Executive Leadership Skills
Lead with empathy - shape a positive culture, inspire your team, and drive lasting success.




































Executive Leadership Skills
For too long this notion of the ‘tough executive’ has existed across organisations both large and small. The concept of the ‘nice’ executive was seen to be weak and ultimately doomed to failure – in other words, do nice guys finish last? Well, research by Christine Porath at Georgetown University shows the answer to that question is no. Ultimately, those who display aggressive, tough behaviours are the ones most likely to fail, and the reason for this? When the chips are down, no-one has their back.
This course is not about how to run a business, we know you know how to do that. This is about developing the skills of human leadership. The skills that allow you to positively impact the lives of those people who show up to your business every day and allow them to become the best possible versions of themselves.
A manager’s day is difficult to plan out generally on a daily basis let alone plot it out-to-the-minute precisely. So how do we conquer our day, how do we get all our tasks done effectively and efficiently? With some careful planning, some great time management and delegation skills, that’s how.
Outcomes
At the end of this course the participants will be able to:
- Examine the relationship between executive behaviour and organisational culture
- Determine the current state of their organisation’s culture and identify areas for improvement
- Create and implement strategies to positively impact their people
- Identify your natural and adjusted communication styles
- Learn to improve your adjusted communication style so you have the most positive impact on your people
What to expect
This engaging and hands-on course incorporates reflective assessments, real-world case studies, and interactive group activities. You’ll participate in self-evaluations to identify your leadership style, collaborate on practical solutions to workplace challenges, and design actionable plans to implement human leadership strategies in your organisation. By the end of the course, you’ll have a tailored leadership action plan ready for immediate use.
Who is this Executive Leadership Skills Course for?
This course is designed for executives, managers, and leaders at all levels who are committed to fostering a positive workplace culture. It’s ideal for those looking to enhance their leadership style, build trust, and drive engagement within their teams. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or aspiring to make a greater impact, this program will provide the tools and strategies to lead with authenticity and influence.
How will this Executive Leadership Skills course help me?
This course equips you with the skills and insights to:
- Create a more engaged, productive, and resilient workplace culture
- Build trust and credibility as a leader by demonstrating empathy and authenticity
- Enhance your communication skills to positively influence your team
- Confidently manage difficult conversations while preserving trust and respect


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What's Included
Defining Human Leadership
- What does human leadership look like to you?
- What is the difference between good leadership and human leadership?
Why Does Human Leadership Matter
We live in a world where organisations must manage themselves very differently. The command-and-control approach to leadership no longer works. It’s time for a new style.
Look at the engagement crisis in Australia – what does that mean for your organisation?
Examine the impact of outdated leadership styles on productivity, job satisfaction and engagement.
Assess The Current State Of Your Organisation
Complete an assessment to help you identify:
- Your vision for your organisational culture
- The current organisational culture and engagement levels of your workforce
- The gaps between the current and desired state of your workforce
- The strategies you can employ to close those gaps
- Identify the characteristics of human leadership and assess your own skills against them
Toxic Workplace Behaviours To Stop Normalising
Since the 1950s a great many toxic workplace behaviours have become normalised in our organisations, but their effect is far more detrimental than we realise. Take an in depth look at these toxic workplace behaviours and create strategies for minimising and then eradicating them over time. Replace those behaviours with human leadership behaviours that really work.
Trust And Radical Candour
Despite the huge benefits of human leadership, there are going to be occasions when you still need to have difficult conversations. The trick is to identify what you want the outcome of those conversations to be. The key to true radical candour is trust and psychological safety – the notion of being comfortable with being uncomfortable. If you must have these conversations, your people need to know you’re not doing this just to tear them down, you’re doing this to lift them up.
Creating Strategies To Drive Human Leadership
- Decide what authentic trust looks like
- Genuinely live the values
- What are your organisation’s values?
- How does your behaviour reflect the values?
- Creating an action plan – what do you want to do differently?
This course is designed for executives, managers, and leaders at all levels who are committed to fostering a positive workplace culture. It’s ideal for those looking to enhance their leadership style, build trust, and drive engagement within their teams. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or aspiring to make a greater impact, this program will provide the tools and strategies to lead with authenticity and influence.
- This is 2-day program that can be delivered face-to-face or as a virtual program (MS Teams)
- Comprehensive Training Materials
- Interactive Learning Modules
- Expert Guidance
- Actionable Resources
- Certificate of Completion
Dont have your own laptop?
We have modern HP laptops available for hire!
HP EliteBook Touchscreen Tablet laptops (with mouse) (11 available)
- Rental cost to client $95+GST per laptop + transport
- Running Windows 11
- Running Office 365
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- OneNote
- Added only if required - MS Project, MS Visio


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