effective or Efficient? How to work smarter, not harder | Dani Bennett, Priority Management Australia |
21 February 2023 | Grit Mindset: Harnessing passion and perseverance for personal performance | Dr Marny Lishman |
9 May 2023 | Would You Follow You? | Stacey Ashley |
People leaders
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Thursday 20 March 2025
| Leaders' Menopause Guide: It's time to talk about menopause at work
| Mel is an internationally recognised thought leader on fully connected leadership and communication. She’s helping women and organisations better understand the impact of menopause in the workplace. | Almost 60% of women aged 45 to 55 say their menopause symptoms have a negative impact on them at work. As a people leader, learn how you can provide support to your staff and create a menopause friendly workplace. It will have positive impacts on your whole workforce, leading to improved engagement, increased productivity and a better bottom line. | Monday 3 February 2025 |
Past events
Date | Title | Speaker |
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6 November 2024 | Leading Hybrid Teams: Strategies for leading effectively in a hybrid world | Jane Wundersitz, WunderTraining |
20 August 2024 | Play at Work: How creative self expression supports psychosocial safety and organisational innovation | Aden Date |
21 May 2024 | Immaculate Perception: The impact of internal schema on external leadership behaviour | Dr Jared Cooney Horvath |
21 February 2024 | Fully Connected: It's time to stop surviving and start thriving | Mel Kettle |
21 March 2023 | Difference Makers: Harnessing the power of inclusive leadership | Alicia Curtis, Alyceum |
9 June 2023 | Immaculate Perception | Dr Jared Cooney Horvath |
15 August 2023 | Feedback 500: Discover the fortune in delivering feedback that empowers positive change | Suzi Roche, Essemy |
10 October 2023 | Leading with mental health in mind: A leader's guide addressing mental health in the workplace with confidence | Dr Marny Lishman |
Senior executives
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Tuesday 18 February 2025
| The Learning Brain: The power of internal schema on leadership behaviours
| Dr Horvath is a cognitive neuroscientist, author and keynote speaker with expertise in human learning, memory and brain stimulation. | During this engaging and interactive conversation you’ll explore the often counter intuitive foundations of thinking, the power of stories to drive perception and the role mistakes play in building comprehension. The conversation also considers how these concepts tie together to influence leadership decisions.
| Monday 20 Jan 2025
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Past events
Date | Title | Speaker |
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10 February 2023 | No Bullsh!t Leadership: Unlocking the secrets of executive success | Martin Moore, Your CEO Mentor |
18 April 2023 | Cross Functional Dysfunction | Greg Bayne, TLC Solutions |
19 July 2023 | Leading Antifragile: Crafting culture for business areas to thrive | Dr Paige Williams |
14 November 2023 | Comfort with complexity: Empowering executive leaders to tackle complex problems | Matt Brown, Essemy |
12 March 2024 | Leading Women: The invisible forces that shape women in leadership | Anneli Blundell |
11 June 2024 | Greater Good Leadership: Connecting your leadership purpose with the greater (public) good. | Alicia Curtis, Alyceum |
12 September 2024 | Accountability Culture: Increasing outcomes by cultivating a culture of accountability | Greg Bayne |
5 December 2024 | Media knowledge to strengthen leadership presence | Carmen Braidwood |