Leading at Adelaide
Leading at Adelaide is the leadership development framework that supports the development of leadership excellence across the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog.
The framework is underpinned by seven critical leadership capabilities which apply to all levels of leaders. Capability development is embedded in all components of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s Leadership Development Programs and supplementary of leadership development workshops and activities such as the Leaders' and Influencers forums.
The Leading at Adelaide Framework also informs:
- The development of position descriptions for leadership roles
- The selection process for appointment to new and/or vacant leadership positions
- Planning, Development and Review (PDR) for leaders, including development planning for existing and aspiring leaders.
Leadership for Emerging Academic and Professional Staff (LEAP)
Program launching in 2024
Leadership Accelerator Program (LAP)
Program running in 2024
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Leadership groups
Leading at Adelaide involves all levels of leadership at the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of Adelaide. Five leadership groups have been identified:
Leadership groups Frontline Leaders Supervisors and Team Leaders who work directly with our teaching, research and professional staff Professional Staff Leaders Professional Staff Leaders ensure we have the people, resources, processes and systems to enable excellent staff performance and research achievements Research and Teaching Leaders Research and Teaching Leaders uphold and build on our high academic standards, delivering research and teaching excellence Senior Leaders Senior Leaders include Heads of School, Deputy Heads of School, Directors, Associate Directors and others at this level. Senior Leaders shape the direction and set the standards for leaders in research, teaching and professional services nationally and internationally Executive Leaders Executive Leaders position the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog for world class status, set the standards for the desired culture and lead senior leaders in making change happen -
Leadership capabilities
All leadership development is underpinned by the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's seven critical leadership capabilities. Identified by a range of our senior ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog leaders, these capabilities represent the foundation of the leadership capability the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog requires to achieve its current and future strategy.
In summary the critical leadership capabilities are:
Leadership capabilities Strategic thinking and acting - Focusing externally and internally on the things that matter most and considering them from multiple perspectives
- Bringing insight and innovation to identifying a desirable future strategic position
- Stimulating progress by communicating the underlying need and purpose for change
- Implementing an integrated plan to bring about desired changes
Responsiveness in decision making - In the face of ambiguity, making swift decisions in the best interests of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog
- Clearly communicating the decision, its rationale and reasoning
- Implementing them with a bias for action
Leading change toward higher performance - Stimulating and guiding deliberate progress toward a clear and engaging goal
- Supporting people as they and their work groups transition to the new reality
- Anticipating and removing barriers to progress and maintaining momentum toward success
Thinking and acting as one team - Identifying with the whole of the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog as much as with one's own area
- Thinking 'one-team', collaborating across boundaries and promoting cohesion with others
Communicating with influence and impact - Influencing others' thinking, attitude and action through convincing dialogue based on profound knowledge and credible reasoning
- Telling a great story with conviction
- Handling sensitive information and delicate situations diplomatically
Fostering excellence in learning and inquiry - Actively seeking emergent and leading opinion and considering multiple viewpoints Promoting team and organisational learning by encouraging and guiding reflection on work practices to nourish the wisdom of experience and transform knowledge into know-how
Exemplifying personal drive and integrity - Embodying the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog's values, being a model of ethical conduct and guiding and supporting others to do the same
- Constantly aspiring to standards of excellence
- Persisting through barriers towards goal achievement
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