McMillan’s Building and Leading High Performing Teams workshop is designed for APS staff with leadership responsibilities. Delivered as a half-day program in Canberra or online, this course helps agencies and departments strengthen collaboration, build trust, and lift team performance. Participants explore practical strategies to create cohesive teams, manage conflict, and lead with confidence in the public sector environment.
The Building and Leading High Performing Teams workshop is a half-day program for APS staff with leadership responsibilities. Designed around the real challenges of public sector leadership, it combines discussion, theory, and interactive activities to build confidence and capability.
APS-focused: Tailored for agencies and departments to strengthen leadership capability in line with APS values.
Practical outcomes: Participants leave with strategies to build effective teams, manage conflict, and foster trust and collaboration.
Interactive format: Group discussions, activities, and workplace-based examples ensure learning is applied directly to APS contexts.
Leadership growth: Develops both team-focused and self-awareness skills, helping participants lead confidently and effectively.
Flexible delivery: Half-day format, available face-to-face in Canberra or online via MS Teams.
Understanding how teams form, grow, and perform effectively.
Exploring workplace culture and learning how to create cohesion.
Recognising what makes high-performing staff and how to support them.
Reflecting on personal leadership style and its impact on others.
Learning strategies to strengthen trust and resolve conflict constructively.
At the end of the Building and Leading High Performing Teams workshop, participants will be able to:
McMillan’s Building and Leading High Performing Teams workshop is delivered to APS agencies and departments as a workplace program.
Consultation and design fee (one-off per program): $1,200 +GST
(only payable once, even if the program is delivered multiple times)
Half-day workshop delivery (face to face in Canberra): $3,200 +GST
Half-day workshop delivery (live online via MS Teams): $3,000 +GST
Programs are priced for group delivery, with up to 18 participants recommended for maximum engagement.
APS3–6 employees who need to strengthen their workplace writing capability. Agencies and departments can book this as a group program to support staff development.
The course runs as a half-day program, either face to face in Canberra or online via MS Teams. Agencies and departments can choose the format that best suits their staff.
For maximum impact and interaction, McMillan recommends a group size of up to 18 participants per session.
Yes. Each delivery includes a one-off consultation and design process to ensure activities, examples, and case studies reflect your workplace context.
Yes. Many agencies and departments choose to run multiple sessions. The consultation and design fee is only charged once, no matter how many times the program is delivered.
McMillan makes it simple to strengthen leadership capability in your agency or department. Our Building and Leading High Performing Teams workshop is:
Agile: Delivered on-site in Canberra or online via MS Teams to fit your team’s schedule.
Effective: Focused on practical strategies that lift collaboration, trust, and performance.
Tailored: Designed with examples and activities that reflect your agency or department’s workplace context.
Supported: Facilitators guide participants through real APS scenarios for lasting impact.
Bring this half-day workshop to your agency or department and see immediate improvements in teamwork, leadership confidence, and outcomes.
Contact McMillan Staff Development to arrange a tailored quote and schedule.
