Leadership Development Program for Growing Companies

 

Business is Changing. Your Managers Need to Keep Up.

 

The Tribe of Trusted Leaders is a 12-month leadership development program that turns your best people into leaders who own decisions, build proactive teams, and take things off your plate — with you involved every step of the way.

 

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Limited to small cohorts · Next intake: July 2026
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95
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of participants rated promotion-ready by their managers

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%

already promoted within 6 months of completing the program

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structured manager check-ins built into every program

For CEOs, founders, and the leaders who run alongside them:

 

Why Leadership Pipelines Break Down

 

If every decision still comes back to you, the problem isn't your managers. It's that no one has ever taught them to lead.

 

 

 

 

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Research from the Chartered Management Institute confirms that 82% of people who move into management have had no formal leadership training. Not a workshop. Not a coaching conversation. Nothing.

They were excellent at their jobs, so they were promoted. And then they were left to figure out the rest.

That is not a character flaw. It is a structural gap. Your managers are not failing to lead because they lack the will. They are failing to lead because no one ever showed them how. So they keep doing what got them promoted: solving problems themselves, deferring the difficult conversations, and coming back to you when things get hard.

And you keep carrying the load that should be theirs.

Here is what that sounds like in practice. These are not hypothetical frustrations. They are the patterns that appear consistently across CEO forums and coaching conversations with scaling business leaders:

"They won't make a single call without checking with me first."

"I can't take a holiday without things falling apart."

"I want my managers to bring me solutions, not problems."

"I need accountability that doesn't depend on me enforcing it."

If any of those sentences sounds like something you have thought — or said out loud to someone you trust — you are in exactly the right place.

The Tribe of Trusted Leaders is a 12-month leadership development program built to close that gap. Not with a two-day workshop that fades by the following Monday. With twelve months of structured development, applied in real time, with you part of the process from the start.

What makes this different

Most leadership programs develop your managers. This one holds them to account - so you don't have to.

 

The part that actually makes it stick:

  • 3 personal check-in sessions between Marie-Claire and you - 30 minutes each, Marie-Claire runs them.
  • Dual-perspective capability assessments completed independently by the participant and their manager. This helps surface differences in perception, expectations and performance, as well as improvements.
  • You leave each session knowing exactly where your manager is, what they are working on, and what to say in your next one-on-one.
  • If someone is not progressing, Marie-Claire works through it with you — they are not left to manage it alone.

No other leadership development program in Australia includes this. It is the reason results are confirmed by both sides of the relationship — not just self-reported by the participant.

 

Before Tribe of Trusted Leader's

 

  • Every decision still comes back to you.
  • Your managers wait for direction.
  • Meetings go in circles.
  • Difficult conversations get avoided.
  • Managers are still acting as individual contributors, rather than team leaders.
  • Individuals get away with not performing.

 

After Tribe of Trusted Leader's

 

  • Teams own their outcomes and work happily.
  • Escalations drop.
  • Managers run their own one-on-ones, address poor behaviour directly and hold people accountable.
  • Your report is more confident in their leadership and make their own decisions.
  • You get your time back.

Leadership Development Program Results

 

Every participant in the Tribe of Trusted Leaders is assessed on 30 leadership capabilities at the start of the program, at the midpoint, and at the end. Their direct manager completes the same assessment independently.

This gives you an objective, external view of what is actually changing, not just what your leader believes about themselves.

Here is what the data shows across our most recent cohorts, with results confirmed by both participants and their managers independently:

 

 
+
32
%

improvement in
running meaningful, effective meetings. Confirmed by managers at +18%.

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31
%

improvement in providing difficult feedback to team members. Confirmed by managers at +16%

+
20
%

improvement in addressing toxic or poor behaviour in the team. Confirmed by managers at +26%.

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19
%

improvement in addressing toxic or poor behaviour in the team. Confirmed by managers at +26%

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19
%

improvement in holding direct reports accountable for behaviour. Confirmed by managers at +16%.

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18
%

improvement in setting clear boundaries with their team and boss. Confirmed by managers at +17%.

 

These are not self-reported feel-good numbers. They are dual-rated - by the leader and by the person who manages them. When both sides of that relationship see the same shift, something has genuinely changed.

*Results reflect pre-to-post improvement in leadership capability ratings across all of the Tribe of Trusted Leaders cohorts. Both participants and their managers completed independent assessments at the start, midpoint, and end of the program.
Her ability to delegate, empower, inspire and make strategic decisions has improved immensely. It was always good but it is now at another level. As a result, the execution on our strategy has significantly improved. Her team have risen to a new level, taken more ownership, and embraced change better. They have executed on this -something that no one before her has been able to do.
CEO,
Midsize technology company
I have had more positive conversations with her team in the last 12 months than the prior 12 and working conditions have only been more challenging. She has been able to shepherd her team through this with vision, trust, and clear boundaries. I really didn't think she was going to be able to meet this challenge - but she has exceeded it beyond my expectations.
Manager,
Professional services organisation

A leader, before and after

What a manager told us before the program. And what his team told us after.

 

Before the program, his manager described him this way:

"Firm but fair, but also with a short temper. When an employee didn't immediately acknowledge their part in an error, it would trigger a combative and quite aggressive response."

 

Twelve months later, the people who work for him put it simply:

"He's changed. He doesn't get angry like he usually does."

What changed was not his standards. He still holds his team to high expectations. What changed was his ability to separate the pressure he felt from the response he gave. His team noticed before he did. He was promoted within seven months.

That is what twelve months of structured, supported leadership development looks like in practice. Not a personality transplant. A set of tools, applied consistently, until it becomes the way they lead.

 

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Here is what the program gives them.

 

The sections below are written for the leader who will be in the program. If you are a CEO, founder or executive exploring this for one of your managers, everything above covers what you need to know. What follows is for them.

 

Not your average leadership program

What Leaders Learn Over 12 Months

 

The Tribe of Trusted Leaders takes a research-backed approach that blends the science of adult learning with the realities of leading people in a growing organisation.

You begin with an Enneagram assessment. A deep, practical tool that reveals your leadership strengths and the patterns that are quietly working against you. From there, every month you attend a 90-minute masterclass facilitated personally by Marie-Claire Ross, supported by group coaching sessions, individual coaching calls, and practical assignments you apply directly with your team.

This is not a program you complete and shelve. It is twelve months of learning embedded in your real work with real accountability built in, including three structured conversations between you, your manager, and Marie-Claire to track your progress and close your blind spots.

In their own words

What Participants Say

"I started this program thinking the keys to good leadership were more technical - being assertive and knowing how to make fast decisions. I was surprised at how much depends on simply being more self-aware, able to regulate your own emotions, and focused on people."

What changed in their team:

"My teams have been working together and communicating better than before. I am running better one-on-ones and have established trust across the team."

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"The ability to have tough conversations has improved significantly. I've had positive reinforcement from having these conversations and seeing team members grow."

What changed in their team:

"We have seen a significant uplift in activity. Direct reports now own their actions and take accountability for results - good or bad."

Program participant, Tribe of Trusted Leaders

 

"It's been an incredibly hard 12 months, but I feel genuinely more confident in my ability to lead. I'm learning to trust my own judgement and take greater initiative. I am starting to find my voice rather than shrinking."

What changed in their team:

"We have clearer direction, we understand our skills and gaps, we have open communication and trust."

Program participant, Tribe of Trusted Leaders



Leadership Program Outcomes


Throughout the program, participants will:

  • Cultivate a future-focused mindset, igniting inspiration and strategic prowess to navigate tomorrow's challenges.

  • Forge a strong leadership identity, fostering confidence and competence in their abilities.

  • Enhance emotional intelligence, enabling them to navigate complex situations with greater empathy and effectiveness.

This isn’t just another leadership training course, it’s a game-changer for leaders ready to step up. 

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A game-changer for leaders ready to step up

What You Learn & Action over 12 Months

 

Three terms. Thirty leadership capabilities. One year that changes how you lead.

 
 

Because great leadership starts with trusting yourself

Term 1 - Leading Yourself

 

Great leadership starts on the inside. Before you can build trust with your team, you need to understand yourself - your patterns, your strengths, and the habits that are holding you back without you realising it.

In Term 1, you develop the self-awareness and self-leadership that everything else in the program builds on.

  • Recognise your strengths and leadership style, in order to define the leader you want to be.
  • Learn deep insights about yourself to improve self-awareness.
  • Discover what steps you can take to help your brain perform optimally.
  • Strengthen how you trust yourself, and others, in order to lead more authentically.
  • Better understand your emotions and what steps you need to take to look after yourself.

 
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Shift from managing to truly leading.

Term 2 - Leading Your Reports

 

This is where most leaders struggle most - not because they don't care, but because nobody ever taught them how to delegate without losing control, give difficult feedback without damaging the relationship, or hold someone accountable without it becoming a confrontation.

Term 2 gives you the tools, the frameworks, and the practice to do all three.

  • Learn how to delegate more wisely and run one-on-one's more effectively, in order to unlock potential in others and reduce overwhelm.
  • Discover how to help employees find meaning in their work.
  • Explore tools to improve accountability and performance in your team and yourself.
  • Lead both high and low performers.
  • Learn how to have a successful growth (difficult) conversation, so that you improve your team culture.
  • Receive micro performance conversation frameworks to provide quick and regular feedback.
  • Improve your goal progress with a mid-point coaching session (1 hour session with Marie-Claire).

 
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Build trust, boost performance, and lead with clarity

Term 3 - Leading Your Team

 

Individual relationships are only part of leadership. In Term 3, you shift focus to the team as a whole - how to build the trust, accountability, and shared purpose that moves a group of people into the Achievement Zone and keeps them there.

  • Unpack the core pillars of the Integrated Trust Building System.
  • Learn specific techniques to move your team into the Achievement Zone.
  • Discover how to run better meetings.
  • Identify how to connect team members together and across the organisation.
  • Improve how you build your influence with other stakeholders.
  • Awaken people’s excitement for a bright future.
  • Implement communication techniques to build confident and capable teams.
  • Final one hour coaching with Marie-Claire to set you up for another year.
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Designed to build confident, future-focused leaders

What Students and their Direct Manager Say

 
Discover the results our students have achieved and what they say about the leadership management course online experience. 
 
 
Sarah Bakker
"Marie-Claire’s Leadership Mastermind course has been an incredibly valuable experience for me, both personally and professionally. It has given me deep insights into myself as a leader and helped me recognise the positive impact I can have on my team and the business when I’m equipped with the right strategies. Over the past 12 months, I’ve developed the confidence to trust my own judgement, tackle challenges head-on and lead with clarity. One of the biggest shifts has been learning how to communicate the company vision more effectively, ensuring my team feels both aligned and empowered. I’ve come away from the program with practical tools, renewed confidence and a stronger sense of direction – outcomes that I know will continue to benefit me and the organisation well into the future."
Sarah Bakker
Head of Education, Seven Steps to Writing Success
★★★★★
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"What the program has enabled me to do is use more structure in how I approach things - from meetings and one-on-ones. The result is I am no longer scared to have difficult conversations, spending extra time with an emotional team member and not getting my tasks done, asking silly questions in meetings or contributing to a high level meeting. It’s helped me work with my emotions better and be in more control of how I feel about myself."
Antonia Robinson,
Customer Service Manager, Oncore Services
★★★★★
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"Tribe of Trusted Leaders has provided me with a complete leadership playbook with so many structures and techniques that have been invaluable to learn. It has given me so much confidence - it’s reduced my confusion as to the best way to approach many tasks such as delegation and difficult conversations. I’m excited to continue implementing all of the different learnings, while challenging my thought processes along the way."
Marnie Telehin
Community Fundraising & Growth Manager, Leukaemia Foundation
★★★★★
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"Marie-Clare helped me to identify who I wanted to be as a leader and the values that I wanted to stand by in forming a high-performance, collaborative team where members of the team feel empowered and inspired to achieve their full potential. The program provided useful techniques to execute my own plans as well as ongoing feedback throughout the course with coaching to continually improve implementation of these techniques."
Hayden Bertoli
General Manager Queensland, Choice Energy
★★★★★
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"The Tribe of Trusted Leader’s program has been instrumental in helping me adjust to my new role and set myself up for success. I gained valuable resources, including some fantastic templates that I've incorporated into my work. My team has become more proactive, coming to me with solutions and ideas instead of just questions. I thoroughly enjoyed being part of the program, and it has significantly accelerated my leadership development."
Jess Rapmund
Head of Finance, Oncore Services
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"My leadership journey during the Tribe of Trusted Leader’s program has been one of self discovery, growth and reflection. I’ve really enjoyed the course content. In my experience, course leaders have an understanding of the topic at hand but often don’t have a deep understanding of the wider learning styles and mindsets involved that Marie-Claire demonstrates in every interaction I’ve ever had with her. We were very lucky to have Marie-Claire."
Tim Dadswell
Client Services Manager, Oncore Services
★★★★★

Leadership Development Program Pricing

 

This isn’t a cookie-cutter course. The Tribe of Trusted Leaders is highly personalised, with a strong focus on both personal and career growth. You'll get plenty of direct access to Marie-Claire Ross through masterclasses, group coaching, and one-on-one sessions. The program is designed to meet you where you're at and help you grow into the leader you’re meant to be.

Whether you’re enrolling independently or with organisational support, my exclusively designed leadership and management course online aims to deliver long-term results.   

The program is available as an annual investment or a monthly payment plan. Organisations enrolling multiple leaders are welcome to contact Marie-Claire directly to discuss group pricing and cohort timing.

 

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Billed annually
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Monthly Price RRP: $4,715 inc GST
$ 279 inc GST
$ 4,254 inc GST
 per person
What's Included
12 x 90 minute monthly master classes
Live classes that include workbooks, checklists and quiz.
Access to Tribe of Trusted Leader's Portal
Private portal to access recordings, workbooks and chat to members.
Enneagram Personality Profile
Comprehensive report that outlines your strengths and shadows.
Book List
List of top leadership books every leader needs to read.
Worksheets, checklists and templates
You will walk away with a complete leadership toolkit.
3 x 1 hour coaching calls with Marie-Claire (including Enneagram debrief)
Get personalised coaching to help you gain momentum in your leadership.
Learnings and Actions Retrospective
Present what you have learnt and applied during the program.
12 x "Work on Your Team (not in your Team)" Sessions
Group coaching to help you with homework and gain tips for leading teams.
On-demand access to Marie-Claire
I'm available to answer any questions, check your homework or help you through dramas.
3 manager discussions with Marie-Claire
The research shows that leadership is best learnt if leaners are accountable. It is strongly recommended that your manager gets involved with your leadership development plan.
Pre, middle and post leadership skills tracking
Both you and your manager fill out a leadership capabilities assessment to track your progress.
A paperback copy of Trusted to Thrive (valued at $29.95)
This includes delivery of the book.
 
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Enrolment note: Enrolment is open now for the July 2026 cohort. Places are limited to maintain the quality of coaching and peer learning.

 

 

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