Building Collaborative Partnerships

Course description

Being able to develop trust-based, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and strategic partners is essential to organisational success.

The purpose of this program is to equip participants with the leadership and communication skills to be able to work with internal stakeholders and strategic partners to build a shared vision, identify challenges and agree on strategies for working together for mutual benefit.

 As a result of this program, participants will have more confidence and capability to lead themselves, others and the organisation through uncertain and challenging times and towards mutually beneficial outcomes.

Type of course

Workshop

Presenters

Who should attend

This workshop is funded through the Professional Staff Development Fund and is available to continuing and fixed term professional staff members only.

It is recommended that you speak with your manager prior to enrolling in this workshop as there are late cancellation fees.

What you will learn

This workshop will equip participants with understanding of:

• The current environment and its effect on your strategic relationships 
• Using dialogue to understand and identify key goals, issues and concerns 
• Strategies to build trust-based relationships and address barriers to collaboration 
• Navigating the challenges of a matrix organisation, including breaking down silos and enhancing cross-team collaboration 
• Leveraging partnerships to gain support for and add value to university outcomes 
• Using a variety of communication skills to influence others 
• Managing different personalities and communication styles 
• Setting mutual expectations and dealing with conflict 
• Using a range of communication skills to achieve agreed outcomes