Suggestions for using the toolkit

How the toolkit is organised

The toolkit groups tools, resources, policies and learning into topics that relate to your work.

When you visit a topic, you see immediately:

useful tools, resources, policies, learning and links that will help you deal with work tasks and challenges
explanations of when to consider using a particular tool or resource

The most important thing to remember is that YOU are in control

The tools and resources in the toolkit are short and practical.

They are designed to save you time, help you act effectively and enable you to make decisions that deliver good outcomes for you and others.

BUT… How you use the toolkit is up to YOU.

Build your leadership and management skills – at your own pace

It’s easy. Here’s how.

Work systematically through the three topic areas on the Leader Toolkit, moving from the Leading Self topics, to Leading Others and Leading Teams.
Use the tools and resources in each topic to assess your capabilities and improve those you identify as needing development.

Here are some suggestions

If you want to…	You could…
…find a particular tool or resource	Look for the document in the Find tools and resources quickly list. Look in its related topic – you will find the topic on the toolkit start page.
…develop some new ideas	Browse the toolkit start page for topics that are related to what you want to do. For example, Recognition and motivating others offers lots of suggestions about recognising good work and achievement, or Influencing, collaboration and networking will help you assess your networking strategies and improve your skills.
…take a different approach to meeting a work challenge	Browse the toolkit start page for topics that are related to what you want to do. For example, Leading change offers lots of suggestions about how to lead and support your team through change, or Difficult conversations will help you build your approaches and improve your skills.
…understand how the toolkit can support YOU	Browse the toolkit start page for topics that are related to what you want to do. For example, Leading change offers lots of suggestions about how to lead and support your team through change, or Difficult conversations will help you build your approaches and improve your skills.