Programs & Events
Programs that go deep to shift behaviour. Events that lift, inspire, and spark action.
Development programs
OUR APPROACH
Our development programs are delivered in a warm, engaging, and relaxed manner intentionally crafted to foster deep insight and optimal learning. We offer a suite of expertly designed, multi-session programs, facilitated in intimate small group settings across half-day or full-day workshops, tailored to suit your organisation’s unique rhythm and needs.
Leadership Launchpad
4 x session program for emerging and early career leaders using pre-designed content, facilitated in a manner tailored to your unique organisational context
Topic areas include:
Session 1: Stepping into Leadership - Define leadership in today’s organisational context, explore leadership identity and personal values, assess current capabilities and growth areas
Session 2: Communicating with Impact - Master foundational communication styles and skills, build confidence in influencing upwards, sideways, and down, navigate challenging conversations with clarity and empathy
Session 3: Leading Teams with Purpose - Understand team dynamics and psychological safety; set direction, foster accountability, and manage performance; cultivate engagement through strengths-based leadership
Session 4: Leadership Brand & Career - Clarify personal leadership brand and career trajectory; modern mentoring practices; create an individual leadership action plan
The Flourish Course
A 7 x module evidence-based wellbeing program providing participants with a practical toolkit of scientifically validated strategies and techniques that when applied regularly, build mental health and wellbeing.
Session 1: The Art of Flourishing - What it means to flourish; Why this is so important; Impacts and effects of mental health and wellbeing; How to live a life of flourishing.
Session 2: Mindfulness in Practice - The science of mindfulness; The benefits of becoming more mindful; How to practice the skill.
Session 3: Your Unique Strengths - What are Character Strengths; Why they matter; What your unique strengths are; Impacts of using them.
Session 4: Optimising Optimism - The evidence for Optimism; The 3Ps of Optimism; On when you’re not naturally optimistic; How to reframe and shift perspectives (ABC + DE model).
Session 5: Growing in Gratitude - What we know about gratitude; Simple steps to profound differences; The case for growing in gratitude.
Session 6: Meaning and Purpose - Misconception of ‘meaning’; The 3 levels of meaning (including the one that matters most); How to live with purpose.
Session 7: Where to from here - Program wrap up, visioning for the future, planning for sustained behavioural change.
Leadership Next
A 6 x session leadership journey complete with leadership assessment driving deeper insights (optional), designed to build the adaptive, strategic, and human-centred capabilities essential for tomorrow’s success.
Topic areas include:
Session 1: Leading with Vision & Values - Crafting purposeful leadership grounded in clarity, ethics, and organisational impact.
Session 2: Adaptive Thinking & Strategic Agility - Navigating complexity with systems thinking, innovation, and decision-making foresight.
Session 3: Psychological Safety & Human-Centred Leadership - Creating inclusive environments that foster trust, belonging, and resilient performance.
Session 4: Influence, Communication & Stakeholder Engagement - Amplifying voice, presence, and narrative to connect and mobilise across the organisation.
Session 5: Capability Development & Talent Activation - Building team capability and coaching future leaders—tapping into strengths and growth potential.
Session 6: Energy, Wellbeing & Sustainable Impact - Managing personal energy, mental wellbeing, and legacy thinking for long-term effectiveness
Capability Corner
Bespoke program tailored to your organisation’s capability framework and/or identified areas of learning need. We can use your pre-existing capability framework, or can create one for you (see Consulting & Advisory services for details)
Keynote and Emcee services
OUR APPROACH
At Border Leadership, we don’t just speak, we energise. Whether we’re emceeing, facilitating, or keynoting, we bring warmth, wit, and sharp insight to every room. Our style sparks connection, fuels great thinking, and makes meaningful moments memorable.
Keynote topic suggestions
Growth Mindset for Success
Emotional Intelligence in the Modern Era
Creating a Psychologically Safe Workplace
Mental Heath Matters
Foundations of Peak Performance
Strategies for Resilience
Influence with Impact
Emcee & facilitation services
Emcee corporate and charity events
Host panel discussions or thought-leadership forums
Anchor awards nights, gala dinners, or community celebrations
Moderate fireside chats or Q&A sessions with guest speakers
Facilitate team offsites and leadership planning days
Guide psychological safety check-ins and wellbeing-focused conversations
Facilitate values or purpose discovery sessions
Design and guide bespoke reflection sessions at conferences or retreat