Effective executive leadership is demonstrated in everyday interactions. This highly practical session builds the capability to lead individuals and teams with clarity, accountability and confidence, whether or not you have direct reports. The pathways to leadership are varied and nuanced.
We begin with a short introduction and icebreaker before exploring what leadership means in practice, including Maxwell’s 5 Levels of Leadership. Participants will reflect on the type of leader they are today and the type of leader they want to become as expectations increase.
Drawing on Hawkins’ work on high performing teams, we examine what top teams consistently do well and how leaders create the conditions for trust, alignment and performance. Participants will then craft a clear leadership vision and begin developing a practical team charter to guide behaviours and expectations.
The session moves into essential influence skills, with applied practice throughout. This includes coaching skills grounded in psychological safety, deep listening and the GROW model, a coaching style of delegation, how to give feedback that lands, and how to set effective leadership boundaries. We also address sustainable leadership, including managing energy and avoiding burnout in high demand environments.
The session closes with clear action steps to embed learning into daily practice.
You will leave with:
- A defined leadership vision
- A draft team charter
- Practical coaching and delegation tools
- A simple framework for giving effective feedback
- Clear personal action steps to strengthen your leadership impact
Speaker
Trevor Smith
The Orchard Partnership
Trevor is an ICF Master Certified Coach and EMCC-accredited executive coach, facilitator and trainer. He works alongside individuals, teams and businesses to support the achievement of their personal, professional and corporate goals.
with over 30 years of international business and leadership experience across Europe and Asia. Based in Hong Kong for more than two decades, he works with CEOs, senior executives, leadership teams and emerging talent to strengthen leadership capability, navigate change and achieve strategic goals.
Formerly a member of the Executive Management Team at Standard Life (Asia), Trevor brings C-suite experience and frontline commercial expertise to his coaching. He has accumulated over 4,000 coaching hours across industries including financial services, government, legal, technology and media. He also holds certifications in applied neuroscience, narrative coaching, team coaching and a range of psychometric tools including MBTI® and Hogan Assessments.
Event Details:
Date: 10 March 2026
Times:
13:00 pm - 14:30 pm: Sydney, Melbourne
12:30 pm - 14:00 pm: Adelaide
12:00 pm - 13:30 pm: Brisbane
15:00 pm - 16:30 pm: New Zealand
10:00 am - 11:30 pm: Perth, Hong Kong, Singapore
Price:
Members: $100 | Non-Members: $160*
Full series registrants will automatically be added to this event.
* All prices in AUD.
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