Build a strong, high-performing leadership team through a private cohort - aligned in purpose, speaking the same language, driving stronger results and building out your team of 'A' Players.
Our Private Cohort is designed exclusively for organizations that want to align their leaders, drive high performance, and create a shared language. Supported by expert coaching throughout, your team will learn to:
- Lead smarter
- Build Accountability; and
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Create their own team of 'A' players
— all while working alongside their day-to-day roles.
Together, they’ll move through The Leadership Academy as a united group, ensuring consistency, accountability, and measurable outcomes.
TRUSTED BY LEADING ORGANISATIONS
WHY CHOOSE A PRIVATE COHORT?
Stronger Leadership
Faster
The Leadership Academy grows confident, capable leaders who confidently tackle real challenges and deliver real results. With a private cohort, that capability multiplies because everyone is learning the same tools, speaking the same language, and moving in the same direction.
Team Alignment
&
Shared Language
A private cohort ensures all your leaders are speaking the same language, and handling things consistently across the organization. No more mixed messages, no more different ways of leading — everyone steps up together.
Build Your Organization of
‘A’ Players
High-performing leaders lift the standard across the whole organization, and help create 'A' players everywhere. A private cohort helps your leaders first become high performing themselves, and then raise the bar to ensure you have a whole organization of 'A' players.
Expert Coaching Driving
Change
Coaching means leaders don’t just learn and apply concepts — they are challenged to be better and push beyond their previous boundaries. This creates momentum, confidence, and noticeable performance shifts that last well beyond the programme.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
C L I E N T T E S T I M O N I A L S
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WHO IS THIS FOR?
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Business owners, CEOs and senior leaders who want to embed leadership skills across their team to drive performance and culture.
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HR Managers looking for practical, scalable leadership solutions to strengthen people capability in their organisation.
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Leadership teams who want to learn together, align on shared tools, and create consistency across the business.
D O Y O U W A N T T O S A Y ...
Our entire leadership team speaks the same language and no one is confused about what things mean.
Our leadership team is aligned in purpose, moving forward with great conversations and collaboration.
We all hold each other accountable and together drive stronger results.
We lead with clarity and consistency, setting the standard for what great leadership looks like.
If the answer is YES to any of the above,
The Leadership Academy is for your team!
Our leadership team is a team of ‘A’ players — and now we’re building an organization of ‘A’ players!
I’ve seen a real transformation — we’re more aligned, more confident, and making stronger decisions together.
WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - PRIVATE COHORT?
The Leadership Academy Private Cohort helps entire leadership teams strengthen alignment, lift capability, and drive performance together.
Leaders learn the essential leadership tools and language to build a culture of accountability, collaboration, and results — all while creating a team of confident ‘A’ players.
Over 16 weeks, your leadership team will grow stronger, more connected, and more capable of tackling real business challenges. Through expert coaching, practical frameworks, and real-life examples, leaders will build confidence in having tough conversations, holding people accountable, and leading with consistency and purpose.
HOW DOES THE PRIVATE COHORT WORK?
The Private Cohort brings your leadership team together to learn as one — combining tailored discussions, team-based learning, and practical application. Each module focuses on real-life leadership situations within your business, ensuring the tools and strategies are directly relevant to your organization’s goals.
Every two weeks, your team participates in a live group coaching session with Glenda, designed to challenge thinking, strengthen alignment, and embed the learning into day-to-day leadership. Between sessions, leaders complete short online modules and practical exercises that can be immediately applied within their roles.
WHAT MAKES THE PRIVATE COHORT DIFFERENT?
Typically, leadership courses are all based in theory; informative and immersive, but unsupported - think of your standard 3-day offsite. The research says that these types of courses result in less than 10% of what you learnt actually being implemented. The Leadership Academy is designed very differently to ensure this doesn’t occur. The Leadership Academy works alongside your leaders busy lives, and is taught and implemented in bite-sized chunks so leadership actually changes. So you learn something, implement it, then are coached on it for added finesse. This results in the learnings actually changing your leadership, no theory, just practical changes... one bite at a time.
A Private Cohort develops your entire leadership team together. Leaders learn a shared language, build consistency, and strengthen alignment across the organization.
The Leadership Academy also includes real life videos of leadership conversations which most leadership programs are afraid to give you. Although theory is great, leaders often need to see what ‘good’ leadership conversations look like in real life, so they can build confidence in how to have them themselves. So the Academy includes over 20 of these as well. These can also be watched over and over.
DETAILS
L e a r n i n g
M o d u l e s
Every week, your leaders will work through 1–2 self-paced online training modules before each group coaching session. These short, high-impact lessons (5–15 minutes each) build a shared leadership language across your entire leadership team and ensure everyone comes to the sessions prepared and aligned.
C o a c h i n g
Your private cohort will join nine powerful group coaching sessions held every two weeks. These exclusive sessions are designed specifically around your organization’s challenges and opportunities. Glenda will stretch your leadership team, guide them through real-time issues, and help them work collaboratively toward aligned outcomes.
R e a l - L i f e
C o n v e r s a t i o n s
To shift leadership behaviour, your team needs to see what great leadership looks and sounds like. Your cohort will get access to over 20 real-life leadership conversations filmed by Glenda — providing practical models they can watch, reflect on, and immediately replicate in your business.
P r i v a t e
C o m m u n i t y
Your leadership team will have access to a closed, organisation-only Leadership Academy community space. This is where your leaders can connect between sessions, share insights, collaborate on challenges, and maintain momentum as a united team.
P r a c t i c a l
W o r k b o o k
Each module comes with practical exercises designed to embed the tools into your team’s daily leadership habits. Your organisation will also receive a bound workbook for every participant, so leaders can apply the tools consistently and drive real behavioural change across the business.
S u p p o r t
Glenda will personally support your leadership team throughout the entire program. Her direct, practical, and encouraging coaching style will challenge your leaders to step up, build accountability, and grow into the high-performing team your organisation needs.
If you feel like your teams leadership could be stronger ...
...then it probably could be!
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Weeks 1-2
First Lead Yourself
The Academy kick-starts with a few modules on learning to lead yourself. Here you discover your natural areas of genius and build awareness of the multiplying or diminishing traits you unknowingly show up with.
You then transition into learning how to leverage these more, and how to drop traits that are not serving you.
You finish these two weeks by getting really clear on the results you are accountable for, what must occur for this to be possible.
Weeks 3-8
Leadership Fundamentals
In Leadership Fundamentals you build out your strong leadership foundation. Here you will change your day so you spend the right amount of time on the right areas, become an expert in delegation, so work doesn’t come back to you, and set up clear success metrics and communication rhythms with your team so you can drive them and hold them accountable.
We also dive into the levers you have at your disposal to drive your team even further.
By the end of these weeks, you'll be equipped with the essential tools to lead a team confidently and effectively.
Weeks 9-15
The Tough Parts of Leadership
Leadership isn't always easy, and this section prepares you for challenges you'll face. You will learn how to assess your current team, whether a team member is ever going to be an ‘A’ player, and coaching techniques to ‘coach up’ and ‘coach out’. You will also learn how and when to have difficult conversations and how to hold people accountable.
These modules are packed with many learnings and practical tools so that by the end of these weeks, you can handle the complexities of leadership with confidence and be well on your way to building your very own team of ‘A’ players.
Week 16
Looking Good and Moving Forward
The final week of the Academy is about consolidating your knowledge and planning your future journey.
You'll learn how to manage up more successfully, get feedback on your new leadership techniques, and develop strategies for continuous learning and development.
By the end of this week, you'll have a clear plan for maintaining your momentum and achieving long-term success in your leadership role.
INVEST IN YOUR TEAM!
Let’s connect to discuss how a Private Cohort could support your leadership team and meet your organisation’s specific needs.
$ Price on enquiry - Limited to 10 people per cohort
M Y R I S K - F R E E G U A R A N T E E T O Y O U
I guarantee if you don't feel more successful and confident as a leader after you implement all the techniques in The Leadership Academy, I will coach you until you do.
Glenda Lewis
Founder & Key Facilitator - The Leadership Academy
FAQ's
How many people can join a private cohort?
Each private cohort is designed for up to 10 participants to ensure strong interaction and coaching impact. If you have a larger group, we’re happy to discuss options to accommodate your needs.
What does it cost to run a private cohort?
The investment depends on the size of your team and level of tailoring required. We’ll provide a clear proposal after an initial discussion.
What outcomes can we expect?
You can expect your leadership team to become fully aligned — speaking the same language, solving real business challenges together, and moving forward with a shared purpose. Leaders will build stronger accountability, collaborate more effectively, and develop the confidence to have the right conversations at the right time.
You’ll also see leaders growing their own team of ‘A players’, embedding practical tools into everyday practice, and creating a culture where expectations are clear, performance lifts, and everyone is pulling in the same direction.
Overall, your organisation gains consistency, stronger decision-making, and a leadership team capable of driving measurable results.
When can we expect coaching calls?
Coaching sessions run for 1-hour every two weeks online via ZOOM.
By prior arrangement, these can alternate fortnightly between online via Zoom and in-person at your offices (Auckland only), depending on what best suits your organisation’s needs.
Can the schedule fit our calendar?
Absolutely. We’ll tailor the coaching call dates and pacing of the program to fit around your business cycles and availability.
How long do we have access to the course?
You get a lifetime access! This means you’ll get access to all of the lessons, role plays and exercises including any future updates for your whole life time - under the email address used to purchase. Constant leadership up-skilling makes our graduates stand out.
Does it work for mixed leadership levels?
Yes. Business owners, senior leaders, and emerging leaders can all benefit, and the shared experience helps build consistency across levels.
How is a private cohort different from the standard Academy?
A private cohort is delivered exclusively for your organisation, which means every session is focused on your real-world challenges and priorities.
Your leadership team moves through the program together, building a shared language, consistent tools, and stronger alignment across departments.
The private format also creates a safe, confidential space for open discussion- something you don’t get in a mixed cohort—so issues can be addressed honestly and directly.
This level of customisation accelerates results and ensures the Academy delivers measurable impact for your business, not just individual development.
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