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DrMichael Cavanagh

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Science

RESEARCH INTERESTs

As an executive coach his areas of special interest include:

Communication skills

Leadership and Emotional competency

Solution focussed approaches to goal achievement and problem solving.

Coaching in complex systems

Michael's teaching emphasises the use of empirically-validated techniques and draws on the cognitive-behavioural, motivational interviewing and solution-focused approaches.

Michael's research aligns with the Faculty of Science Research Strength - Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    The coaching ripple effect: The individual and systemic level influence of leadership development
    McLean Hospital (USA)1 Aug 2010
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Personal Transformation in the Workplace following 360 Feedback
    Human Synergistics Pty Limited1 Mar 2009
    People funded by this grant:
    • Grant A,
    • Jones Q,
    • Cavanagh M
  • GRANT
    Developing leadership for high stress workplaces: Improving well being, engagement, productivity and staff retention.
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2008
    People funded by this grant:
    • Cavanagh M,
    • Brown M,
    • Wisdom K,
    • Spence G,
    • Grant A