Leadership Foundations · Ready-to-run workshops

Help your managers lead well, every day.

Ready-to-run workshop courses for clear expectations, useful feedback, delegation and everyday team leadership. Bring a group of managers together, follow the guides and put the learning to work between sessions.

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Guides and activities included
Learn together, practise at work
Pay once, reuse internally

Build one useful leadership habit, try it at work, then take the next step.

Manager Fundamentals & Team Leadership

Start with the work your managers need to do.

Choose a level to see who it suits, what it covers and its eight-workshop journey.

Each course is a practical starting point. Choose the level that fits current experience, or build through all four with the complete Manager Fundamentals bundle.

Choose a Manager Fundamentals course Level 1 · EmergingFind your feet as a manager

Manager Fundamentals · Emerging

Find your feet as a manager

For new managers, team leaders and supervisors.

Build the everyday habits that help people know what matters, get the support they need and take ownership of their work.

Set clear expectations, priorities and simple goals.
Run useful check-ins and one-to-one conversations.
Give specific feedback and delegate with clear support.

$349.00 AUD

8 workshops · 30 minutes each · One organisation

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Emerging: your eight-workshop journey

Run a session, practise in real work, then build on what happened. Select a topic for more detail.

01From Contributor to Manager
Move from being the person who does the work to helping the team deliver it.
02The Manager Operating Rhythm
Plan simple weekly check-ins, priority reviews and follow-up.
03Team Clarity Basics
Explain the team purpose, priorities and what good work looks like.
04Goals and Simple Measures
Turn vague tasks into clear goals and visible signs of progress.
051:1 Fundamentals
Use one-to-one meetings to listen, remove obstacles and agree support.
06Feedback and Recognition Basics
Give specific feedback and recognition that people can act on.
07Delegation Basics
Agree outcomes, decision limits and support when handing over work.
08Psychological Safety and Team Voice Basics
Make it easier for people to ask questions and raise concerns.

Level 2 · BuildingMake good management habits stick

Manager Fundamentals · Building

Make good management habits stick

For managers who know the basics and want to use them consistently.

Keep your routines working when the week gets busy. Clarify decisions, coach people through problems and follow through on what you agree.

Make ownership, decisions and handovers clear.
Use coaching and delegation to help people grow.
Turn feedback and team concerns into visible action.

$349.00 AUD

8 workshops · 30 minutes each · One organisation

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Building: your eight-workshop journey

Run a session, practise in real work, then build on what happened. Select a topic for more detail.

01Personal Manager System and Priority Reset
Keep your key management tasks in view when the workload grows.
02Role Clarity and Decision Rights
Agree who owns the work, who can decide and how handovers work.
031:1s That Create Clarity and Support
Balance progress updates with useful support and development.
04Practical Feedback Loops
Connect feedback to expectations, action and a clear follow-up.
05Coaching Before Solving
Help people think through a problem before stepping in with answers.
06Delegation for Development
Use stretch tasks to build skills, with the right support.
07Team Norms and Healthy Conflict
Agree ways of working that allow respectful disagreement.
08Team Engagement Pulse and Follow-Through
Listen to team feedback and show what you do with it.

Level 3 · AdvancingHandle the harder team situations

Manager Fundamentals · Advancing

Handle the harder team situations

For managers dealing with change, recurring problems and complex work.

Check what is getting in the way before choosing a response. Keep expectations clear, hold useful conversations and support accountability.

Find the cause of a problem before jumping to a fix.
Address difficult issues while protecting trust and ownership.
Work across teams and keep people clear through change.

$349.00 AUD

8 workshops · 35 minutes each · One organisation

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Advancing: your eight-workshop journey

Run a session, practise in real work, then build on what happened. Select a topic for more detail.

01Diagnose the Team System
Check what is causing a recurring problem before choosing a response.
02Adaptive Clarity During Change
Keep priorities and expectations clear when the situation changes.
03Accountability Without Control
Agree standards and follow-up while leaving people ownership of their work.
04Coaching Across Skill, Will, Clarity, and Capacity
Match your support to the reason someone is stuck.
05Difficult Conversations and Repair
Raise a difficult issue clearly, agree next steps and rebuild trust.
06Psychological Safety Under Pressure
Keep questions and concerns welcome when deadlines and pressure rise.
07Cross-Functional Influence and Escalation
Work across teams and raise issues with evidence and options.
08Team Learning and Continuous Improvement
Use team reflection and small changes to improve how work gets done.

Level 4 · MasteringStrengthen and share good practice

Manager Fundamentals · Mastering

Strengthen and share good practice

For experienced managers and people who develop other leaders.

Make good management easier to sustain, improve and share. Mentor other managers, create useful tools and protect the basics under pressure.

Make useful management habits repeatable and teachable.
Mentor managers and check that standards and opportunities are fair.
Use evidence to improve and sustain the fundamentals.

$349.00 AUD

8 workshops · 40 minutes each · One organisation

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Mastering: your eight-workshop journey

Run a session, practise in real work, then build on what happened. Select a topic for more detail.

01Codify Your Manager Operating System
Document the management habits that help your team work well.
02Mentor Other Managers on Cadence and Clarity
Help other managers build useful routines and clear expectations.
03Create Reusable Tools for Expectations, 1:1s, and Decisions
Create simple tools for expectations, one-to-one meetings and decisions.
04Calibrate Feedback, Opportunity, and Fairness
Check that feedback, standards and opportunities are applied consistently.
05Lead Team Reset Conversations
Bring the team together to reset priorities and working agreements.
06Build Capability Without Creating Dependence
Support people to grow while helping them rely less on you.
07Use Pilot Metrics to Improve the Manager System
Use a few useful measures to check what is helping the team.
08Sustain the Fundamentals Under Pressure
Protect essential management habits during busy or uncertain periods.

Two useful ways to bundle the learning

Which bundle fits your plan?

Build through the management levels, or give new leaders a foundation across four topics.

Build through all four levels

Manager Fundamentals & Team Leadership

A connected path from Emerging to Mastering.

For developing managers at different stages, or building their skills over time.

Emerging8 workshops
Building8 workshops
Advancing8 workshops
Mastering8 workshops

$1,047.00 AUD

4 courses · 32 workshops · All four levels

Save $349.00 AUD compared with buying all four levels separately.

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Facilitator Foundations Guide included.

A broader start for new leaders

Emerging Leader Kick-Start Bundle

Four essential topics, all at Level 1.

For new managers, supervisors and team leaders building a wider foundation.

Manager Fundamentals & Team Leadership8 workshops
Feedback6 workshops
Difficult Conversations8 workshops
Emotional Intelligence at Work8 workshops

$1,047.00 AUD

4 courses · 30 workshops · All at Level 1

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Facilitator Foundations Guide included.

One shared course: both bundles include Manager Fundamentals & Team Leadership Level 1. Choose the bundle that fits the rest of the learning you need.

A practical learning rhythm

Bring managers together.
Build the habits at work.

A leader or colleague guides the group. Managers practise with peers, then use the skills with their own teams.

Prepare with the guide
Read the background, choose relevant examples and get familiar with the session flow.
Learn and practise together
Work through a focused skill using the questions, activities and scenarios provided.
Try it, then build on it
Practise at work between weekly or fortnightly sessions. Bring back what happened and take the next step.

Before you choose

A few practical answers.

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What exactly am I buying?

Downloadable workshop materials for your organisation to use internally. Each course includes a PDF portfolio of workshop guides, step-by-step instructions, discussion prompts, practice activities and participant worksheets. You or a colleague leads the sessions with a group of managers.

Which bundle should we choose?

The Manager Fundamentals bundle covers all four levels of one topic: 32 workshops from Emerging to Mastering. Kick-Start brings together the Level 1 courses in Manager Fundamentals, Feedback, Difficult Conversations and Emotional Intelligence at Work: 30 workshops across four topics. Both contain Manager Fundamentals Level 1.

Do we need to start at Level 1?

Start with the level that fits current experience and the situations your managers need to handle. Emerging establishes the everyday habits; Building strengthens consistency; Advancing addresses more complex situations; Mastering helps leaders sustain, improve and share good practice.

Who leads the workshops, and how much time do we need?

A leader or colleague prepares with the guide and leads the group. The Manager Fundamentals product outlines list 30-minute workshops at Levels 1 and 2, 35-minute workshops at Level 3 and 40-minute workshops at Level 4. Allow preparation time and space to practise between sessions. Timings for the other Kick-Start topics are listed on its product page.

Can we use the materials with more than one group?

Yes. A one-time purchase gives your organisation permanent internal use, with no per-person fees or annual subscription. Run the workshops with different groups as you need. The licence is for the purchasing organisation and does not permit external resale or delivery.

Help your managers lead well, every day.