Integral Leadership Development Programs

Equip your leaders with the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead with authenticity, ease and impact.

Most of us aren't born leaders

Most people become leaders because they excel at what they do. But for most, excelling as a leader requires a very different set of skills to those that allow us to excel in our profession.

Almost 60% of leaders say they struggle to lead*. More often than not, this is because they are not comfortable with leadership and haven't received the training, development and support they need to lead with authenticity, ease and impact.

* State of Leadership in Australian Workplaces published by the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) and The Leaders Lab.

Integral Leadership Development Programs

Based on the acclaimed Integral Development Framework, Risk Strategies programs empower leaders to lead authentically by understanding and

embracing their identity, values and beliefs, alongside the principles of

leadership.

The approach focuses not just on the functional or technical skills required to lead effectively, but on helping leaders understand and embrace their interior and exterior selves so that they have the skills and confidence to lead with authenticity and impact.

Integral Leadership Development Programs

Designed to support organisations and leaders in developing and refining their leadership skills, Risk Strategies offers a variety of group and individual leadership development programs based on the Integral Leadership Development Framework.

Leadership Essentials Program

Designed to support managers and leaders in developing and refining their leadership skills, the Leadership Essentials Program is:

Ideal for new, emerging and seasoned leaders wanting to develop or refine their leadership skills.
Supported by practical activities and assignments to consolidate learnings and promote reflection.
Engaging, practical, relevant, fun and suitable for groups of 6 to 16 participants.

To provide participants with the opportunity to solidify, practice and integrate learnings into their day-to-day activities, the program is delivered across four half-day, in-person sessions, over an 8 to 12 week period. With each session focusing on a specific area of leadership or capability:

Managing versus leading
Finding your own style of leadership
Harnessing emotional intelligence
Understanding and appreciating different perspectives

01 Embracing your inner leader

Active listening
Coaching conversations
Establishing and building rapport
The different forms of communication
Influencing others

02 Effective communication

Practical and situational leadership
Effective and successful delegation
Managing time, priorities and bandwidth
Understanding and working with different personality structures

03 Leading with confidence

Team dynamics and development
Understanding the ‘internal customer’
Networking and developing relationships
Utilising internal supports (e.g. HR)
Effective meetings –speaking with confidence

04 Teams and the wider organisation

Leadership and Coaching Conversations

Empower your managers and leaders with the skills needed to engage, educate and inspire individual employees, influence attitudes, change behaviours and ultimately shift culture.

Developed and refined over two decades, the program teaches participants strategies that enable them to have conversations that achieve desired outcomes and is:

Ideal for new, emerging and seasoned leaders wanting to develop and improve their coaching and communication skills.
Supported by practical activities that offer participants opportunities to practice and apply the techniques.
Engaging, practical, relevant, fun and suitable for groups of 12 to 15 participants.
Delivered over the course of a day and includes a workbook detailing the model, methodology and techniques for future reference and taking notes.

Over the course of a full day workshop, participants are taught the highly regarded POWER coaching model and learn how to:

Listen effectively & empathetically

Use precision questioning techniques

Identify, recognise & appreciate alternate perspectives

Apply the techniques in relevant practice scenarios

Have meaningful conversations & influence others

Targeted and Tailored Leadership Development Programs

Tailored and targeted leadership development programs, designed to meet your organisation and leaders' unique needs, capabilities and challenges are:

Ideal for leaders of all levels – from the frontline to the C-suite.
Tailored to the unique needs, requirements and demands of your organisation and leaders.
Supported by practical activities and assignments to consolidate learnings and promote reflection.
Engaging, practical, relevant, fun and suitable for groups of 6 to 16 participants.

Delivered face-to-face, typically through four to six full-day workshops. To ensure participants have the opportunity to solidify, practice and integrate learnings into their day-to-day activities, the program is typically delivered over an 8 to 12 week period.

01 Discovery and needs analysis

One-on-one interviews with participants and their managers are designed to understand and identify:

Specific, individual and collective needs and challenges.
Organisational needs, requirements and objectives.
Existing leadership skills, capabilities and challenges.

02 Program design and development

The program is developed and designed to meet your organisational needs and objectives by:

Working closely and collaboratively with an internal reference group.
Structuring the program and tailoring content to meet the specific organisational and developmental needs, challenges and goals identified.

03 Leadership training, development and one-on-one coaching

Learning outcomes, impact and return on investment are maximised by:

Delivering the program over four to six full-day in-person workshops, with three-week intervals between each, to allow participants to solidify, practice, and integrate their learning into their day-to-day activities.
Providing participants with practical activities and assignments to complete to consolidate their learning.
Incorporating one-on-one coaching sessions within the program to support participants in integrating and adopting learnings and overcoming personal leadership challenges.

04 Reflection and reporting

Personal reflection and development are ongoing components of the program and typically complemented by outcome-focused reporting tailored to your organisation's needs, midway and upon completion of the program.

One-on-one Leadership Coaching

Support, inspire and empower your leaders to lead with confidence, authenticity and ease through personal leadership coaching and development tailored to their goals, objectives, and challenges.

Leadership development is deeply personal and requires us to reflect on who we are as people, our strengths and our shortcomings. Personal leadership coaching provides a safe, supportive and constructive environment that supports this with:

Development is tailored to individual needs, capabilities and experiences

Goals and outcomes defined, agreed upon and owned by the individual

The scope and flexibility to dive deeper into a particular area or explore a specific event or challenge

Individuals truly accountable for achieving the agreed goals and outcomes

This makes coaching ideal for both new and seasoned leaders (from the frontline to the C-suite), with truly personalised development programs tailored to the unique needs and objectives of the individual and the organisation.

Delivered by an experienced leadership development coach programs typically involve:

Meeting with the individual's manager to understand the individual's role and responsibilities, perceived leadership strengths and weaknesses and the goals and objectives of the program.
Meeting with the individual and their manager to define and agree upon:
- Desired outcomes and areas of focus.
- Each person’s role and accountabilities.
- Reporting requirements and process.
- What happens if the coaching program is not going according to plan.
Development of a personalised coaching program and session structure designed to meet the individual's developmental goals and achieve the desired outcomes.
Six or more fortnightly one-on-one coaching sessions, in person or online, with an experienced leadership development coach.
Outcomes-focused reporting, at the midway point and upon completion of the program, that includes:
- Personal reflection prepared by the individual.
- Written report prepared by the coach.

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Integral Leadership Development Programs

Equip your leaders with the skills, knowledge and confidence to lead with authenticity, ease and impact.

Most of us aren't born leaders

Integral Leadership Development Programs

Leadership Essentials Program​

01 Embracing your inner leader

02 Effective communication

03 Leading with confidence

04 Teams and the wider organisation

Testimonials

Should we talk about how we can help you protect your people and power your business?

Leadership Essentials Program