LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
WHEN LEADERS CAN SEE THEMSELVES CLEARLY, EVERYTHING CHANGES
Self-awareness is the single greatest predictor of leadership effectiveness. Yet it’s the skill most leaders never deliberately develop. At Leading Edge, we change that. Our approach is unlike anything else. We deliver immersive learning experiences that combine equine enhanced learning with proven leadership frameworks, guided by expert facilitators.
Since 2015, our programs have helped hundreds of leaders and their teams unlock the self-awareness that drives real performance, stronger cultures, and lasting results. Our Leadership in Action programs equip leaders with a clear framework and shared language for guiding their teams through uncertainty that is simple, repeatable, and practical.
Our approach is directly modelled on how horses lead their herds in their natural environment, operating under a highly effective system of shared leadership, adopting roles that create collective responsibility and accountability for the safety and success of the entire group. Each equine experience is designed to develop individual and team capabilities, fostering shared leadership through greater awareness, clarity of direction, focused energy, and authentic alignment.
The result: Immediate insight that lasts.
Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, we partner with organisations and leadership consultants to deliver tailored leadership development programs for executive and emerging leaders in Sydney, as well as select training venues worldwide. No prior experience is required and there is no riding in our programs. Participants partner with our horses from the ground.
If we are willing to take onboard their leadership lessons, horses are a leveller that no human can match. Quite simply, they make the invisible, visible.
Leaders will:
- Cultivate deep self-awareness, authenticity and presence, the foundation of true influence and impact
- Receive real-time insights that cut through blind spots
- Build confidence in their leadership capabilities, developing a strategic, flexible and adaptive leadership style
- Gain the skills to lead resilient, high-performing teams that thrive in complexity
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Cultivate actionable skills and strategies that translate directly into everyday leadership practice.
All programs:
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Are tailored to align with specific client objectives and outcomes
- Can be offered as half, full or immersive multi-day programs
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Incorporate both individual and group-based equine and non-equine experiences
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Include catering and refreshments, corporate gift and photo package
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Include option to hire facilities for own training purposes and access to discounted local accommodation packages
“Incredibly grateful to have spent the day at LEPD with colleagues from Salesforce!
It was a wonderfully insightful opportunity to explore what horses have to teach us about leadership, including attention, direction, energy, and congruence.”
VP, Salesforce
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FRAMEWORKS
The Diamond Model of Shared Leadership™
Our flagship leadership framework, developed by TeachingHorse, LLC, the Diamond Model of Shared Leadership is a powerful yet simple approach to guiding decision-making in today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) world. Each equine learning experience is designed to strengthen individual and team capability in shared leadership through enhanced skills in attention, direction-setting, energy management, and congruence.
Our unique programs provide leaders with a practical framework and shared language for navigating uncertainty in a way that is clear, repeatable, and immediately applicable in the workplace.
We were the first equine experiential professional development provider in Australia certified in this modality, and deliver leadership programs in person, online, or through blended learning experiences.
Equine Connection™
The Academy of Equine Assisted Learning
Canadian-based Equine Connection’s Building Block ™ curriculum includes a range of objective-driven programs that create tangible, real-world results with immediate impact. These researched based programs have a proven record of success with clients around the world.
As the market leader in Australia, Leading Edge is owned by the only Senior Facilitator and Certified Instructor here in the Southern Hemisphere. Alongside working with clients, we provide certification and CPD programs for fellow practitioners.
MiRo Psychometric Assessment Workshops
MiRo is a well recognised psychometric assessment tool specifically designed for use in the workplace to help individuals and teams perform at their best. MiRo provides valuable insights into behaviours, motivations, relationships, communication and leadership styles.
MiRo workshops can be incorporated into our in-person Leadership Programs, or run as a stand-alone program, in-person or virtually.
Additional Models and Tools
We partner effectively with our clients incorporating and complementing their existing Leadership frameworks, models and internal tools.
Working collaboratively in this way ensures the effectiveness of our programs and creates a seamless experience for participants that draws on the familiarity of prior training.
Research & Media
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Contact Us
Jane +61 417 499 693
Alice +61 416 616 300
info@leadingedgelifeskills.com.au
Address:
35 Laitoki Road, Terrey Hills NSW 2084