Public Strengths Workshops
Strengths Compass for Leaders
Now enrolling for the two day workshop
Two date options are currently available:
Tuesday 26 May & Thursday 18 June 2026
Tuesday 28 July & Thursday 20 August 2026
Strengths Compass for Leaders is our core Public Workshop, a two-day experience specifically designed for leaders and senior practitioners in the human services and allied health sectors.
Our public workshops create a shared reflective space that is practical, grounded, and respectful of the complexity people are carrying. They are kept deliberately small, with a maximum of 10 participants, to support the depth of reflection and the quality of the experience.
Details
Next Virtual Workshops (choice of two dates):
Workshop 1: Tuesday 26 May & Thursday 18 June 2026
Workshop 2: Tuesday 28 July & Thursday 20 August 2026
Price: $795 + GST
Format: Virtual | Two non-consecutive days
Group size: Capped at 10 participants
The Experience
A reflective, strengths-informed workshop designed for leaders and senior practitioners in human services, allied health and other care-based roles who are carrying sustained responsibility over time.
Strengths Compass for Leaders helps participants understand and apply their strengths in ways that support engagement, energy, and wellbeing, while making leadership more sustainable over time.
What participants work with
Participants work with their own Leader Strengths Profile* as a reflective reference point, recognising that what supports sustainability will differ depending on the individual and their role.
What the workshop focuses on
Our focus is on understanding how strengths, energy, and responsibility are operating, so leaders can develop clearer judgement about practical strategies and actions that will support the sustainability of themselves, and their team, over time.
Because these skills are critical in sectors facing increasing pressure, pace, and responsibility, the workshop is structured to support both insight and integration.
*The Leaders Strengths Profile is included in the registration fee.
Content
Day One: Understanding strengths and leadership patterns
understanding the strengths approach and the Strengths Profile model
exploring the difference between Realised Strengths, Unrealised Strengths, Learned Behaviours, and Weaknesses
noticing how energy is a defining feature of strengths, not just performance
recognising common leadership patterns reflected in strengths profiles, including overuse and depletion
reflecting on individual Leader Strengths Profiles to understand current leadership style and pressures
developing a shared language for talking about strengths, energy, and leadership behaviour
Day Two: Leading sustainably within real systems
how strengths behave under sustained responsibility, not just under pressure
recognising patterns of overuse and underuse as signals of role design and expectations
using energy as information to guide sustainable choices, not something to override or push through
understanding how responsibility tends to accumulate around certain strengths and leadership roles over time
distinguishing what sits within a leader’s influence from what cannot be ethically or sustainably carried alone
developing judgement about boundaries, ethical load, and where small, intentional adjustments may be of benefit
Outcomes - Participants leave with:
a clearer understanding of how their leadership is being carried over time
insight into how strengths, energy, and responsibility interact in their real work context
greater discernment about where strengths are supporting or undermining sustainability
language to name overextension and ethical load without self-blame
clarity about what personal effort cannot compensate for structurally, and where responsibility or support needs to be shared
a grounded sense of what conversations, boundaries, or supports may be needed next
For those who would like a concise overview of the workshop structure and focus, a short summary is available below.
“I attended Sharon’s Strengths Compass for Leaders workshop and found it to be an insightful and perceptive approach to working with strengths. Sharon brings a calm and knowledgeable presence to facilitation and group discussion. I came away with a clear understanding of how this approach can be adopted in practice.”
- Patricia Muncey, Manager Field Education, Adelaide University | Participant, Strengths Compass for Leaders workshop (2 days)
If this workshop feels like a good fit, you’re welcome to choose the option that suits you best.
You can book online, or if you have any questions or would like to discuss the suitability of this workshop for yourself or your staff, you’re welcome to contact us.
A Leader Strengths Profile is included in the registration fee and will be completed closer to the workshop date, so it reflects your current energy and work context. Pre-workshop, all participants are offered an optional 15 minute phone consult to discuss their role, context, and goals for the training.
The Strengths Compass for Leaders workshop can also be tailored for organisations with virtual or in-person delivery options. If you’d like to discuss this, please click here for our contact form.
“This training challenged me in all the right ways, not just in content, but in the quality of interaction and reflection it fostered. Sharon held the space with calm, confidence, and deep knowledge, responding with care and relevance to real workplace challenges. A great workshop I’ll be recommending to others.”
- Sandra Constantine, Senior Practitioner
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