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Effective Team Leadership – 1 Day Course | Sydney, NSW

**Overview** Develop leadership skills to motivate teams, align goals, overcome challenges, and coach individuals for stronger performance. **About This Event** **Certificate:** Course Completion Certificate **Duration:** 1 Day **Course Delivery:** Classroom / Virtual **Language:** English **Credits:** 8 **Refreshments**: Lunch, Snacks and beverages will be provided during the session **Course Overview** Leading an effective team requires more than assigning tasks and monitoring performance. This training helps professionals understand the role of a leader and create stronger team engagement. Participants explore practical approaches to leadership, motivation, team goals, challenging behaviours, and workplace coaching. The program is designed for professionals in Sydney, NSW who lead teams, are moving into leadership roles, or want to strengthen their existing leadership capabilities. Through practical exercises and workplace-focused activities, participants develop approaches for getting the best from different individuals while maintaining clear direction and accountability. **Key Takeaways** By the end of this training, participants will be able to: * Explain the qualities and behaviours associated with effective leadership * Benchmark their current leadership approach and identify development actions * Distinguish between leading and managing in practical workplace situations * Communicate business vision and translate it into meaningful team goals * Understand different individual motivators and use them to support performance * Respond constructively to difficult team members and challenging behaviours * Challenge employees in a meaningful, respectful, and effective manner * Apply a simple coaching process to support employee development **Target Audience** This training is suitable for: * Team Leaders and Supervisors * First-Time and Aspiring Managers * Department and Functional Managers * Project and Team Coordinators * Professionals responsible for leading employees * Managers looking to strengthen their leadership approach * Professionals preparing to move into a leadership position * Anyone interested in developing practical team leadership skills **© 2026 MEDA Corporate Mastery. This content is protected under applicable copyright laws. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, or use is prohibited.** **Agenda** **Module 1: Qualities of an Effective Leader** • Identify the key characteristics and behaviours of effective leaders • Assess personal leadership strengths against essential leadership qualities • Recognise areas requiring further leadership development • Establish practical actions to strengthen leadership capability • Activity: Leadership self-assessment and development action plan **Module 2: Leader or Manager?** • Understand the key differences between leading and managing • Explore the responsibilities associated with effective team leadership • Compare personal behaviours against effective leadership qualities • Identify situations requiring leadership, management, or both • Activity: Leader versus Manager comparison exercise **Module 3: That Vision Thing** • Understand the importance of making business vision meaningful to employees • Translate organisational direction into relevant team-level messages • Connect individual responsibilities with broader business objectives • Use purposeful questions to help teams understand the vision • Activity: Sydney workplace vision-to-team alignment exercise **Module 4: Developing Your Team Goals** • Connect team goals with the wider business vision • Develop clear and meaningful objectives for team members • Establish practical actions to support achievement of team goals • Create greater clarity around expectations and desired outcomes • Activity: Team goal-setting and action-planning exercise **Module 5: Motivation & What Motivates?** • Understand the importance of motivation in effective team leadership • Explore the reasons and drivers that influence individual performance • Consider emotions and their role in a workplace environment • Recognise that different team members may respond to different motivators • Activity: Individual motivation mapping exercise **Module 6: Being Consistently Different & Difficult Team Members** • Recognise why different team members may require different leadership approaches • Explore behavioural differences that can influence team interactions • Understand potential reasons behind difficult team behaviours • Develop practical strategies for responding to challenging team members • Activity: Difficult team member scenario and response exercise **Module 7: Coaching** • Understand the value of coaching in developing individual performance • Apply a simple coaching process supported by practical action plans • Explore the three key skills required for effective coaching • Use instant-results coaching techniques in everyday workplace situations • Activity: Can Do Coaching Practice – practical coaching role-play

Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Sydney Well-Architected Meetup!

Hi Architects, Welcome to the next 2026 AWS Sydney Well-Architected User Group Meetup! Each month we cover off AWS best-practices across all pillars and give away drones - lots of drones 🥳 **Please also note that AWS Security now requests a company name and company email where it is available. If you are a student, please list your institution and your student email address at that institution 👍** We'll be announcing more speakers on [https://well-architected.me](https://well-architected.me/) and previewing presentations during the coming weeks - our speakers and details this month include: * **Michael Taylor, Lakebase Specialist, Databricks** **How Lakebase provides a well-architected platform for next generation application and AI development.** Come and hear how Databricks experts show how customers run applications and agents on Lakebase; serverless Postgres governed by Unity Catalog. See instant branching, scale-to-zero, point-in-time recovery and synced tables in action. The Databricks team will also give a first look at LTAP; one open, governed copy of data for transactions and analytics, with no ETL in between. * **Mystery Speaker** **The AWS AI Competency - can automation support?** Achieving the AWS AI Competency can unlock many benefits for AI customers. In this talk, we explore if achievement of a competency can be automated. This month's menu will include: * Pizzas * Beer * Wine: Big and red 🤤 So come join us at 5:30 for a 6pm start, followed by beer, wine, pizza and friendly networking after our talks :-) Tired of Linkedin’s "thought leadership”, spam and advertising? Join https://well-architected.me/ , the AWS community built for architects, developers and cloud professionals. * Connect with experienced AWS practitioners * Preview upcoming AWS Meetups and relive past content * Create and review beautiful AWS case studies in minutes * Prepare for AWS certifications with curated quizzes * Show your manager and reports you’re well-architected (Please note that by registering to attend you agree to your details being shared as and where required with Amazon Web Services and AWS Well-Architected User Group partners)

FPGA/ASIC Meetup Sydney

**Welcome to FPGA/ASIC Meetup Sydney!** Open to anyone working with or interested in FPGAs, ASICs, and embedded systems, whether in industry, studying, building projects, or just curious. No gatekeeping 😎 This is a casual evening focused on meeting others in the space. No talks or presentations, just good conversation over a drink. We’ll be upstairs at the Botany View Hotel. There are beers on tap and great pub food. See you there!

Data Driven or Data Distracted!

Our CCX Sydney October event features a very lively and topical panel discussion entitled Data Driven or Data Distracted We will be applying a $10.00 cover charge to cover Food and drinks and on this occasion will be kindly hosted by the ONSET https://theonset.com.au The Onset is a specialist recruitment business deeply connected to Australia’s design and technology ecosystem. They work with ambitious companies, brilliant industry experts and a wider group of specialists across data, AI, design and transformation through The Omnia Collective. About the session **How Product, Design & Engineering actually use evidence to make decisions** How much data do we really need to make better product decisions? And when does being “data-driven” start getting in the way of good product thinking? For this CCX Sydney session, we’re bringing together four practitioners from different corners of the product ecosystem — analytics, strategy and service design, UX/CX, and engineering — to explore the role data and evidence actually play in product development and delivery. Each speaker will have **15 minutes to make their own case** for — or against — being **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED**. Rather than presenting a single view, they’ll challenge us to look at how research, analytics, customer insight, AI, product requirements engineering and data can influence the decisions we make — from defining the problem and creating the PRD through to designing, building and releasing the product. Our speakers bring four very different perspectives: **Olga Pasikova\, Senior Analytics Director; Rob Tot\, Strategy & Service Design Lead; Thomas Shillingford\, UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI and Author; and David Berigny\, Forward Deployed Engineer\.** Each panel member will bring their own experience, provocations and examples to the question: **when does data help us make better decisions — and when does it simply give us more information to react to?** Then we turn up the heat. Following the four presentations, **Sophie Greenfield, Senior Product & AI Designer at CBA**, will lead a lively panel discussion, bringing the speakers together to challenge each other's perspectives and explore the tensions between data, evidence, intuition, customer understanding and design judgement. Because being data-driven sounds simple. **Knowing what data to trust, what it actually means, and when to ignore it is where things get interesting.** **About our Panel:** ### Olga Pasikova **Senior Analytics Director** Olga Pasikova is a Senior Analytics Director and experienced digital analytics specialist with more than a decade working across data, analytics and digital measurement. She brings a strong ability to translate complex analytics challenges into clear strategic direction, helping teams use data to understand behaviour, measure outcomes and make better-informed decisions. Olga is also an active member of Sydney’s data and analytics community. ### Rob Tot **Strategy & Service Design Lead** Rob Tot is a Strategy and Service Design Lead who works at the intersection of customer needs, business strategy and service innovation. His work brings together strategic thinking and human-centred design to help organisations navigate complex problems, uncover opportunities and turn insight into meaningful product and service outcomes. ### Thomas Shillingford **UX \| CX \| Strategy \| AI \| Author** Thomas Shillingford is a UX and CX strategist, designer, author and speaker with extensive experience across digital products and customer experiences. His career has included work spanning research, customer journeys, interaction design, usability, design strategy and large-scale digital transformation. More recently, Thomas has been exploring the impact of AI on design practice, including how AI is changing design systems, strategy and the role of human judgement. ### David Berigny **Forward Deployed Engineer** David Berigny is a Forward Deployed Engineer working at the intersection of technology, product development and real-world customer problems. His role brings engineering directly into the product development process — translating customer and business needs into practical technical solutions, testing ideas in the field and using evidence from real-world implementation to inform what gets built and how it evolves. ### Sophie Greenfield FACILITATOR **Senior Product Designer & Facilitator** Sophie Greenfield is a Senior Product Designer at Commonwealth Bank with more than 20 years’ experience across UX, product design, research and digital strategy. Her career has spanned product strategy, customer research and experience design across organisations including CommBank, Westpac and ING Direct. Sophie has a particular interest in the intersection of **data, customer insight, product strategy and AI-enabled design**. She has been exploring and teaching AI-enabled design practices, from research synthesis and hypothesis validation to rapid prototyping and new ways of working for designers. For **DATA-DRIVEN OR DATA-DISTRACTED?**, Sophie will facilitate the conversation between our four speakers, challenging their perspectives and helping unpack the bigger question: **when does evidence genuinely improve product decisions — and when can data become a distraction from understanding the customer?** We are so excited to be wrapping up the year with this awesome panel discussion hosted by new friends of CCX Sydney, the ONSET. [https://theonset.com.au/](https://theonset.com.au/) Lastly make sure you Join us for sponsored drinks from Amplitude post the event at a nearby bar: Amplitude is the AI analytics platform built for data analysts, PMs, and growth teams. It doesn't just report on what happened; it shows you why and what to do next, all self-serve and in real time. And we're buying drinks. Join us after the meetup at the Strawberry hills hotel Regards Kevin, Lydia, Sylvia, James and Carolina.

Lifeblood Donation Week - Project Management Warriors & Warrioresses

Ch.4 How to DEMO - Amateur Vibe Code Club

We made it to chapter 4 of the Amateur Vibe Code Club wahoo! save the date: Wednesday 28rd October, State Library NSW. Special presentation session \~6–7pm, and we'll hang around till 8, if it's your first time here, welcome! The aim of the Amateur Vibe Code Club is to create a small tight-knit community of people who enjoy tinkering with, or are interested in getting involved with, AI, vibe coding, and exploring the latest tech. This chapter is titled How to DEMO! Have the perfect idea or product that you are working on but don't know how to get it off the ground?? For those new to the world of product develop, AI or just sales this is for you. In this session we breakdown the basics of demoing your product to friend or even potential clients. This session will be run by our very own member Amandeep! **Rough Agenda:** 15 minute intros → 1 hour focus session → 30 minutes networking/ presentations **what we'll get into during the focus session:** * What is a demo and why it is critical to the success * The anatomy of a great demo + pro tips to nail it * Seeing it live - a real tech demo walkthrough * Your turn have a crack and demo something yourself * Q&A see you there!

Clear Colour collective Sober dance party

## Welcome to Clear Colour Collective Step into a supportive, sober space where music, art, movement and connection come together. Clear Colour Collective is a dance experience. A place to move freely, express yourself, and reconnect with your body without the pressures of alcohol, drugs or judgement. Dance is more than movement. It's a chance to let go of the week, release stress, build confidence, and experience the joy of being fully present. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just curious, you're invited exactly as you are. This session is a women-centred, queer-inclusive space only! **✨ Arrive from 6:45 PM** Take your time to settle in, connect with others, and ease into the space. **🪩 Dance begins at 7:00 PM** Enjoy a **90-minute guided DJ journey**, moving through different energies and emotions in a safe, welcoming environment. **💛 Connect & Reflect** The final **30 minutes** is a gentle wind-down to connect with others, journal, draw, reflect, or simply relax with music. There's no pressure to talk, just space to be. Tickets via humanitix.com https://events.humanitix.com/clear-colour-collective-sober-dance-h4fsgvug/tickets ### Our Community Values 🚫 No alcohol. No drugs. No judgement. No abusive behaviour. ✨ A respectful, supportive, chat-free dance floor. Listen to your body, rest whenever you need, and stay hydrated. Come with an open mind, leave feeling lighter, connected, and empowered. Come as you are. Move how you feel. Find your colour. Welcome to **Clear Colour Collective**.

AI Project Hub

Welcome to **WSTI's AI Project Hub**—the hands-on heart of the WSTI community's AI Shed model. This isn't a traditional class or a lecture. It’s a weekly, drop-in "Shed" designed for collaborative, project-based learning, where we support each other turning ideas (beginner or ambitious) into real, working prototypes and projects. Whether you're a founder with a specific problem, a developer testing a new tool, or a complete beginner curious about what you can make, this is your space to build, learn, and collaborate. **What to expect:** * **Quick Pitch:** To spark some inspiration, we’ll have a few informal, low-pressure "progress check-ins" where attendees can briefly share what they’re working on. * **Space to Build:** No formal lectures here. Just a supportive environment to polish your prototype, refine your code, or finalise your pitch. * **Guides on the Side:** Our technical mentors will be mingling in the room. They’re ready to offer a helpful nudge, architectural advice, or a tool recommendation if you hit a roadblock. * **Community Wisdom:** If our mentors don’t have the answer, they’ll connect you with someone else in the room who does. We’re all about sharing what we learn. * **Curiosity is Welcome:** You don’t need a hackathon project to pull up a chair. If you’re a regular from our Project Hub looking to share your knowledge, or just a curious neighbour. We have community laptops with access to some AI tools if you aren't able to bring your own. **Tools/Topics discussed may include:** * ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, Opensource AI Models. * Platforms like n8n and other automation tools. * Coding vibe coding like Lovable, Replit, Antigravity and Cursor. * Frameworks such as BMAD. * Image and video generators like Midjourney, Nanobanana and Video models such as Kling, Veo & Seedance. *By attending this event, you consent that you may be photographed and recorded on video. These photos and videos may be used for marketing and promotional purposes in the future. If you have any concerns please let the team know upon arrival.*

Sydney Monthly Social Tech Meetup!

**Welcome to the Sydney Monthly Social Tech Meetup!** Running for at least 10 years now (no-one is really exactly sure when we started) we're just a monthly social meetup of techies around Sydney, held at the Blackwattle Bar and Brewery in Alexandria. All welcome, or whether you're a hobbyist, student, or working as a software engineer, UI/UX designer, AI specialist or data scientist, in tech management or product, or maybe just like hanging out with techies. There's no formal talks, just a social catch up towards end of the week (and the end of the month!) The [Blackwattle Bar and Brewery](https://www.blackwattlebrewery.com.au/) is a great family run pub in Alexandria that has plenty of food and drink options, including beers brewed on site. The Blackwattle is about a 10 minute walk from Green Square station and Waterloo metro stations, which are each only about 5 minutes from Central/Town Hall. It's about a 15 minute walk from Redfern station. And there's plenty of bus routes that go nearby also! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Networking Drinks #33

Christmas is just around the corner! Come join us once again at **The Art Syndicate**, a unique wine bar and gallery nestled in Surry Hills for a relaxed evening blending local drinks and meaningful conversations. **Event info:** ✅ Discover amazing NSW wine, beer and spirits. ✅ Expand your network of designers & make connections that last. ✅ No formal talks or speeches *Check out my reviews on this page to see what others are saying!* **Venue information:**
 You'll find us at this art gallery & wine bar in Surry Hills. They exclusively offer a curated selection of NSW-based wine, beer and spirits! There is even art for sale! **Check them out on socials:** https://www.instagram.com/theartsyndicate.com.au/ **How to find us:**
 We are on Bourke Street, a short walk from Oxford Street or Central Station. **Join our What'sApp group:**
 You'll find this link in the "Event Chat" section of this page :D Cheers, Josh

🚀 NASA Space Apps Challenge Prep & Team Formation Day!

The **NASA Space Apps Challenge** is the largest global hackathon on Earth—and it’s right around the corner! Using open NASA data, teams from around the globe work together to solve real-world problems on Earth and in space. Since the main hackathon takes place on **November 14th–15th** (the weekend after this Meetup), we are getting together to get a head start, form teams, and start brainstorming! **💡 What We’ll Do** * **Explore Challenges:** Walk through the official list of NASA challenge prompts. * **Form Teams:** Find collaborators who share your interests and skill set. * **Prep & Research:** Start early brainstorming and research so you can hit the ground running on hackathon weekend. **👉 Preview the challenges and register here:** [Official NASA Space Apps Challenge List](https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/challenges/) **💻 What to Bring & Prerequisites** * **Your Laptop (and charger!)** to research and test out ideas. * **No prior space/NASA experience needed**—all backgrounds, coders, designers, and enthusiasts are welcome! **🍕 Perks & Details** * **Pizza Provided:** We'll have pizza to keep us fueled while we brainstorm! * **Community Chat:** Join the discussion before and after the event on our [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/wPmp25Xnm5). **📸 Media Consent** By attending this event, you consent to being photographed and recorded on video for future marketing and promotional purposes. If you have any concerns or prefer not to be photographed, please inform one of the organizers upon arrival.

Get Online Week: AI for Health Information Verification | Ryde Library

This is a Partner event with the City of Ryde. Event Registrations are at: https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Events/Listing/Eventbrite/Get-Online-Week-AI-for-Health-Information-Verification-Ryde-Library-2000082856665# Learn how you can use AI safely to support your wellbeing and help you navigate everyday information at Ryde Library Wondering how new digital tools can support your wellbeing and help you navigate everyday information? Join WSTI at Ryde Library for an approachable, one-hour session on using artificial intelligence safely and effectively. Designed especially for seniors and non-tech-savvy learners, this session provides practical guidance in a relaxed, beginner-friendly setting. Live examples will adapt to audience interests and take-home reference guides are included. In this session learn how: • AI can help translate complicated health leaflets, • AI can draft personal question lists for upcoming doctor visits, and • You can spot misleading health fads, deepfakes, and online scams. You will also explore authoritative Australian health and safety resources, including Healthdirect and Be Connected, and share simple techniques to check the facts before you trust what you read on your screen. Places are booked through City of Ryde on Eventbrite. Reserve your spot here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/get-online-week-ai-for-health-information-verification-ryde-library-tickets-2000082856665