Leadership development programs
Be ready, relevant and revered.
Most leadership development teaches leaders what good leadership looks like. This one makes them practise it.
Designed and delivered through Culture Hero, my learning experience design consultancy, these programs are built on one idea: the skills your leaders need already exist in them. The job is to create the conditions for those skills to come back online, and stay online when things get hard.
Three ways to work together
Pick the depth that matches the moment.
One day.
A full-day leadership experience for teams who want more than a good talk.
This is a full day of doing, not just listening. Your leadership team works through the Full Stack Leadership framework in real time - where they're strong, where they're stuck and what to do about it. Play-based and neuroscience-backed.
- →Full day, in-person or virtual
- →Up to 30 leaders
- →Includes custom design, facilitated session, debrief and action planning
Go deeper.
A multi-day intensive for teams ready to do the real work.
For leadership teams who've done the one-day and want more, or where the challenges are complex enough to deserve more than a day. The Intensive gives your leaders time and space to actually practise what they're learning, not just hear about it.
- →2–3 days, in-person preferred
- →Up to 30 leaders
- →Includes custom design, full facilitation, peer learning, individual reflection and a capability snapshot
Real change.
A three to twelve month program built around your people and what they actually need.
Consistency is where real change lives. The Practice is a structured, multi-month engagement that weaves together group sessions, peer learning and optional 1:1 coaching. Co-designed with you from the start, tracked across the whole thing and built to outlast the program itself.
- →3–12 months, in-person or virtual
- →5–30 leaders
- →Includes discovery and co-design, custom workshops, peer sessions, capability tracking, end-of-program review, and optional 1:1 coaching
For organisations where
The current way isn't working.
- Leaders are reactive, stretched and stuck in operational mode
- Development has been inconsistent or one-off
- You need leaders who can hold a team through change, not just manage the calendar
- You want something that sticks past the first week back at work
What you'll get
A program that actually changes how leaders lead.
Programs built around your people
No generic frameworks, no off-the-shelf content. Every program is co-designed with you, built around the specific challenges your leaders are facing and the shift you're trying to create.
Play-based methodology that builds real capability
Grounded in neuroscience and adult learning theory, the methodology creates conditions where leaders develop self-awareness, creative confidence, and the ability to lead through change, without a single trust fall.
A mix of formats that sustain growth
Group sessions, peer learning, and optional 1:1 coaching woven together over three to twelve months. Because one workshop doesn't change a leader. A consistent practice does.
Measured progress, not just good vibes
Capability growth is tracked across the program so you can see what's shifting, and where to push next.
Full Stack Leadership
Lead at every layer.
Most leadership development focuses on one or two layers. Full Stack Leadership works across all five, because that's where the real gaps are.
What's included
Built around your context.
In-person or virtual. Three to twelve months. Designed for leadership teams of any size.
- →Discovery and co-design process
- →Custom group workshops (frequency agreed with you)
- →Peer learning sessions
- →Optional 1:1 coaching integration
- →Capability tracking and end-of-program review
The numbers
Measured results
20%
Creativity skills improved after a 3-day leadership intensive.
Strata Unit Underwriters
88%
of 300 AGL leaders felt genuinely excited about transformation after a full-day kick-off.
AGL
80%
of participants said the session deepened or challenged their thinking as a leader.
Melbourne Airport
“Dara's session created a relaxed, energising environment where our leaders felt comfortable being honest about the behaviours that shaped our year. The activities were smart, engaging and surprisingly powerful - they shifted perspectives and led to meaningful conversations that wouldn't have happened in a traditional workshop. She helped us turn reflection into momentum, with clear insights we could carry straight into 2026. Our team left aligned, motivated and genuinely excited about working differently.”
“Fast paced, fun, engaging and aligned to our values and corporate strategy. Our leadership team quickly developed a rapport with Dara that endured throughout the workshop. Plenty of laughs, creative building and thoughtful conversations. The kind of session that establishes behaviours that actually deliver strategy.”
“In order to build an organisation that can shift, stretch and respond rapidly, you need a workforce that can deliver it. These workshops are the instrument to achieve this change in thinking.”
“Dara's dedication and playfulness was evident in every aspect of the event. Her dynamic presence and innovative ideas truly added a special touch to the conference, creating a memorable experience for all our leaders.”
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