What I Offer

NEW. The Emergent Leader Program

Fixed program dates or flexible start options for leaders within the same company

While this program is designed to support those who aspire to lead, as well as those newly appointed to leadership roles, seasoned leaders will also benefit.

It seeks to highlight the nature of people while building relevant leadership skills and consists of both training and coaching—demonstrated by research to be a powerful dual combination. It is one thing for people to learn about a subject, but changing behaviours and then habitualising those behaviours is where the lasting effect is.

The ten-month term of this program is designed to provide the time to reflect and embed each learning area within the context of busy work environments and workloads. It is also required to support ongoing change that will deliver benefits for years to come.

It includes homework, monthly accountability/coaching calls and unlimited access to me—all to further enhance effectiveness.

Here is the proposed course outline but can be adapted for individual team needs when it is run solely for one company.

Sessions

1 & 2. Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence
Develop a deeper understanding of your personal values, emotional triggers, and behavioural patterns. Learn how emotions shape your decisions, influence your leadership presence, and impact the quality of your relationships. We will also review leadership styles, their strengths and weaknesses, when to use them, along with identifying your potential default style.

3. Leading People #1. Social Styles and Personality
Explore the default behaviours and communication preferences of yourself, your team, and your colleagues. Gain practical insight into how different personality styles interact, and how to adapt your approach to strengthen teamwork and performance.

4. Leading People #2. The Conditions for Motivating and Engaging Others
Discover what drives people, how to tap into intrinsic motivation, and how to create conditions where others perform at their best. Build skill and confidence in addressing issues early, navigating disagreement, and maintaining relationships while resolving tension.

5. Leading People #3. Moving from managing others to coaching others
This session deals with practical coaching skills that help leaders unlock potential in their teams. Participants learn how to use powerful questioning, active listening, and feedback techniques to deepen insight, build confidence, and drive self-directed performance improvement. We will also discuss the associated challenges and tactics you can use when moving from being "one of the team" to "leading the team."

6. From Operations to Strategy. Strategic Thinking and Big-Picture Awareness
Learn to think beyond the immediate task by aligning work with organisational goals and identifying opportunities for improvement or innovation. We will look at the components of strategy and its relationship to business and departmental planning.

7. Time and Task Management #1: Master Time, Harness Energy
Helping leaders understand where their time really goes and how to shift from reactive busyness to deliberate focus. Participants learn to identify their daily energy peaks and troughs, when to do high or low-value work, manage interruptions, and prioritise effectively.

8. Time and Task Management #2: Working Smarter with Systems and Habits
Building on the previous session, this module explores practical tools and structures to sustain productivity over time. Learn how to plan strategically, streamline recurring tasks, delegate with clarity, and establish habits that maintain energy and focus.

9. Flex session
This session is intentionally left open to address key themes that have emerged from the previous eight sessions and to allow time for deeper discussion and extended Q&A. It also allows the CEO to request a specific session for when the program is being completed with one company’s team.

10. Developing Your Leadership Presence and Path Forward
Reflect on personal growth through the year, articulate a leadership philosophy—in conjunction with the previous Leadership Styles identification—and set goals for continued development and influence.

Some of the outcomes and benefits you can expect to receive:

Clarify your personal values and what drives your decisions.
Spot recurring behavioural patterns that impact your effectiveness.
Adapt your leadership style to fit different situations and people.
Regulate emotions to make confident, thoughtful decisions.
Communicate clearly by understanding your style and others.
Strengthen cohesion, trust and teamwork.
Identify what motivates individuals and teams.
Create conditions that drive engagement and peak performance.
Address issues early to prevent conflict and maintain strong relationships.
Resolve disagreements while keeping rapport intact.
Coach your team to unlock potential and autonomy.
Use questioning and active listening to gain deeper insights.
Give feedback that builds confidence and drives improvement.
Align daily work with organisational goals for greater impact.
Think strategically and see the big picture beyond immediate tasks.
Delegate effectively.
Manage time, priorities, and habits to focus on high-value work.

The program includes:

10 personally facilitated Zoom calls (60-90 minutes) once a month – February through November
Completion of my Leadership, Time Management and Managing People assessments with personalised feedback.
Individual calls before and after the course to establish personal goals and review successes and challenges.
Monthly accountability/coaching calls with each participant. These will be specific to the person's challenges and needs.
Each session will have a component of homework review, accountability, and Q&A.
All sessions will be recorded if you can’t attend.
Unlimited contact with me for the duration of the program. This also includes the CEO or authorising manager/business owner.
A monthly progress/update call to the CEO or authorising manager/business owner.
A complimentary copy of my latest book: How Efficiency Changes the Game

Investment:

$9,000.00 + GST per person.
When conducted with leaders from the same company, the fourth manager will be included at no additional cost. (No other discounts apply).
Take 20% off if paid before 24 December 2025. Applies to individuals and where there are three or fewer registrations from the same company.
A full refund only applies where I am not able to fulfil my obligation; otherwise, monies paid can be credited against other work.

Other:

To run this as a specific in-house program for the one company, the minimum numbers would be three, with the maximum being ten.

Options

Option 1. To join the public group program as per the dates below, register your interest at ray@rayhodge.com.au.

Option 2. This program can also be facilitated for team members within the same company. Contact me to discuss further.

Dates for 2026

Beginning 29 January 2026, and will be conducted on the last Thursday of every month through to the end of October

Time

11 am AEDT

What others have said

Your session with my team was professional, informative and very helpful in extending our thinking on behavioural types and the choice of appropriate communication styles to use within our team and with stakeholders. DR ROB FLOYD - DEPARTMENT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

I have been the CEO of multinational and privately owned corporations for over 45 years. During that period, I have engaged numerous consultants, but none had the ability that Ray has to interact with people at any level and bring about a sound result. Quickly crystalizing and actioning issues and being a highly credible individual are Ray's strong suits. RUSS HILL - GROUP CEO - NEW ERA GROUP OF COMPANIES

As an experienced consultant/coach, Ray is not only well versed in the theory of effective leadership, but has a well developed innate ability, as well as a driving passion, to help leaders understand and develop staff holistically. Working with Ray will help you achieve success personally and corporately. COLIN NOYES - COACHNET SOUTH PACIFIC

Ray's coaching me in my organisational and time management skills has got me through these challenging COVID times... This has included more effective delegation, better task prioritisation, and being able to manage in a more controlled fashion. DARREN CROSS. SERVICE MANAGER AT BUTTERFIELDS SERVICES. ADELAIDE

I have used Ray to facilitate personal growth for my team members, they have been able to bring their challenges to the table, lay them bare and benefit from the strategies and guidance that Ray gives. RICHARD SHEPPY, MANAGING DIRECTOR, AGRIFAC AUSTRALIA

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