The Leadership Catalyst Program rapidly builds the leadership capabilities of early-to-mid-career leaders, equipping them to lead confidently through challenge and uncertainty. With a dual focus on leading self and leading others, the Program extends participants' existing skills and experience to create adaptable leaders.

Participants gain practical resources, strategies and tools they can apply at work straight away, grounded in coaching foundations, neuroscience and leadership best practice. The approach encourages genuine self-exploration, shaping each participant's own leadership journey. Small group learning means participants learn from their peers' real work experience, tap into the power of peer mentoring, and build a lasting professional network.

The Program sharpens participants' motivation, mindset and skills, pairing proven leadership theory with practical tools for lasting development. Coaching techniques keep the learning targeted to each individual's needs and motivations, and help translate theory into practice. Throughout, Program content draws on participants' own workplace challenges, opportunities and real scenarios.

The Program explores the following themes through theory, practical strategies and tools, experiential learning and coaching:

Leading Self

• Leadership strengths, mindset and presence
• Understanding and applying emotional intelligence as a leader
• Resilience and adaptability
• Individual performance, networks and career development
• Goal setting for success

Leading Others

• Impactful communication, feedback and difficult conversations
• Coaching strategies
• Leadership Influence
• Leading through adversity
• Team performance and resilience
• Inclusive Leadership
• Leading Neurodiverse Teams

Leadership Assessments with individual debrief

• Emotional Intelligence Assessment and coaching
• Skills Discovery Leader Assessment and coaching
• Additional Activities to Supplement Learning
• Integrated Learning activities: Weekly tasks to apply and cement learning in the workplace.
• Peer connection, coaching & mentoring.

Who it is for?

The Leadership Catalyst Program is designed for:

• Professionals who are early in their leadership journey.
• Technical experts who are transitioning to a formal/informal leadership role.
• Professionals who are leading teams.
• Professionals who are experienced leading in coordination or project management roles but may not yet be formally leading a team.

How it works?

The Program is delivered over 16 weeks via a combination of self-paced learning and facilitated peer learning by an industry-leading leadership expert. Each week will include 1-1.5 hours of self-paced learning and up to 2 hours of facilitated virtual workshop learning.

The Program will commence on 19 October 2026. Facilitated virtual workshops will be delivered weekly on Thursdays commencing at 1pm. The Program will be delivered in two halves during 19 October-11 December 2026 and 1 February-26 March 2027, providing participants opportunity to integrate their learning.

Participants receive:

• 16-week structured leadership journey
• 13 hours of self-paced learning
• 17 hours of facilitated virtual peer learning
• Two leadership diagnostics/assessments
• Individual diagnostic debriefs
• Personal leadership development plan
• Workplace application activities
• Learning integration exercises
• Coaching and reflection activities
• Peer learning and accountability
• Delivered by an industry-leading leadership expert

All self-paced learning is via the ICN learning platform. Facilitated virtual workshops are via Zoom, supported by the ICN learning platform. Leadership assessment debriefs are undertaken directly with a certified debriefer via Zoom/phone.

Total learning hours: 30 hours (excluding leadership assessments/debriefs, introductory session and leadership development plan).

Leadership Development Outcomes

• Develop a strong leadership mindset and individual performance effectiveness.
• Understand and effectively apply strengths.
• Develop emotional intelligence and apply it to leadership.
• Communicate and influence with adaptability and impact.
• Strengthen team resilience and performance.
• Adapt to proactively lead others through adversity and change.
• Learn how to build and leverage resource networks and peer mentoring relationships.

Expectations

Participants will be expected to complete weekly self-paced learning elements prior to virtual facilitated learning; and participate in learning activities and peer conversations.

Cost

ICN Subscribers receive a 20% discount. Normal fee is $4499 + GST, ICN Subscribers receive it $3599 +GST per participant