Shoalhaven Leadership Excellence Program

Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace

Develop the Leader Within. Strengthen Your Business.

Facilitated by Anna Finch, KardiaHR

The Shoalhaven Business Chamber and Shoalhaven City Council’s Business Partnership Program is proud to present the Shoalhaven Leadership Excellence Program: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace an innovative leadership development initiative designed to help local business owners, managers and emerging leaders build safer, stronger and more productive workplaces.

This practical program combines behavioural leadership development with operational HR strategies, giving participants the confidence, knowledge and tools to lead high-performing teams while meeting their workplace obligations.

This interactive program provides a personalised learning experience, allowing participants to apply new skills directly within their own workplace and return to share their outcomes with peers.

Why Attend?

Great leadership is about more than managing people, it’s about creating an environment where each individual feels valued, supported and empowered to perform at their best.

Throughout this program, participants will:

• Discover their personal leadership style through an individual Everything DiSC Management Profile.
• Learn how leadership behaviours influence workplace culture and psychological safety.
• Gain practical strategies to improve communication, engagement and team performance.
• Understand their legislative obligations relating to psychosocial hazards and workplace behaviour.
• Strengthen HR practices to support compliant, productive and resilient businesses.
• Develop practical workplace actions that can be implemented immediately.

Program Schedule

Workshop

Tuesday 21 July 2026
9.30am – 4.30pm
CareSouth Community Hub, Nowra

A full-day interactive workshop exploring leadership behaviours, workplace culture, psychological safety and operational HR practices.

Morning tea and lunch included.

Leadership Check-in (Online)

Thursday 6 August 2026
11.00am – 12.00pm

A facilitated online session providing participants with the opportunity to discuss their workplace implementation, ask questions and receive coaching before the masterclass.

Masterclass

Tuesday 25 August 2026
9.30am – 12.30pm
The Hive, Ulladulla

Participants will present the workplace improvements they have implemented, receive feedback from the facilitator and learn from the experiences of other business leaders.

Morning tea included.

What You’ll Learn

Behavioural Leadership

• Neuroscience of psychologically safe workplaces
• Leadership styles and management profiling
• Emotional intelligence and resilience
• Communication strategies
• Building trust and engagement

Legislative Responsibilities

• Psychosocial hazards
• Workplace legislation
• Discrimination, bullying and harassment
• Employer responsibilities and risk management

Minimisation of psychosocial hazards in operational HR:

• Recruitment and onboarding
• Team and role design
• Compliance and business protection
• Reward and recognition
• Productive workplace systems

Included in Your Registration

• Full-day Leadership Workshop
• Online Leadership Check-in
• Leadership Masterclass
• Personalised Everything DiSC® Management Profile
• Workshop resources
• Leadership coaching
• Peer mentoring
• Morning tea and lunch (Workshop)
• Morning tea (Masterclass)

Who Should Attend?

This program is ideal for:

• Business Owners
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Team Leaders
• Emerging Leaders

Whether you’re leading a small business or managing a larger team, this program will provide practical tools to strengthen your leadership capability and create lasting positive change within your workplace.

Places Are Limited

To ensure a personalised and highly interactive learning experience, participation is limited to 12 business leaders.

We encourage early registration to avoid missing out.

Register Your Interest

Take the next step in your leadership journey and join other Shoalhaven business leaders committed to creating psychologically safe, high-performing workplaces.

Register your interest today and invest in stronger leadership, healthier workplace cultures and better business outcomes.

Tickets

Members: $90 | Non-Members: $100