26 October 2018 
Corinne Merriman, Events Manager
The Association of Heads of University Administration (AHUA) have been running a development programme for a number of years targeted at new heads of service to help develop their leadership skills.
The fifth iteration of the Professional Service Directors’ Programme, which has been informed by collaboration between AHUA, AUDE and a number of other professional associations, will start in March 2019. The deadline for applications is 11 January 2019.
The programme provides participants with the opportunity to reflect on their current leadership skills, to develop their ability to influence more effectively at senior level and thereby to have greater impact across the institution.
It focuses on:
In addition to input from facilitators and speakers, participants are provided with 1-1 coaching and membership of an action learning set in which to explore current business issues with a new network of peers from across the sector.
Feedback from those who have sponsored participants on previous programmes suggests that institutions gain more engaged and better networked leaders with increased self-awareness and a new range of key contacts across organisations and specialisations.
