June 2019
Graduate Network Events 2019
Social media training breakfast with Amelia Crafter
Limited places available, to book your seat
download your order form here.
Intensive Refresher Day with Leading Teams
Limited places available, to book your seat
download your order form here.
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Limited places available, to enroll please contact Emily for an enrollment form at
etelfer@wda.org.au
Save the date
BLG & RLS Presentations will be held on Friday 4th October 2019 at the Federation University Auditorium followed by the Graduation Evening from 6pm at the Horsham Town Hall. Keep an eye out for more details throughout the year.
Emotional Intelligence Is Key to Outstanding Leadership
- Self- Awareness
- Social Awareness
- Self-Management
- Relationship Management
If you’re a leader, you probably already have the time-honored “business smarts” for the job, namely the intellectual capability and technical skill.
Those are important. But they’re only the base line. Numerous studies have shown that what distinguishes outstanding leaders from average ones are emotional self-awareness and self-control.
“Effective leaders tend to be smart in the traditional way, but there’s also this emotional component that’s probably equally important, if not more so,” says Cary Cherniss, professor emeritus of organizational psychology and co-chair of the Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations at Rutgers University.
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand your own and others’ emotions and how they drive behavior, and then using that knowledge to motivate others.
“Most people make mistakes around emotional intelligence because they don’t understand what’s going on with other people,” says Travis Bradberry, president of TalentSmart in San Diego, which provides emotional intelligence tests and training. “They don’t even necessarily understand what’s going on with themselves.”
In assessments of more than 2 million workers, TalentSmart researchers found that “just 36 percent of people are able to accurately identify their emotions as they happen,” says Bradberry, author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (TalentSmart, 2009).
A lack of emotional intelligence among the senior team can be devastating to the rest of the workforce.
To read the full article click here
Small Business Bus
DATE: Thursday 20th June 2019
TIME: 10:00am- 4:00pm
VENUE: Corner of Roberts Ave and Firebrace Street, Horsham (Outside White Hart Hotel)
Operated by Small Business Victoria, the Small Business Bus visits Melbourne and regional Victoria as a ‘travelling office on wheels’.
It offers friendly, professional assistance and expert advice from an experienced business mentor from the Small Business Mentoring Service.
The Victorian Government’s Small Business Bus provides free mentoring and face-to-face assistance to help you start or build your small business
Five free 45-minute sessions are available from 10am until 4pm.
Please note that only one session is available for each business, and bookings are essential
Emily Telfer
Leadership Wimmera Coordinator
