The Modern Leadership Programme

Your team isn't lazy. They're just waiting for permission to think.

Does this sound like you?

It's 9 AM and you already have 15 messages asking "what should I do?"

Your team is capable. Smart. Willing to work. But somewhere along the way, they learned that the safe move is to ask you first.

Now you're drowning in approvals. Every small decision lands on your desk. Your calendar is a maze of interruptions. You can't take a day off without your phone blowing up. And deep down, you know it's because they can't function without you.

You didn't hire them to be order-takers. You hired them to think. To solve. To own their work. But instead, you've become the bottleneck that's slowing everything down, including yourself.

The worst part? You know your team is capable of more. They just haven't been shown HOW to think independently. And you're too buried in the day-to-day to figure out how to fix it.

You're not alone. I see this with leaders across every industry.

The Cost of Staying Here

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The Cost of Staying Here *

Programme Breakdown

Every day is the same exhausting cycle.

You wake up planning to tackle strategy, to think big, to move the needle on what actually matters. Instead, you spend your day answering questions. Approving requests. Making decisions that your team should be making.

By lunchtime, you're already behind on your real work.

By 5PM, you're stressed and irritated. By 8PM, you're still at your desk because the only time you can focus is after everyone's gone home.

Your team sees this. They see you constantly busy, constantly stressed, constantly needed. And instead of stepping up, they step back. They wait. They ask. They defer.

You've become the ceiling on your own business.

You can't scale because everything runs through you. You can't take a holiday because it all falls apart. You can't focus on growth because you're suffocating in the weeds. And the thought of this continuing for another year? That's when the panic sets in.

Burnout isn't coming. It's here.

I spent years in this exact trap. Running on fumes. My team dependent on me for everything. My business capped by my capacity. I thought the answer was working harder, delegating more, or finding the "right" management technique.

Then I realized the real problem: Nobody had ever taught my team HOW to think without me.

I wasn't missing a tactic. I was missing a system.

So I built one. A simple, repeatable framework that transformed my "ask permission first" team into people who brought me solutions instead of problems. People who owned their work. People who thought like leaders, not order-takers.

And now I help business owners and managers do the exact same thing.

Introducing The L.E.A.D. Model

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Introducing The L.E.A.D. Model *

  • Before your team can grow, you must.
    We start by building the mindset, clarity, and confidence that define leaders worth following.


    You’ll uncover the beliefs and behaviours that hold your leadership back, and replace them with habits that inspire trust, authority, and authenticity.

  • Leadership lives and dies in communication.
    Here, you’ll learn how to have the conversations that count, the ones that align, motivate, and challenge without conflict.


    You’ll master clarity, feedback, and influence so your words actually land, and your team knows exactly what success looks like.

  • Micromanagement kills initiative. Ownership multiplies it.
    This stage shifts responsibility from your shoulders to theirs, without losing control.


    You’ll learn how to delegate outcomes, not just tasks, build accountability systems that stick, and create a team that moves with you, not because of you.

  • Leadership isn’t just about short-term wins, it’s about culture that sustains success. You’ll embed rhythms, systems, and leadership practices that scale as your team grows.


    The result? Consistent performance, stronger culture, and freedom for you to lead strategically, not constantly put out fires.

An 8-week leadership transformation designed to give you:
→ A team that takes ownership instead of waiting for you.
→ The ability to have clear, confident conversations, even the tough ones.
→ A culture where people want to grow, stay, and contribute.
→ Freedom from micromanaging so you can focus on leading, not babysitting.

Programme Details

  • 8 weekly coaching sessions

  • Session duration is 1 hour

  • Modern Leadership tools & frameworks provided

  • Can be delivered in person or online

Investment $2500 NZD

Why This Works

You get your time back while your team steps up: This isn't about working harder. It's about working differently. As your team becomes more autonomous, your capacity explodes.

Real coaching, not theory

Every week you apply what we cover directly with your actual team. No fluff. No busywork. Just immediate, practical implementation.

Only 1 hour a week from you

You don't have time for another commitment. This is one focused session. That's it. Everything we discuss gets applied the other 39 hours of your week.

Tangible shifts from week 2

You'll notice your team asking fewer questions and offering more solutions. Your Slack will get quieter. Your interruptions will drop. Fast.

Whether you lead tradies, office staff, or young tutors, people are people. The method flexes to your team.

Works with any team, any industry

Imagine 8 Weeks From Now…

You walk in on a Monday morning and your team is already moving. They're solving problems. Making decisions. Owning results.

You check your messages and there are three messages instead of thirty. All of them are updates, not requests.

Your stress drops. Your team grows. Your culture shifts. And for the first time in years, you have actual space to think strategically instead of just reacting.

Or you keep carrying it all. Keep answering every question. Keep being the bottleneck.

This is the Fork in the Road

→ Path 1: Stay stuck. Hope it changes. Burn out slowly while your team waits for your next instruction.

→ Path 2: Transform your team in 8 weeks. Get your time back. Build leaders, not order-takers.

The bridge between where you are and where you want to be starts here.

Stop managing. Start Leading.

Turn your team into self-led high performers.

 FAQs

Every leader wonders the same things before stepping into something new: Will this actually work for me? Will my team get it? How much time will it take? Here’s what you need to know before diving in.

  • Great question. And honestly? You could do that. You could spend 6 months consuming content, trying different tactics, hoping something sticks.

    But here's what happens: You'll get surface-level understanding without context. You won't know which tactics actually apply to YOUR team, YOUR industry, YOUR specific situation. You'll implement something halfway, it won't work perfectly, so you'll abandon it. Meanwhile, you're still drowning in messages and interruptions.

    Coaching is different because it's personalised to YOUR reality. Week 1, I understand your specific team dynamics, your communication patterns, where you're micromanaging without realising it. Then I tell you exactly what to do, not general principles, but concrete actions for your situation. And every week, we adjust based on what's actually happening with your team.

    Free content teaches you concepts. Coaching transforms your team.

    That's the difference between knowing and doing.

  • This is applied coaching, not theory.

    Every framework, every technique, every decision-making system I teach has been tested with real teams in real situations. Construction crews, corporate offices, education, startups. Different industries, same human psychology.

    But here's the key: During our 8 weeks together, you're not just learning theory. You're implementing it immediately with your actual team. Week 1 you learn a framework. Week 1 you apply it. By the end of week 2, you see results with your real people.

    This means you'll hit obstacles. Your team might push back, you might struggle with letting go, something won't land perfectly. That's when coaching matters. We troubleshoot together. We adjust for your specific context. We don't just move on to the next session.

    Your team won't believe it works until they see it. And they will. Usually by week 3.

  • Yes. They probably will resist. At first.

    Here's why: Your team has learned that asking you is safer than deciding themselves. If they ask, any mistake is "following orders." If they decide, they own the mistake. That feels risky.

    So when you start pushing decision-making authority back to them, some will test you. "Are you sure you want me to decide this?" They're checking if you really mean it.

    But here's what I've seen happen every single time. Once your team realises you actually trust them to make decisions, something shifts. They start feeling capable. They start taking ownership. They stop waiting for permission.

    During our coaching, I teach you exactly how to make this transition without chaos. How to give them frameworks so they feel confident deciding. How to handle the pushback. How to make it feel like empowerment, not abandonment.

    By week 4-5, your team is usually the ones driving this change because they like having autonomy.

  • I hear this constantly. And it's usually the leaders who need coaching most.

    Here's the deal: You're already spending 10+ hours a week answering questions, approving decisions, and being interrupted. This program is ONE hour per week. That's it.

    But the real time gain? That comes from your team. As they start making decisions independently, your interruptions drop. Your messages get quieter. Your approvals decrease. Within 3-4 weeks, most leaders tell me they've freed up 8-10 hours per week because their team is handling things.

    So you're investing 1 hour to get 8+ hours back.

    The leaders who say they're "too busy" usually come back after week 3 saying "I should have done this months ago."

  • You're a good fit if:

    • You have a team of at least 3-5 people (could be part-time, contractors, whoever you manage)

    • Your team constantly asks you for approval or direction

    • You've tried delegating but it doesn't stick

    • You know your team is capable but they won't step up

    • You're tired of being the bottleneck

    • You're willing to let go of some control and trust your team more

    • You actually want to change (not just think about it)

    You're NOT a good fit if:

    • You're not willing to empower your team or you don't trust them

    • You want a quick fix without doing the work

    • You're looking for tips on how to work harder

    • You don't have time or capacity to implement what we discuss

    • You're hoping I'll fix your team without you changing how you lead

    I'm selective about who I work with because I only want clients who will actually get results. We'll have a discovery call to make sure we're aligned.

  • That's a fair question, and I respect it.

    Here's my honest answer: If you show up, apply what we discuss, and implement the frameworks with your team, things WILL change. I've never had a client follow the process and not see results.

    But I also won't guarantee it because the outcome depends on you. I can give you the system, the framework, the strategy. But you have to implement it. You have to have the hard conversations. You have to be willing to change how you lead.

    Some leaders aren't ready for that. And I'd rather know upfront so we both don't waste time.

    During our discovery call, we'll be honest about whether you're ready for this. If you are, I'm confident in the results. If you're not, I'll tell you that too.

  • Let me flip this question: What's the cost of staying where you are?

    You're working 60-hour weeks. You can't take a holiday. Your team isn't stepping up. Your growth is capped. You're heading toward burnout.

    Meanwhile, your team is underperforming because they haven't been taught to think independently. That's costing you in productivity, missed opportunities, and team turnover.

    Now, what's the ROI if we fix this in 8 weeks?

    • You get 8-10 hours per week back (that's 64-80 hours over 8 weeks)

    • Your team moves faster and makes better decisions

    • You can scale WITHOUT hiring more people

    • You can actually take time off

    • Your stress drops, your health improves, your leadership presence strengthens

    For most of my clients, the ROI is 10x within the first quarter after we finish.

    $2,500 is an investment in getting your time back, your sanity back, and your team's potential unlocked.

    The real question isn't "Why is it $2,500?" It's "Why would you NOT invest $2,500 to fix something that's costing you ten of thousands or hundreds of thousands each year in lost productivity and your wellbeing?"

  • Most leaders see shifts by week 2-3. Your team will ask fewer questions. You'll get fewer interruptions. Someone will make a decision without asking you first.

    By week 5-6, the changes become noticeable. Your team is moving faster. Your messages are quieter. You're actually getting strategic work done.

    By week 8, you'll look back and barely recognise the old dynamic.

    But here's the thing: Week 1 is about YOU understanding your patterns. Week 2-3 is you implementing the framework with your team. Week 4-5 is where your team really starts shifting. Week 6-8 is embedding the new way of working so it sticks long-term.

    So the timeline is real, but it's not magic. You won't walk out of week 1 and have a completely transformed team. You'll walk out of week 1 with clarity on what needs to change and a concrete plan to make it happen.

    The best part is once you finish, the changes stick. Your team doesn't revert back because the autonomy and decision-making authority stays embedded in your culture.