Experienced people leaders
Managers who already carry leadership responsibility but need to strengthen their personal impact.
Personal leadership
Develop the leader your organisation needs.
The Living Leader's Personal Leadership Programme is three immersive days for experienced managers and senior leaders where managing well is no longer enough.
Across the programme, leaders strengthen how they communicate, make decisions, take responsibility and lead others, building the self-awareness, confidence and behavioural impact today’s workplace asks of them.
Delivered in Sydney by Jacquie McCann, Associate Trainer for The Living Leader, as an open programme or as a dedicated cohort for your organisation.
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Next Sydney programme
- Dates
- 16th, 17th February and 10th March 2027
- Location
- Sydney CBD
- Cohort
- Maximum 10 participants
- Investment
- A$2,500 + GST per participant
- CPD
- 24 CPD Points
85,000+
People worldwide
Established programme. Personal experience.
The Living Leader's Personal Leadership Programme has been experienced by more than 85,000 people globally.
Sydney participants gain access to an established leadership methodology while experiencing it in a highly personal, small-group environment.
Leadership capability is rarely the problem. Leadership behaviour is.
Most experienced managers already know the frameworks.
They understand performance management. They have attended leadership courses. They know how to set objectives, run meetings and manage teams.
The harder challenge is changing how they show up as leaders.
How clearly do they communicate when pressure rises?
How confidently do they make difficult decisions?
How well do they listen?
Do they take responsibility and create the conditions for others to do the same?
Can they inspire trust, courage and better performance in the people around them?
The Personal Leadership Programme goes beyond tools and techniques to explore the thinking, behaviours and choices that shape how people lead.
What could change after three days?
From
Towards
From: Reacting automatically
Towards: Making more conscious leadership choices
From: Avoiding difficult conversations
Towards: Communicating with clarity and courage
From: Managing people
Towards: Leading and empowering people
From: Listening to respond
Towards: Listening to understand
From: Looking externally for answers
Towards: Taking personal responsibility
From: Relying on authority
Towards: Building influence and trust
From: Repeating familiar behaviours
Towards: Challenging the habits that limit impact
From: Knowing what good leadership looks like
Towards: Becoming more intentional about how they lead
The change rarely stays at work. How people listen, take responsibility and respond under pressure goes home with them too.
Who is the programme for?
High-potential leaders
Individuals preparing for broader or more senior leadership roles.
Technically strong managers
People who have progressed because of their expertise but now need stronger communication, influence and people-leadership capability.
Leaders navigating change
Managers leading teams through transformation, restructuring, growth or changing organisational expectations.
Future senior leaders
Individuals whose next career step requires a significant shift from managing work to leading people.
Whole leadership teams
Executive and senior teams who want a shared language for how they lead, decide and work together.
Why organisations choose the Personal Leadership Programme
Behaviour, not simply knowledge
Participants are not spending three days accumulating another collection of leadership models.
The programme challenges people to examine how they think, communicate, respond and behave, and the impact those behaviours have on others.
Small by design
With a maximum of 10 participants, people have the space to participate fully, reflect honestly and engage deeply.
This is deliberately different from large-scale classroom training.
Human capabilities for a changing workplace
Technology, AI and restructuring are changing how work gets done. They have not changed what people need from the person leading them.
As more of the routine is automated, a leader's value lies in what cannot be: listening properly, taking responsibility, and having the courage to be clear.
Time to practise, built in
The programme runs over two days, followed by a three-week gap before the final day.
Participants test what they have learnt back at work, then return with real experience to work through together, which is why the change lasts beyond the room.
For organisations
Develop a cohort together
Organisations can nominate a selected cohort of leaders to experience the programme together. The programme can be delivered at your own premises or at a venue of your choice.
A cohort approach can be particularly relevant for:
- Leadership talent programmes
- High-potential development
- Succession planning
- New leadership populations
- Transformation programmes
- Leadership-team development
- Organisations seeking stronger accountability and communication across management layers
Which group of leaders in your organisation most needs this development?
Discuss a corporate cohortAssociate Trainer, The Living Leader
Jacquie McCann
Jacquie facilitates each cohort in person. She knows the programme from both sides of the room, having experienced it herself before leading it, and brings to it the judgement of someone who has carried executive responsibility, not only studied it.
More about JacquieSydney
Upcoming Sydney programme
Location
Sydney CBD
- Dates
- Tuesday 16th February 2027
- Wednesday 17th Febuary 2027
- Wednesday 10th March 2027
- Cohort
- Maximum 10 participants
- Investment
- A$2,500 + GST per participant
- CPD
- 24 CPD Points
- Trainer
- Jacquie McCann
Personal leadership, one to one.
1-2-1 Coaching
Not every leader is ready for a group programme, and some want to continue the work once it ends. One-to-one coaching offers the same space for reflection, at the leader's own pace.
Sessions draw on the principles of The Living Leader's Personal Leadership Programme: how a leader communicates, how they think, and how fully they take responsibility. Each session is shaped by what the leader brings, with one purpose underneath: reconnecting with what matters to them at work and at home, so they can lead well in both.
Sessions typically run for about 60 minutes, and each coaching plan is tailored to the individual. Coaching is delivered in person in Sydney.
The Personal Leadership Programme was developed by The Living Leader.
Start with the leaders who need it most.
Whether you are considering a cohort for your organisation or a place for yourself, start with a conversation.