NEW. The Emergent Leader Program
The focus of this program is to help potential and newly appointed leaders increase their own self-awareness to effectively lead from who they are, while better understanding those they manage. It seeks to highlight the nature of people while building relevant leadership skills.
The program 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 ongoing input to embed your skills while applying them in the context of leading a team. 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.
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: Taking Control of Your Time
Helping leaders understand where their time really goes and how to shift from reactive busyness to deliberate focus. Participants learn to identify high-value work, manage interruptions, and prioritise effectively so they can create space for leadership thinking and decision-making.
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.
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 complimentary copy of my latest book: How Efficiency Changes the Game
Investment:
- $9,000.00 + GST per person. Where it is conducted with leaders from the same company, the fifth manager will be included at no additional cost.
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 mid-February - date tba.
Time
11 am AEDT
Note: No refunds apply but credit can be applied for other work as required; all sessions will be recorded in the event you are unable to attend.
What others have said
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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