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Planning, Strategy, Tactics and Implementation (PSTI)

Speed up initiatives: reduce timelines for executing tasks, finalise projects, and launch products or services.

 
 

 

Dates:  Join the waiting list for the next program
Price: Current program $500 ex GST. Future programs $750 ex GST
Includes: 6 x weekly Zoom sessions
 

 

Planning, Strategy, Tactics and Implementation (PSTI)

Are You Ready to Accelerate Results?
Whether you realise it or not, you’re always transacting—every initiative, project, or product launch depends on how well you plan, strategise, and execute. Yet, many teams and leaders struggle to align their actions, leverage their differences, and move from ideas to results. The gap between intention and outcome is often a matter of transactional competence: understanding how personality, context, and collaboration shape every exchange.
Our Planning, Strategy, Tactics, and Implementation (PSTI) course equips you and your team with a powerful, personality-focused framework for situational leadership. You’ll learn to optimise performance, accelerate timelines, and produce higher-quality outcomes—no matter the challenge. This program is designed for those ready to move beyond guesswork and drive initiatives that thrive.
Book an exploratory call to discover how PSTI can unlock your team’s potential and deliver results that matter.
 
✅ Who This Is For
The PSTI course is ideal for:
  • Leaders and teams launching new projects, products, or initiatives
  • Managers seeking to increase buy-in, adaptability, and team alignment
  • Professionals wanting to master situational leadership and transactional competence
  • Organisations aiming to accelerate execution and foster cross-functional collaboration

🤔 Common Challenges
  • “Our projects stall because we struggle to get buy-in or alignment.”
  • “We often miss deadlines or find it hard to adapt to changing priorities.”
  • “Team members work in silos, and collaboration feels forced.”
  • “We have diverse personalities, but struggle to leverage those differences for better outcomes.”
  • “We lack a clear, repeatable process for moving from planning to execution.”

 

🎯 Program Outcomes
  • Master the fundamentals of Transactional Competence™ for leadership and teamwork
  • Apply the PSTI framework to clarify planning, strategy, tactics, and implementation for any initiative
  • Increase adaptability and match the pace of technology and market change
  • Build buy-in and uncover untapped leadership and resources within your team
  • Foster diverse leadership, team alignment, and interdepartmental effectiveness
  • Accelerate project timelines and deliver results faster and more reliably
  • Leverage personality and transactional behaviour to drive higher-quality outcomes

 

🛠️ What’s Included
  • Six 75-minute interactive zoom sessions, with study, practice, and real-world application
  • Proprietary frameworks and tools for situational leadership and transactional behaviour
  • Practical modules covering orientation, transactional cycles, personality in transaction, and the PSTI model
  • Hands-on exercises to foster collaboration and apply learning to your current projects
  • Quiz and assessment to reinforce key concepts and measure progress
  • Certificate of completion and Transactional Competence™ badge

 

🚀 Your Next Step
Ready to accelerate your next initiative and build a team that thrives in any situation?
Book an exploratory call with Donovan Leadership to discover how the Planning, Strategy, Tactics, and Implementation course can help you and your team produce breakthrough results.

 

Details

Current program $500 ex GST. Future programs $750 ex GST.

  • The course consists of six 75-minute group zoom sessions of five to ten participants.
  • The program is supplemented with engaging online program content.
  • You will have access to a personal course dashboard. 
  • You will be able to view a recording of each session.
  • You'll have the opportunity for course certification to add to your LinkedIn profile.
Book an Exploratory Call

Your Facilitator

 

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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 with Dean Phelan to challenge the outdated notion that leadership has to be loud, brash, or domineering.

What People Are Saying

'I recently completed the Personality and Behaving Transactionally Program led by Brian and I took immense value from the program.

The program challenged one's thinking about how they conduct themselves in a transaction. Decoupling the transaction from the person and their behaviour was a key take-away. Understanding the underlying intent of the transaction, the role we play in it and how we present to other personality types were key learnings from the program.

I would highly recommend Brian and this program for those that want to make the most out of their interactions; not just professionally but personally as well!'

Adrian Cassar

Chief Operating Officer | Naviam

'Thank you to Brian Donovan for his excellent facilitation of the ‘Personality and Behaving Transactionally’ course I completed recently. This workshop brought together several like-minded individuals who are determined to make a difference. I particularly enjoyed the well-structured and easy-to-follow principles outlined, making it easy to fit into a hectic schedule.

The process began with an introspective look at our own personality traits and how they may be seen by others in the workplace/marketplace. Through observing others and embracing their diverse perspectives, we learned the steps to consistently achieve our aims together.

Highly recommend!'



Paula McManus

Senior Partner | Rock Solid Group of Companies

'Over the past two months I have been undertaking the Personality in Transaction program, facilitated by Brian Donovan. It has been a highly enlightening and valuable program.

The program has stretched my self awareness and understanding of others. I have thoroughly enjoyed the active engagement with my co-learners and the exceptional facilitation by Brian.

I highly recommend this program for individuals and businesses wishing to improve their transactional competence and personal/business impact/success.'



Wayne Avard

People and Culture Lead, Australian Operations | Goodman Fielder

'I recently completed Influential U's Personality and Behaving Transactionally course facilitated by Brian Donovan. This course was transformative. It pushed me to take an honest look at myself and provided a powerful framework for understanding how we transact with others.

Beyond the insights I gained, one of the biggest highlights was connecting with a group of ambitious, like-minded individuals who made the experience even more enriching.

Brian's facilitation was exceptional—encouraging, knowledgeable, and inspiring. I came away with valuable tools and fresh perspectives that I’ll carry forward.

Highly recommended.'



Renier de Klerk

General Manager | accesstel

'I recently attended Brian Donovan’s “Discover Your Inner Superhero” coaching program and found it both inspiring and transformative.

Brian’s coaching style is authentic, insightful, and empowering. The program helped me uncover strengths I hadn’t fully recognized and provided practical tools I continue to use.

I highly recommend Brian to anyone seeking impactful personal or leadership growth.'



Ghouse Mohammed

Manager, Enterprise Architecture | Victorian Building Authority

Having recently completed the Personality and Behaving Transactionally Program, which was expertly led by Brian, I cannot recommend him more highly. His approach to encouraging conversation and thoughts from the group meant everyone was happy to take part making everything relevant and engaging.

I am confident anyone looking to take part in a program lead by Brian will come away with so much more insight, knowledge and value than they expected when enrolling.

Nick Evans

IT Infrastructure Manager and HPC Specialist | Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Adrian Cassar
Paula McManus
Wayne Avard
Renier de Klerk
Ghouse Mohammed
Nick Evans