Leadership Development with Portable, Spring 2026

Overview

Develop the core skills you need to become an effective and impactful leader - whether you already have reports or are ready to lead.

Are you too busy leading your team to work on your own leadership practice?

At Portable we care deeply about leadership. We invest in the development and growth of our leaders, as we know this creates the best experience for all of our people. Kathryn Foster, Organisational Psychologist and our Head of People and Culture, leads our approach to deliver content which is evidenced based but practical, and which leaders can apply straight away to improve their leadership.

Grow in the same way with our bespoke leadership development program, designed to develop amongst like-minded colleagues and associates.

About the course

Designed for those who are new to leadership, or are keen to develop some of the core skills you need to be effective in these kinds of roles. You’ll have the chance to explore your preferred leadership style, and to broaden your own practice. Covering key models and frameworks for excellent leadership, as well as practical strategies and tips to best support your people, and drive their performance.

The course runs over five 90 minute sessions, over an eight week time period to ensure time for reflection and practice between sessions.

Timing of this course:

• Thursday 3 September, 10:00- 11:30am AEST

• Thursday 17 September, 1:30 - 3:00pm AEST

• Tuesday 29 September, 1:30 - 3:00pm AEST

• Tuesday 13 October, 1:30 - 03:00pm AEDT

• Tuesday 27 October, 1:30 - 03:00pm AEDT

What you can expect in the course

• We provide access to all materials and resources.

• We create an open learning environment so this is a great opportunity to expand your professional network and enhance your leadership practice.

• We will cover leadership models you can easily apply to your practice, managing your own and others wellbeing, effective coaching, setting and maintaining boundaries, difficult conversations, goal setting and more.

• Course availability is limited to maximise attendees’ learning outcomes.

Benefits of Training with Portable

We use human-centred design and ethical co-design every day at Portable to overcome difficult challenges with practical solutions, created in collaboration with people who are seeking transformational change.

Using these practices, our team of designers, strategists and technologists have successfully delivered over 1000 projects across a range of impact areas including mental health, access to justice, government innovation, and more.

Not to mention:

• Run by industry experts

• Intimate workshop size

• Engaging hands-on training