LeadershipSpace session plan – CALHN leadership team

Safe and connected - understanding and communicating the "why"

This session will provide leaders with the 'why' behind the Safe and Connected Operating model and the role of our leaders in embedding it in CALHN. We will explore the vision for Safe and Connected, the new Operating Model designed to keep staff and patients safe, and connect our staff across teams, programs and sites.

Lead Facilitator: Emma McCahon (Chief Executive Officer, CALHN)

Empowering local decision-making and driving outcomes

Insight to impact: using data to achieve outcomes

Leaders don't just track performance — they translate it into action. This session will build leaders' capability in understanding and using KPIs to strengthen leadership effectiveness

Co-Facilitators: Safe and Connected Implementation Team and Elena Dicus (Executive Director Strategy & Digital, CALHN)

Building capability through feedback and coaching conversations

From telling to coaching: leading through questions, not answers

Great leaders don't solve every problem; they grow others who can. This session explores how coaching as a leadership skill can unlock team capability, build accountability, and promote independent thinking.

Co-facilitators: Emma McCahon (Chief Executive Officer, CALHN) and Wolfgang Stehr (Medical Director Surgery Program, Presbyterian Healthcare Services)

Conversations that count through feedback and clarity

Honest, timely feedback is one of the most powerful tools a leader has, yet it's often the most avoided. This session focuses on how to lead clear, constructive conversations that drive both performance and trust.

Co-facilitators: safe and connected implementation team, Hugh Wells (Director, Organisational Development and Workforce Strategy, CALHN) and Amanda Clark (Executive Director Nursing, CALHN)

Creating safe and high-performing teams

Safe to speak: embedding psychological safety into daily huddles

Great leaders don't just respond, they empower. This session is designed to equip you with the practical tools to lead with influence, drive outcomes, and unlock the potential within your team.

Lead facilitator: Samantha Young (Clinical Psychologist and Humn Co-Founder)

Strong teams, real results: a strengths-based approach to performance

High performance doesn't come from fixing people, it comes from unleashing what's already working. This session blends strengths-based leadership with the foundations of high-performing teams.

Lead facilitator: Yas King (Manager, Organisational Development, CALHN)