Fernleaf Learning Workshops

Fernleaf Learning workshops provide a focused environment for developing practical capability in leadership, governance, stewardship, enterprise transformation, and organisational decision-making. Delivered in small groups, these facilitated sessions encourage discussion, reflection, and the practical application of concepts within real organisational contexts.

Workshops are organised across three capability series, enabling participants and organisations to select learning aligned to their role, responsibilities, and organisational priorities.

Executive Masterclass Series

Strategic leadership and executive decision-making for leaders operating in increasingly data-dependent organisations.

Data Minded Leadership Series

Developing leadership capability, organisational influence, and practical approaches to leading with data.

Practical Data Capability Series

Applied workshops that build capability across governance, stewardship, data management, enterprise transformation, data quality, migration, and operational practice.

Participation Options

Workshop Only

Attend an in-person workshop as a standalone professional development experience. Workshops combine facilitated discussion, practical activities, and organisational scenarios to strengthen capability and support immediate workplace application.

Online Program + Workshop (Recommended)

The recommended pathway combines online learning with facilitated workshop participation.

Online Program

Participants establish a common foundation through the relevant Fernleaf online program, building shared language, concepts, and practical understanding before attending the workshop.

In-Person Workshop

The workshop extends online learning through facilitated discussion, collaborative activities, organisational scenarios, and practical application.

Continued Learning

Participants retain access to their online program after the workshop, enabling continued learning, reflection, and reinforcement as capability develops over time.Bundled pricing is available for participants enrolling in both the online program and workshop.

Contact us for package options and participant access at programs@fernleaflearning.com.

Fernleaf Learning programs are designed to support individual professionals, leadership teams, and organisations through flexible learning pathways.

Organisational Participation

Fernleaf Learning supports organisations in building capability across teams through tailored learning pathways that combine online programs, facilitated workshops, executive coaching, and organisational application.

Options include:

  • Group enrolments

  • Team pricing

  • Private workshop delivery

  • Online learning before and after workshops

  • Executive coaching (where applicable)

  • Tailored organisational capability pathways

Programs can be delivered for individual teams or as part of broader organisational capability initiatives.

Contact us at programs@fernleaflearning.com to discuss organisational participation.

Leading With Data

DATA MINDED LEADERSHIP SERIES

Leading with Data is a two-day in-person leadership development program designed for leaders working in increasingly data-dependent organisations.

Using practical Leadership Practices, facilitated discussion, reflection, and real-world leadership experiences, the program explores how leadership behaviours shape whether data becomes confidence, conversation, or meaningful organisational action. Rather than focusing on technical concepts, analytics, or dashboards, the program develops the leadership capability to ask better questions, exercise sound judgement, and lead evidence-informed decisions in everyday organisational practice.

Participants leave with greater confidence in leading themselves and others, practical leadership guides, and a deeper understanding of the behaviours that strengthen decision-making, governance, accountability, and organisational capability.

To support ongoing application, each participant also receives a one-hour individual coaching session, scheduled at a mutually convenient time with the facilitator. The coaching session provides an opportunity to reflect on leadership challenges, apply the Leadership Practices within their own organisational context, and strengthen practical leadership capability beyond the workshop.

What this program explores

  • Why leading with data begins long before a dashboard is opened

  • Asking better questions to improve organisational understanding and decision-making

  • Making confident decisions when information is incomplete or uncertain

  • Leading conversations that build trust, judgement, and accountability

  • Creating leadership behaviours that enable evidence-informed teams and organisational capability

Who should attend

  • EL1 and EL2 leaders, or equivalent managers

  • Leaders responsible for organisational performance, service delivery, or governance

  • Managers leading teams working in increasingly data-dependent environments

  • Leaders seeking to strengthen judgement, leadership capability, and evidence-informed decision-making

Bookings

Leading Through Data

EXECUTIVE MASTERCLASS SERIES

Leading Through Data is an in-person executive leadership development program designed for leaders operating in complex decision environments where evidence is often incomplete, contested, or interpreted differently across the organisation.

Using practical scenarios and facilitated discussion, the program explores how leadership behaviours influence whether data becomes insight, noise, or meaningful action. Rather than focusing on technical concepts, it examines judgement, governance, accountability, and the leadership behaviours that shape decision-making in practice.

Participants leave with practical leadership insights, executive tools, and greater confidence in leading conversations where evidence, uncertainty, organisational priorities, and accountability intersect.

To support ongoing application, each participant also receives a one-hour individual coaching session, scheduled at a mutually convenient time with the facilitator. The coaching session provides an opportunity to reflect on leadership challenges, decision environments, and the practical application of the concepts explored throughout the program within their own organisational context.

What this program explores

  • How leadership behaviours influence the effective use of data in organisational decisions

  • Why evidence is often challenged, ignored, or interpreted differently

  • The role of governance in supporting better organisational decision-making

  • Leading conversations where uncertainty, risk, accountability, and competing priorities intersect

  • Practical approaches for leading in data-dependent environments

Who should attend

  • Executives and senior leaders

  • Senior managers responsible for organisational performance, strategy, or governance

  • Leaders responsible for guiding teams that work with data, evidence, or organisational decision-making

Bookings

The Hub

Fernleaf Learning workshops are held at the National Press Club, located in Barton, Canberra. The venue is centrally positioned within the parliamentary and government precinct and is easily accessible by car, taxi or public transport.

Detailed location information is provided on the map below. Participants will receive joining instructions prior to the workshop.

National Press Club
16 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600