Grounded Leaders Program

Help Your Managers Become Empowered Leaders

Disempowered managers may:

• Avoid conflict by not bringing up real issues to be addressed.
• Focus on personal victory rather than team success.
• Set unrealistic standards.
• Expect superiors to have all the answers.
• Wait for change rather than actively contributing to it.
• Do quick fixes that don’t solve the real problem.

These behaviours consume time, energy, and innovative potential, hindering the development of a healthy team environment - leading to employee burnout, limited growth and deteriorating trust. This hinders succession planning and ultimately slows down your organisation's growth.

"Leadership is an inside-out job."

To lead effectively, managers must first understand and manage their inner world - their beliefs, assumptions, emotional state and outward behavior. Therefore, inner work is crucial to move towards a more creative, fulfilling and impactful leadership.

You want managers who:

• Embrace a growth mindset, and engage in self-reflection to improve their leadership.
• Build genuine connection with their teams via active listening, collaborating and coaching conversations.
• Tackles challenges with clarity and confidence, making decisions that align with your organization’s goals and values.
• Coaches their teams to bring about more self-awareness, collaboration and communication.
• Solves problems proactively, finding impactful, sustainable solutions.

The Grounded Leaders Program (GLP) is designed to have a unique balance between "inner work" (growth mindset, self-awareness) and "action work" (critical thinking, problem solving, coaching). These are human capabilities that are strongly correlated with leadership and business performance.

The 5 day GLP starts with a 3 day intensive, followed by a 1 month gap for practice, and ends with a 2 day intensive.

GLP is meant to be complimentary to other more technical leadership programs. Here's how the curriculum is different from other leadership programs:

1. Focusing on inner work that addresses underlying beliefs and assumptions.
2. Creating time and space for application & practice.
3. Facilitating a shift in mindset focused on purpose and growth.
4. Holistic development to leadership that goes beyond technical skills.

"Grounded Leaders feel like they belong among others, not above them. You feel the change in your leadership." - Michelle Balatbat, GLP Alumni

What to Expect

The program is contextualized to your organization’s unique needs, creating a more immersive and impactful learning experience. It begins with a comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA) to gain a deep understanding of your organization’s context, goals, and learner profiles. This process ensures the program is both relevant and effective in addressing your specific challenges.

Over the course of 30 hours of live instruction and self-paced activities, learners will build essential leadership skills, refine their critical thinking, and develop coaching techniques to enhance team performance and organizational success.

"Leadership is a kind of love, so when we lead we lead with care for others." - Fatima Gaviola, GLP Alumni

Program Highlights

• Pre-Training Preparation
  learners start their journey with an assessment of their leadership styles, strengths, and growth areas to set the foundation for a personalized learning experience.
• Live Onsite Training
  Five days of interactive classroom sessions combine goal-setting, skill-building, and action planning. Learners will practice critical thinking, people management, and coaching techniques in real-world scenarios, receiving real-time feedback from peers and trainers.
• Content Contextualized to Your Needs
  Insights from the Training Needs Analysis (TNA)—which examines business objectives, job-specific skills, and learner profiles—ensure the program content directly addresses your organization’s priorities and learner development areas.
• Impact Measurement
  Pre- and Post-Training Assessments, Performance Learning Surveys to evaluate how effectively learners apply their learning in real-world scenarios.
  
• Ongoing Support
  For one month post-training, participants will engage in weekly 1-hour group consultation sessions with an experienced coach to refine their coaching plans and integrate their learning into daily leadership practices.

Core Learning Objectives

By the end of the program, learners will be able to:

1. Cultivate a growth mindset to adapt to change and lead themselves and their teams with confidence.
2. Lead effective meetings and foster clear communication to enhance team collaboration.
3. Sharpen critical thinking skills to diagnose operational challenges and develop targeted, data-driven solutions.
4. Conduct impactful coaching sessions to guide team performance and improve productivity.
5. Set and track actionable coaching goals using structured tools to ensure continuous growth and measurable progress.

This Program Includes:

The program is designed to ensure learners deeply engage with the material, apply their learning in real-world scenarios, and drive lasting impact:

1. Interactive Activities to practice critical thinking, coaching, and problem-solving skills in a supportive environment.
2. Real-Time Feedback from trainers and peers to refine leadership techniques and build confidence.
3. Assessments Tools to measure progress before, during, and after the program, ensuring tangible results.
4. Actionable Coaching Plan: A structured framework to set goals, track progress, and embed coaching into daily leadership practices.
5. Post-Training Consultation: Weekly group coaching sessions for one month to support leaders as they implement new strategies.‍
6. 2 x Program Reports: A pilot learning report after the first batch and an evaluation report 3 months after the program is completed to check alignment with business outcomes.‍
7. Lifetime Access to the Online Learning Community: A mobile-friendly platform offering additional resources, peer support, and opportunities to connect with coaches for continued growth.

This program isn't just about teaching leadership concepts-it gives your leaders the tools, confidence, and mindset to not just manage -- but lead with purpose, solve problems effectively, and build high-performing teams that grow with your organization.

Success Stories

See how our alumni have transformed their careers through our programs. Their stories showcase the lasting impact of what we offer.

"I felt discouraged and unequipped as a manager, promoted right after maternity leave. Everything was new—I didn’t know the staff and felt judged on my management. But after training, my perception of myself as a manager changed."

- Marwilyn Torrado, Satellite Office Manager, Grounded Leaders Program

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