Executive Coaching
for Emerging Leaders
Make your your mark in a new role or build your influence in an existing one.
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Reinvent your key strength.
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Getting the best from your team.
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Bringing your stakeholders along with you.
Executive Coaching for Emerging Leaders
Step Into Leadership: Build Your Influence and Make Your Mark
You’re ready to take the next step, whether you’re stepping into a new leadership role or looking to build your influence in your current position. As an emerging leader, you want to move beyond technical expertise and start shaping the culture, performance, and results of your team. But the transition can be daunting. Without the support of formal leadership development, it’s easy to feel uncertain or fall back on old habits of doing rather than leading.
Are you eager to lead your team well, but worried about becoming a micro manager? Do you find yourself solving problems for others instead of empowering them? Are you wondering how to gain the confidence and credibility to be a leader people want to follow? These are common challenges for new leaders and you don’t have to face them alone.
Our Emerging Leaders Coaching Program is designed to help you reinvent your key strengths, get the best from your team, and bring your stakeholders along with you. Through tailored coaching, you’ll develop the skills and mindset to lead with confidence, clarity, and impact.
Contact Donovan Leadership today to discover how you can accelerate your growth and make a lasting impact as an emerging leader.
✅ Who This Is For
The Emerging Leaders Coaching Program is for high-potential professionals stepping into leadership roles, or those who have recently taken on formal leadership responsibilities and want to grow their influence and effectiveness.
🤔 Common Challenges
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“I’ve just stepped into my first leadership role and want to avoid early missteps.”
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“I’m learning how to lead former peers and establish myself as a credible leader.”
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“I’m unsure how to motivate and engage my team without micromanaging.”
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“I want to build confidence and presence as a leader others respect and follow.”
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“I need practical tools and feedback to handle team challenges as they arise.”
🎯 Program Outcomes
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Identify and develop your unique leadership strengths for early success
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Shift from individual contributor to confident team leader
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Build essential skills in delegation, feedback, and team motivation
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Learn how to communicate your vision and bring your team on the journey
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Establish your leadership presence and start building your personal brand
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Gain practical strategies to navigate common first-time leadership scenarios
🛠️ What’s Included
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Personalised 1:1 coaching program tailored for new and emerging leaders
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Focus on building confidence, core leadership skills, and stakeholder engagement
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Six one-hour coaching sessions delivered over six to nine months for steady growth and reflection
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On-demand phone and email support for real-time leadership questions (subject to availability)
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Progress review session with your next-level manager to align on development and future opportunities
🚀 Your Next Step
Let’s help you move up the influence curve and make your mark as a leader.
Book an exploratory call with Donovan Leadership to begin your journey.
Details
$5,000 ex GST
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Bespoke 1:1 coaching program tailored to your goals
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Six one-hour coaching sessions over six to nine months
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Phone and email support as needed subject to availability
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Optional review session with you and your next level manager to debrief on progress and gain any additional business context
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A proven methodolgy to help build your leadership influence
Your Coach
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Meet Brian
I’m an executive coach and author—and a self-confessed gentleman.
My dad raised me that way. And over the years, working with senior leaders, I’ve seen a consistent truth: the most effective leaders are gentle men and women. They get the best results because they treat people with dignity and respect.
That belief sits at the heart of The Gentle Art of Leadership, the book I co-authored to challenge the outdated notion that leadership has to be loud, brash, or domineering.
To be clear: gentle does not mean soft. Or weak. Gentle leaders are not pushovers. In fact, the gentlest leaders I know are also the strongest. They set clear boundaries. Don’t mistake their calm for passivity—because if you try to bulldoze them, you’ll soon find you’ll come off second best.
I work with leaders who know that real influence doesn’t come from ego or force — it comes from getting the best out of others.
If you’re here looking for a leadership coach who makes it all about them, who thrives on hype and hustle—you’re probably in the wrong place.
But if you’re ready to join the movement toward a gentler, more impactful style of leadership, I’d be honoured to see how I could support you.
What People Are Saying
I have had the privilege of working with Brian as my coach, and I can wholeheartedly say that he is truly exceptional at what he does. Brian has vast experience and deep understanding of the challenges faced by IT professionals, and was able to help me identify and overcome my own obstacles to achieve my career goals.
Cassandra Highfield
Executive Director, Information Technology & Workplace Services | Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions, Victorian Government
Brian provided leadership coaching to me over a 6 month period during my time at Amdocs. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of working with Brian and would highly recommend his leadership and other coaching services to leaders of any standing. Whether you are new to leadership or an experienced leader transitioning roles or facing a new challenge, Brian has a fantastic methodology and personal style to help break through the leadership challenge, to build a better you and get the results you are looking for.
Liam Fraser
CRO | Buildxact
I met Brian at a time when I was looking to become a CISO. I achieved that dream and more thanks to Brian. Of a handful of people I respect and care for in my life, Brian is one. Brian taught me the art of commitment, the way to make the impossible, possible. Brian is a great teacher, influencer and change driver. If you are looking for a change or even if you want a different perspective on work or life, take the time to contact Brian. My respect and thanks to Brian for making a change in me.
Sarit Kannanoor
Enterprise Security Leader, Chartered SABSA Master, MBA, BE | Digital Frontier Partners
We came to Brian as a strong team with a desire to do more than our limited time had allowed us. We are passionate about our goals and we wanted Brian's advice on directions to take for massive growth; to "step it up a notch". We finished our time with Brian with an electric energy amoungst us and a restructured path that I am sure will see us continue to grow. I would recommend Brian to anyone who is looking to take that extra step to achieve their business goals.
Meagan Cross
Board Member | Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics
I recommend Brian for anyone faced with the challenge of applying leadership skills to a wide group of senior stakeholders, in particular to technology leaders looking to make an impact on their executive stakeholders.
Geoff Spicer
ICT Manager - Application Delivery | Goodstart Early Learning
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