Values-Focused Leadership

Online 3 Month Course | $1,495

An interactive, three month program empowering you to use your strengths to become a more authentic leader.

Leadership has changed dramatically in the past 3 years with the pandemic. It is an employees' market where they are making more demands as their physiological, emotional and intellectual needs have changed.

Now more than ever, leaders need to:

  • Focus more on personal well-being and the well-being of those they lead

  • Make sure employees feel valued and safe

  • Recognise workers value flexibility and independence

“But Mary, how do I do all of that?” 

This course is the perfect first step forward!

Does This Sound a Bit Familiar? 

In your workplace, employee retention is becoming more important than ever.

You are struggling to form genuine connections with the people in your workplace.

You want to create an environment of mutual respect and improve internal collaboration.

Those you lead are looking for more fulfilment in their work role.

You want to prevent any tension before it arises and disrupts your well-oiled machine.

How Do I Know If This is the Course For Me? 

If you’re a leader, manager or decision maker, this course is for you. 

If you want to move into a leadership position, this course is for you. 

If you want to prevent any potential hurdles in your team before they appear, this course is for you. 

If you want to better understand how your values can guide your decision making, this course is for you.

If you want to improve the effectiveness of your team, this course is for you.

A What Will I Learn Over the Next 3 Months? 

  • How to connect meaningfully with others who are values focused

  • How to confidently lead interactions to build trust in relationships

  • How to ensure that your intentions, words, thoughts and behaviours align with the 6 scientifically researched universal values of humanity

  • How to use your unique blend of strengths to understand to yourself

  • How to walk the talk, so people feel valued and want to connect with you

  • How to promote well-being and optimal performance

  • How to be clear about what you believe and hold important

What Will This Course Give Me?

  • Discussions facilitated by a professional with experience in coaching leaders

  • Meaningful discussions with other leaders to share your experiences and get insightful feedback 

  • Strategies to lead caring, professional discussions

  • The ability to appreciate your strengths, skills and wisdom and show appreciation for the wisdom, skills and strengths of others 

  • The chance to listen to other perspectives in problem solving 

  • A fine-tuned curiosity about people, to understand what is important to them 

  • A motivation to understand others as you look to guide their potential

  • The ability to let go of control, be vulnerable to allow emotions to be acknowledged

  • The cues to listen beyond what is being said by others to glean the meaning of what is unsaid

Most importantly, these are skills you will take with you throughout your whole life, and ones your team will notice and appreciate. 

You’ll find yourself with a more connected and effective team!

Who is Facilitating the Program?

The 3 month course will be led by Mary and Alera from SAGE Insights. 

Mary Saunders, the founder of SAGE Insights, has an extensive background in personal and professional development. Her inquisitive mind allows her to uncover insights that remove any blocks and barriers you might be experiencing. Her techniques are backed by science and decades of experience in education and community development and have seen countless success stories. 

Alera Kingham has a background in event planning and retail which is where she found her passion for assisting people and her skills for transforming a business to be the best it can be. As a small business owner and leader herself, Alera loves changing cultures and people, to make them better than ever thought possible. 

What Do Others Have to Say?

  • "Mary's facilitation is a mixture of self-reflection and thinking about how you perceive others/ how others perceive you. Everyone feels safe having these discussions, which is testament to her ability to put people at ease."

    — Kerry, Project Manager

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  • “Knowing my strengths has helped me be more confident in my leadership. I now focus on recognising, acknowledging and valuing the strengths in others so together we all succeed. My team is more collaborative and efficient. I no longer tell my team what to do, we discuss how to do things better together."

    — James, Senior Manager

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  • “Thanks to Mary, my focus has shifted from problems to possibilities. I’m leading in a way that feels true to me, now how I always thought I was supposed to lead. I now feel better having difficult conversations with my team as I know we have built a level of respect, thanks to Mary’s discussions. Everyone seems happier at work, including me!”

    — Sierra, Department Head

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What Will The Next 3 Months Look Like? 

Month One:

Session One: Lead with values and using your strengths to build trust.

Session Two: How to attract what you expect and become what you respect.

Month Two:

Session One: Leading tough conversations compassionately. 

Session Two: How to lean into vulnerability when you can’t control the outcome.

Month Three:

Session One: Leading up-line management.

Session Two: How to find your work pathway and support others to find theirs.

$1,495 for the Three Month Course

This includes really personal coaching, discussions and tactics to make sure you become the best leader you can be. This course will not only help you, but your team, and your entire organisation.

You’ll find yourself coming back to everything we cover for the rest of your career!