Our journey together should be tailored to the particular leader, leadership team and the context in which the organisation finds itself.

To help us get to know you, understand your current situation as well as what you hope to get out of the time together, we always start with a virtual or face to face coffee.

This allows time to connect and to ask questions that will help provide clarity and conviction should we be able to support you going forward.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• We get to know you holistically.
• Good understanding of you and your organisation and what you hope to get out of your time with us.
• Good sense of each other and our alignment in terms of what you hope to achieve and what we offer.
• Good sense of chemistry i.e. whether we will have fun working together and can serve each other well.

This part of the journey can be done individually (with a CEO or leader) or collectively (as a leadership team) depending on your specifics.

We look at what is meant by authentic leadership, why it is important for building great and long lasting teams and the potential implications this has on how you lead in life and business.

We start with a personal look at what authentic leadership means for you, by asking specific questions related to each of its characteristics; self awareness, balance, morality and transparency.

We then use this to unpack who we want to be as a leader or leadership team, what we want to role model and how we can intentionally go after this.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Clarity in terms of the values you want to lead by and the behaviours that role model them.
• Conviction in terms of the importance of consistently role modelling these values.
• Confidence and tools to pursue the next steps in moving towards greater levels of authenticity in how you (and your team) lead.

We start this part with a case study of what many great organisations have in common and brainstorm what we need for your organisation to reach its full potential.

We identify the critical importance of culture and values, how great organisations intentionally bring these to life and how we can do it even more effectively within our own organisation (integrating what we discovered in part A).

We unpack purpose and what it looks like to live this out authentically as a leader and leadership team. We look at the importance of unity around a common purpose and vision and how this can be fostered.

We provide practical examples of how other organisations have led authentically in these areas and discuss their relevance to your own organisation.

The section ends with a “be our best” exercise where we look at the principles that you believe will make your own organisation great and what you feel needs to be done as a leader or team to start moving towards this.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Clarity for you as an individual leader or leadership team in terms of what is important if you want to reach your full potential and have the opportunity to build a great organisation that lasts.
• High level principles/foundation stones that you believe will achieve a great organisation and sustain it.
• Increased levels of trust, clarity and unity (should you be doing this as a team).
• A definition of what “being your best” looks like for you and/or your team and the potential implications of this for the organisation.
• An understanding of what healthy accountability looks like for you and your team.

The next step is to make what we have discussed (and agreed in part A and B) practical for the organisation and/or team/s in question.

Customised to your specific needs, we identify what you need to do to take who you are and your version of “being your best” and make this real and tangible for yourselves and the people you lead.

We look at providing practical thinking in terms of how to implement authentic leadership, your purpose, your vision, your culture and values throughout the organisation and/or in specific teams, in a way that they feel valued and a key part of the change journey. We look at how to ensure the change is true and sustainable.

We hope to provide clarity and confidence to the leaders involved through the development of a well defined and actionable plan, as well as role modelling and providing examples of what this journey can look like.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• A well defined and actionable plan to implement A & B across the organisation and/or within a specific team.
• Confidence and support to take the organisation or specific teams on the journey with you.

Looking to be an authentic leader and to bring positive transformation to an organisation is an incredible journey. It is wonderful in its simplicity but complex in its implementation. We look to provide coaching to leaders as they look to execute their plans within their teams and across the broader organisation. We provide a sounding board and support to you (and your leaders) when opportunities, obstacles and challenges come your way.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Clarity, confidence and conviction in terms of the best approach to take for you and your team.