Leadership development journey

The First-Time Leader Growth Path

Helping First-Time Leaders Grow from Individual Contributors into Confident, Capable and Impactful Leaders

A practical leadership development journey that builds the mindset, skills and capabilities to lead yourself, lead your team, drive performance, navigate business challenges, and develop other leaders.

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Leadership capabilities grow through guided practice.

Five leadership dimensions

Grow from leading yourself to developing leaders

The Growth Path connects five dimensions of leadership development, expanding from self-leadership to leading people, performance, business, and ultimately developing other leaders.

01

Lead Yourself

Develop the mindset, self-awareness, personal effectiveness and inner capabilities needed to lead yourself effectively.

02

Lead Your Team

Lead people, build trust, communicate effectively, collaborate and create a team environment where people can grow and perform.

03

Lead Performance

Translate goals into focused action, accountability, execution, measurable performance and sustainable results.

04

Lead the Business

Understand business challenges, think strategically, make sound decisions and connect leadership with business impact.

05

Build Leaders

Coach, mentor, empower and develop other leaders so leadership can grow beyond one individual.

The five-book series

Books in The First-Time Leader Growth Path

Five practical books, each focused on one leadership dimension. Together, they form an integrated journey for professionals and leaders who want to grow their leadership capability step by step.

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Lead Yourself

Build self-awareness, mindset and personal effectiveness to prepare to lead others.

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Lead Your Team

Build trust and lead through communication, delegation, empowerment, coaching and feedback.

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Lead Performance

Turn goals into performance with accountability, improvement and high-performance practices.

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Lead the Business

Think strategically, understand the business and connect leadership with impact.

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Build Leaders

Develop future leaders through coaching, mentoring, empowerment and growth opportunities.

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Who it is for

A foundation for people stepping into leadership

Designed for professionals and leaders navigating the transition into leadership, taking on greater responsibility, or looking to strengthen their leadership foundation.

Professionals Transitioning into Leadership

For professionals preparing for their first leadership responsibility and building the mindset and capabilities needed for the transition.

First-Time Leaders

For newly appointed leaders and managers who want practical guidance to lead themselves, their teams, performance and business responsibilities more effectively.

Leaders Strengthening Their Foundation

For leaders who want to reflect on their current practice, strengthen key capabilities and continue growing.

What you will develop

Capabilities to grow into effective leadership

Build the capability to lead yourself, people, performance and the business, and to develop other leaders.

Leadership mindsetSelf-leadershipPeople & team leadershipPerformance & executionBusiness & strategic perspectiveDeveloping other leaders

A progressive journey

How the Growth Path works

Each dimension builds on the previous one, helping leaders expand their capability and perspective as their responsibility grows.

01

Understand

Build awareness of yourself, leadership responsibilities, people, performance and the business context.

02

Develop

Strengthen the mindset, knowledge, skills and capabilities needed to lead more effectively.

03

Practice

Apply leadership concepts and tools to real situations, challenges, relationships and responsibilities.

04

Grow

Continue reflecting, learning, improving and expanding your leadership impact over time.

Continue your leadership growth

Explore the books, learning experiences and leadership development programs within The First-Time Leader Growth Path.