Successful leaders understand people and organisations and use this knowledge to apply effective methods for achieving goals, which is essential for success.

If you’ve identified leadership potential in an employee or have new team leaders and supervisors who have recently transitioned into their role, the Victorian Chamber’s Future Leaders program can help them build the foundational skillset to become an asset to your business.

Early and operational leaders

The Future Leaders journey starts with Day to Day Management and Supervision of Staff, which offers practical tips and tools for ensuring a consistent and fair approach to changing staff behaviours associated with performance, motivation and conflict to improve performance.

For example, the course will teach concepts across psychological safety, effective communication, goal setting, feedback, performance management, consistency and fairness, including the performance made SIMPLE theory:

• Set expectations. Employees need to know what is expected of them before they can be held accountable for anything.
• Invite commitment. After goals and expectations are set, your staff need to commit to achieving them. Your staff are more likely to do this when they understand how the goals will benefit them personally and how the goals will help move the organisation forward
• Measure progress. Measure the results and compare them to the employee’s goals and expectations they committed to, to discover the gaps that require further attention.
• Provide feedback. Feedback won’t solve problems by itself, but it will open the door for problem-solving discussions and follow up actions. Employees need feedback to do a good job and improve in areas where performance is falling short of expectations.
• Link to consequences. It is important to remember that everyone intends to do their best at work and wants to make a meaningful contribution. Linking to consequences is about supporting your staff when they are not meeting their commitments.
• Evaluate effectiveness. Review how the process has been handled. Put a systematic and consistent method in place and you’ll find that when people are held accountable for the work that must get done, it gets done.

Learning pathway

Day to Day Management and Supervision of Staff is the first step in a leadership development pathway designed to foster contemporary leadership capabilities over time.

Participants will embark on a comprehensive learning and development journey, equipping them with the skills and insights necessary to lead effectively within your organisation. This includes:

The Victorian Chamber’s goal is to create a program that aligns to your teams’ objectives. These courses are delivered over three to six months and are fully customisable to your staff and business. They can be run at one of our locations or at your workplace.

Executive leaders

Beyond the Future Leaders program, in preparation for more senior leadership roles, elevate your expertise to new heights with our comprehensive leadership program developed in partnership with Lysander.

This program is meticulously designed for those with more than five years’ management experience to enhance emotional intelligence, refine leadership skills, and bolster resilience. Across our three-course series, your leaders will gain the tools to inspire their teams, surmount challenges, and advance their careers with confidence and competence. View these under Executive Leaders.

Find out more

The Victorian Chamber can discuss your specific training needs and deliver a tailored proposal unique to your business. Find out more via the Future Leaders page or discover what other training and development offered by our expert facilitators.