QAL Ground Control Leadership Program

Take Flight with the Ground Control Leadership Program - Tailored excellence for QAL employees.

Bond University is proud to partner with Queensland Airports Ltd (QAL) to deliver this exclusive course to QAL's valued leadership team. Tailored to align with QAL's vision and objectives, the Ground Control Leadership Program will equip you with the essential skills and expertise necessary to excel in your roles and foster proactive engagement within your teams.

The Ground Control Program is delivered through a series of workshops that can be completed online or in person, as well as self-directed exercises, readings, and project work. You will engage in a business-aligned project, present your solutions at our closing event, and complete a written reflective piece unpacking your learnings on leadership over the duration of the program.  

You will complete the Gallup CliftonStrengths© assessment to better understand your leadership strengths and have a dedicated one-on-one debrief session to be guided on how to leverage these strengths to improve your leadership potential and acumen.

The program is designed and delivered by a team of experts from Bond University. This team includes Professor Barry Burgan (Bond University's MBA-BBT Director), Assistant Professor Libby Sander (Bond University's MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour), and Dr Steve Bagi (Consulting Psychologist who specialises in strengths-based leadership and team building). 

Upon completion of the program, participants will be formally recognised with a digital Certificate of Achievement from Bond University. 

Meet your course instructors

  • Dr Libby Sander - Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour

    Libby is an Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour and the Director of Bond University's MBA program. She has over 15 years experience as a human resources director and executive team member prior to her academic career. Libby's expertise lies in organisational design, workplace design, change management, design thinking, human resources and high-performance practices and strategies. She is highly regarded for her ability to influence change in large, complex organisations. 

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The Ground Control Leadership Program is delivered through: 

  • 1 x 4-hour program launch event
  • 4 x 3-hour blended online and face-to-face group workshops.
  • 1 individual CliftonStrengths© results debrief session with the program facilitator
  • 4 x 1-hour online group sessions to discuss progress of exercises and projects, 
  • Business-aligned group project comprising of a written report and presentation.
  • Written individual leadership reflection.
  • Closing event to present projects and celebrate completion!
     

Workshop topics:

  1. Understanding Self & Others
    A team is a group of individuals who are interdependent with respect to information, resources and skills who seek to combine their efforts to achieve a common goal. To understand teams, you first need to understand the individuals that make up the team. This session includes participants completing a Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment where they assess and discuss the strengths they bring as a leader and how it will affect their role as a leader.
  2. Fundamentals of Groups & Teams
    This workshop involves discussion about the fundamental concepts of groups and teams including composition, norms, group dynamics and the difference between groups and teams.
  3. Making Teamwork Work
    This workshop follows on about how to make teams more effective by considering effective team processes (e.g., goal setting, planning, meetings, perf. mgt.) and team development.
  4. The Process of Leadership
    This final workshop explores the role of “leaders” and “followers” (a leader cannot lead unless there is someone to lead) and how it is important to understand both roles and their engagement in the process of leadership.

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