Our suite of leadership development programmes help your leaders perform better:
- Leaders who are actively engaged in their leadership journey and are empowered to lead and motivate their teams
- Quantifiable Return on investment figures from the improvement projects
- Teams who are more empowered to deliver great outcomes for their leaders
- Higher than industry average NZQA completion rate
Supporting our Leadership Capability programmes we offer:
- A range of short modules to help extend the learning – please see our Workforce Capability section
- 1-1 professional development coaching
Strong leadership is intentionally developed, not left to chance. In today’s dynamic environment, organisations need confident, capable leaders at every level who can inspire, navigate change, and deliver results. Our practical, applied leadership learning journeys are designed to build confidence and ensure leaders don’t just learn theory; they lead differently.
Our Leadership Capability framework:
Grounded in the High Performance Learning Journey® methodology and the latest in adult learning theory, our learning journeys ensure leaders don’t just learn, they lead differently. Each learning journey is guided by our Leadership Capability Framework, which outlines the essential skills, knowledge, and behaviours leaders need to succeed.
Essential skills learners need to succeed :
- Self-Leadership: Developing personal effectiveness.
- Operations and management: Mastering day-to-day team and project management.
- People and influencing: Building trust, motivating teams, and communicating effectively.
- Strategic and execution: Aligning teams with organisational direction and driving results.
How our programmes help your leaders:
- Lead with purpose and confidence in the face of change and growth.
- Understand and build positive habits and self-awareness in their Leadership
- Build trust and influence through meaningful conversations and strong relationships.
- Lift performance and accountability by coaching and empowering teams.
- Embed culture and values through inspiring leadership behaviours.
- Think and act strategically to align people and performance with business goals.
- Help individuals understand and build positive habits and self-awareness.
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Our leadership programmes:
Grow Team
Overview: This practical, results-focused, leadership-development learning journey equips leaders with the core skills to lead high-performing teams. It’s designed to build leadership confidence, sharpen communication, and strengthen the ability to influence, coach, and deliver results through others. Leaders will explore how to create alignment, lead through change, and drive accountability while developing their own leadership brand and mindset. Learning is applied directly in the workplace, ensuring measurable impact on productivity, culture,e and team engagement.
Target Audience: First-time leaders, mid-level leaders, people managers, and those who manage teams.
Duration: 6 x full-day sessions with online coaching support.
Grow Self
Overview: Provide emerging leaders with the foundational skills they need, by enhancing their ability to communicate, influence, role-model expectations and develop those around them while building confidence, self-awareness and the mindset needed to lead themselves and others effectively.
Target Audience: Emerging team leaders and those identified for future leadership roles.
Duration: 4 x full-day sessions with online coaching support.
One-to-One Coaching
Overview: Empower senior leaders and executives to enhance their performance and achieve their strategic goals.
Target Audience: Leaders of all levels who require 1:1 support.
Duration: 60-minute sessions [minimum of 2 sessions required].
NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Business - First Line Management (Level 4)
Overview: This practical, NZQA-accredited learning journey is designed to elevate the leadership capability of first-line managers. Focused on real-world application, this journey develops leaders who can align their teams to organisational goals, manage change, drive innovation, and deliver measurable business results. It culminates in a formal 60-credit NZQA qualification.
Target Audience: Those in first-line management roles responsible for others’ performance, or leaders and people managers [those leading leaders who manage teams] seeking a formal NZQA qualification.
Duration: 64 hours, 8 x full-day sessions over 6-10 months.
NZQA New Zealand Certificate in Business - Introduction to Team Leadership (Level 3)
Overview: This programme will develop your emerging leaders’ capability to lead and engage with their teams. A practical, entry-level learning journey built around real-world application to build leadership confidence, self-awareness and communication while laying the foundation for inclusive value-based leadership, with a formal NZQA Level 3 qualification [45 Credits].
Target Audience: Emerging leaders or those new to team leadership/supervisory roles, or emerging team leaders and those in team leadership roles seeking a formal NZQA qualification.
Duration: 64 hours, 8 x full-day sessions over 6-10 months.
LeadSafe Supervisors
Overview: Empowers frontline leaders and supervisors in construction and infrastructure to embrace and integrate safety culture into daily activities on-site to achieve outstanding work outcomes and ensure everyone’s safety.
Target Audience: For all frontline leaders, supervisors and team members responsible for leading safety in the infrastructure sector.
Duration: 16 hours, 2 x full-day or 4 x half-day sessions.
Safety After Dark
Overview: Equips leaders to manage unique risks of night shifts, addressing fatigue, isolation, and safety through wellbeing and risk control strategies.
Target Audience: For all frontline leaders, supervisors and team members responsible for leading safety on night shift.
Duration: 16 hours, 2 x full-day sessions.
Customised Solution
Overview: Fully tailored programs to resolve your specific leadership challenges through skills, knowledge, and long-term behavioural shifts.
Target Audience: Businesses with specific leadership development needs.
Duration: Custom.
