This is more than a leadership program.

The Master of Leadership and Management (Organisation Dynamics) is a fully accredited postgraduate degree for experienced professionals ready to go deeper. Delivered by NIODA – Australia’s only higher education institute dedicated to systems psychodynamics – this course equips you with the insight, frameworkds and self-awareness to lead in complexity.

You won’t just upgrade your leadership,
you’ll shift your whole perspective.

Most leadership development programs focus on surface-level skills—what to say, how to perform, what model to apply. But in the real world, the challenges are deeper:

– Culture that resists change
– Strategy that doesn’t stick
– Teams that appear aligned but don’t deliver
– Leadership that feels more like burden than collaboration

Why? Because traditional training ignores the invisible forces shaping behaviour: unconscious dynamics, unspoken roles, systemic pressures.

– Have you tried coaching, strategy workshops, and change programs—with limited results?
– Do you feel like you’re solving the same problems again and again?
– Are team dynamics blocking performance, but you’re not sure why?
– Do your peers or stakeholders say they want change but resist it in practice?
– Do you feel like you’re carrying more than your share of the responsibility?
– Are you intellectually capable but intuitively sensing something deeper is at play?
– Do you want leadership development that actually matches the complexity of your role?

Start your journey now

NIODA isn’t a leadership training provider—it’s a higher education institute with a consulting edge.

– We teach what we practice. Our faculty are also consultants working with real leadership teams.
– We focus on the whole system. You’ll learn to lead by understanding your team, your context, and your role within both.
– We challenge and support. This is rigorous, reflective, and relational learning—designed to challenge how you think, feel, and lead.

Join a master’s preview session

Curious but not quite ready to apply? Our Master’s Preview Sessions give you a real feel for the program and whether it’s the right fit for you.

At the session, you will:
– Meet NIODA faculty and students, and experience a sample of our reflective, systems-based teaching style
– Learn how the program integrates academic theory with real workplace application
– Explore what it’s like to study part-time while working full-time
– Ask your questions in a relaxed, informal setting

🎁 All attendees receive a Preview Pack, including:
– A curated selection of key academic papers and insights into the value of the systems psychodynamic approach
– A detailed program overview outlining structure, learning outcomes, and time commitment.

What’s visible is only part of the story – think of your organisation like an iceberg

Above the surface: KPIs, strategy documents, reviews, restructures

Below the surface: Hidden loyalties, fear, power dynamics, unspoken norms

Most programs teach you to manage the top
NIODA equips you to navigate the whole system.

Systems thinking – Understand patterns and feedback loops across the organisation

Group Relations – Learn how authority, roles, and relationships shape decision-making

Psychodynamics – Explore the emotional and unconscious forces that influence behaviour

Download the course guide

Learn to read group dynamics and navigate resistance
– Influence culture from within
– Shift systemic patterns—not just surface-level behaviour

Move from managing chaos to making meaning in complexity

This isn’t a course for ticking boxes. It’s for leaders who are tired of surface-level solutions and ready to work at depth.

At NIODA, we create a learning environment where:
– You can reflect deeply, not perform
– You learn from your peers as much as from faculty
– You begin seeing organisational patterns you hadn’t noticed before
– You realise: it’s not just what you do—it’s what you see that matters most

Let’s talk

About NIODA

The National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia (NIODA) offers internationally renowned post-graduate education and research in organisation dynamics, and decades of experience consulting with Australian organisations. 

The study of organisation dynamics brings together socio-technical and psychoanalytic disciplines to explore the unconscious dynamics that exist in every group, team or organisation. Learning more about these theories, and reflecting on the experience of them, can support leaders and managers to unlock great potential in their organisations, tackling issues through a whole new light.