2025 BOARDen Your Career Program
Aug
18
to Sep 11

2025 BOARDen Your Career Program

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🌟 BOARDen Your Career: Governance Skills for Beginners

📅 Program Start Date: Monday, 18 August 2025
📍 Location: Online (via email + Zoom)
⏰ Duration: 4 weeks | ~1.5 hours/week
🎯 Hosted by: JCI East & West Melbourne + Resilient Leadership Academy

Are you an early-career professional looking to grow into a board or committee role?

Join us for BOARDen Your Career—a practical, beginner-friendly program designed to help you build governance knowledge and leadership confidence.

This 4-week online course will introduce you to the fundamentals of governance, board service, and strategic leadership, with insights from experienced directors.

👥 Who Should Attend

  • Early-career professionals (particularly in Melbourne)

  • Aspiring board/committee members

  • Anyone curious about governance and leadership development

🧭 What to Expect

  • Email lessons (2x/week): Bite-sized content to build core knowledge

  • Live group sessions (1x/week): 1‑hour Zoom calls with expert facilitators

  • Supportive learning environment with peers and mentors

  • Total time commitment: ~1.5 hours per week

📚 Weekly Topics

Week 1: What is a board? Roles, duties & responsibilities
Week 2: Finance basics for board members
Week 3: Board structures, constitutions & operations
Week 4: Leadership self-assessment: Are you board-ready?

🎓 Why Join?

  • Learn directly from current board directors

  • Understand the pathways into board service

  • Build your leadership profile and confidence

  • Perfect for those with little or no board experience

📝 How to Register

🔗 Apply by Sunday, 10 August 2025 to secure your spot.
👉 Visit: resilientleadershipacademy.com/2025-boarden-your-career-program

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Communication Masterclass
Jul
26
11:00 AM11:00

Communication Masterclass

Do you want to be a better communicator?


Join us on the 26th July for an in-person masterclass and networking event delivered by Bilal Ahmad to learn more about how small changes in your communication can have a huge positive impact on your confidence and how others perceive you as a leader.

True leaders don’t just talk - they connect, inspire, and transform.

Learn the secrets of legendary communicators like Obama and Oprah in The Art of Leadership Communication. 

Elevate your presence, master body language, and lead with confidence.

Event Details

🗓️ Date: Saturday, 26 July 2025

🕕 Time: 11.00am - 12.30pm AEST

Location: City Library

Facilitated by Bilal Ahmad, this session will cover:

 ✅  Importance & Impact of Leadership Communication

 ✅  Leadership Communication Styles

 ✅  Lessons from Great Communicators

 ✅  The Science Behind Effective Communication

 ✅  Essential Leadership Communication Tools

 ✅  Mastering Body Language for Leadership

 ✅  Key Takeaways and Q&A

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Emotional Intelligence: Unlocking Your Leadership Toolkit
Mar
31
7:30 PM19:30

Emotional Intelligence: Unlocking Your Leadership Toolkit

Join us for an insightful session on Emotional Intelligence and its critical role in effective leadership.

Learn how you can better understand yourself and others to strengthen your relationships in all aspects of life - work, home, study, side hustles, wherever you interact with others.

In this session, we will explore key emotional intelligence components and share practical strategies to adapt your leadership style to the situation and the needs of the people you interact with.

Facilitated by Natalie Dawes, this session will cover:

✅ What is emotional intelligence and components of EQ

✅ Why is it important in your work and your relationships in all aspects of life

✅ How does emotional intelligence impact your leadership style

Event Details

🗓️ Date: Monday, 31 March 2025

🕕 Time: 7.30pm - 9.00pm AEDT

📍 Location: Online (Zoom)

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