Full course description
Date and time
Day 1: Thursday 15 May 2025, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Day 2: Thursday 7 August 2025, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Day 3: Tuesday 9 September 2025, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Delivery mode
In person at ISV, 40 Rosslyn St, West Melbourne
Audience
Middle leaders, including emerging leaders or aspiring leaders
Description
Are you ready to unlock your leadership potential and navigate the complexities of education with authenticity and confidence? The Emerge Seminar is a transformational experience designed for middle leaders seeking to deepen self-awareness, build resilience and elevate their leadership impact. Spread across three dynamic and non-consecutive days, this seminar delves into the inner workings of leadership – examining how self-awareness shapes decisions, relationships and growth.
Participants will get the opportunity to chart their own leadership course through a deliberate focus on where and how they direct their thinking. They will be provided with many opportunities to view their leadership in fresh and insightful ways enabling a path forward full of promise and opportunity.
Key takeaways
- knowledge of how to uncover your leadership essence and develop self-awareness for clearer decision-making
- practical strategies to navigate leadership challenges with empathy and perspective
- understanding of how to balance external feedback and internal reflection for improved leadership
- ability to reframe challenges with a growth mindset and turn them into opportunities
- techniques for managing difficult relationships, setting boundaries, and ensuring lasting leadership growth
Presenter information
Gavin Grift
Gavin Grift is a widely respected international educator and the founder of Grift Education, an organisation that helps educators lead satisfying and accomplished professional lives. Widely considered one of Australia’s top authors this enigmatic leader’s clients include independent, faith based and government education systems, high level executives, influential corporate brands and cutting edge international schools.
Organisations that have engaged Gavin Grift to raise their awareness and the subsequent impact of their collective and individual efforts include ISV, United World College South East Asia, Catholic Education South Australia, State Education Departments, Learning Network New Zealand, International School of Phnom Penh, L’Oréal, Beyond Blue and an array of CEOs, Principals and Middle leaders. He is also one of the most in demand keynote speakers and workshop presenters.
The author’s best selling books such as Collaborative Teams that Work, Five Ways of Being, Teachers as Architects and Transformative Collaboration have been empowering readers across the globe, making him one of the most accessible and powerful writers around today. Gavin’s newest publications include Emerge (2023) and Mastering Meetings that Matter (2023).