Before The Program | Leading Without The Tools
One of the biggest problems in leadership isn't a lack of potential.
It's a lack of preparation.
Across almost every industry, people are promoted because they're technically excellent. They've proven themselves. They're reliable. They're capable.
So naturally, they're given responsibility for leading others.
But leading people requires an entirely different skillset.
No one teaches you how to navigate difficult conversations.
How to coach instead of direct.
How to build trust.
How to motivate different personalities.
You're simply expected to figure it out as you go.
That was Dan's experience.
Like so many leaders, he'd been thrown into leadership without any formal training… expected to mentor, guide and develop others without ever being shown how.
The good news?
Leadership isn't something you're simply born knowing.
It's something you can learn.
Watch Dan share where he was before joining the Leadership Excellence Program and why so many capable professionals find themselves leading without the tools they need.
Ready to become the kind of leader people genuinely want to follow?
Join the waitlist for the next Leadership Excellence Program cohort.
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13/08/2026
Your leadership performance starts with how you look after yourself.
It’s easy to think resilience is something we simply have as leaders.
But resilience is also something we build… through the habits that support our energy, focus and ability to perform consistently.
That’s why at Performance Advisory Group we love the MENS Model as a simple monthly leadership check-in:
🧘 M - Meditation: Am I creating enough space to think?
🏃 E - Exercise: Am I moving enough to support how I lead?
🥗 N - Nutrition: Am I fuelling my performance or just getting through the day?
😴 S - Sleep: Am I giving myself enough recovery to perform at my best?
None of these are complicated.
But when leadership gets busy, they’re often the first things to slip.
And the problem is, you can’t sustainably lead others when you’re consistently running yourself into the ground.
Great leaders don't wait for burnout. They notice the signals early.
Use the MENS Model as your monthly check-in… and ask yourself honestly: which one needs more attention right now?
👉 Download the free MENS Model to turn this into a simple leadership habit.
And if you’re ready to develop your leadership alongside other growth-minded leaders, join the waitlist for our Collective Intelligence Leadership Community.
12/08/2026
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
Leadership isn’t about perfection.
It’s about curiosity, reflection, and growth.
If you’re open to learning, our FREE People Leadership Scorecard will give you the insight you’ve been missing.
💡 3 minutes. 20 questions. Big impact.
👉 https://kylie-p1plipdh.scoreapp.com/
Because Leadership Matters.
Delegate or Become the Bottleneck
Your team can't grow if you won't let go.
Delegation isn't about getting work off your plate.
It's about building a team that's confident enough to solve problems, make decisions and take ownership. without everything coming back to you.
In this month's Performance Advisory Group free live leadership workshop, I’ll share practical strategies to help you stop being the bottleneck and start creating more ownership, confidence and capability across your team.
📅 Wednesday 26 August
🕛 12:00pm AEST
💻 Free Live Workshop
🎥 Replay available for registered attendees
We'd love to have you join us.
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/delegate-or-become-the-bottleneck-how-great-leaders-scale-themselves-tickets-1995420707050?aff=FB
The Best Leaders Don't Need To Have It All Together.
Leadership can feel surprisingly lonely.
Even experienced leaders often wonder if they're the only ones facing difficult conversations, uncertainty or self-doubt.
The reality?
They're not.
One of the most powerful things about learning alongside other leaders is discovering that everyone has challenges… regardless of their title, industry or experience.
Barbara Brkich shares how being willing to be vulnerable inside our Collective Intelligence Leadership Community opened the door to better conversations, fresh perspectives and greater confidence.
Because the moment one leader says, "I'm struggling with this," others realise they're not alone.
And that's when real learning begins.
Leadership isn't about pretending you've got everything figured out.
It's about creating space to learn, reflect and grow together.
Because when leaders open up, everyone benefits.
Ready to continue growing alongside other leaders?
Our Collective Intelligence Leadership Community is designed for leaders who know leadership isn't a destination - it's an ongoing journey of learning, reflection and growth.
Join the waitlist for our next intake and be the first to hear when places become available:
https://hub.performanceadvisorygroup.com.au/glep
06/08/2026
🌱 What If Growth Is Meant to Break Through?
This little flower caught my attention this week.
Victoria and I were deeply engrossed in our usual Monday collaboration rhythm, sitting together talking through the week ahead, when we spotted it growing through the white gravel outside my office.
We both stopped.
“That's a photo.”
Because it felt strangely symbolic of where we are right now at Performance Advisory Group.
We are growing.
New people joining our team.
New systems transforming how we work.
New ideas taking shape.
New possibilities we're excited about.
And at the same time, there are things that feel hard.
Change is messy. Growth can be uncomfortable. And sometimes the path forward feels a little like pushing through a whole lot of gravel.
But then you notice something like this.
Something growing where it wasn't expected to grow.
And it made me think about the conversations I'm having with leaders right now as we step into a new financial year.
The leaders inside our Collective Intelligence Leadership Community, our Leadership Excellence Program, our Sales Excellence Program, and the organisations we're working with through workshops, strategy sessions and executive coaching... are all navigating their own versions of this.
Growth.
Change.
Pressure.
Possibility.
And often the challenge isn't simply getting through the hard stuff.
It's creating enough space to ask:
What could grow here that we haven't even thought of yet?
That's one of the things I love most about the work we do. Creating space for leaders to step back, think differently, challenge what they've always done and discover what might be possible next.
So I'm curious...
🌱 What if the thing you're currently trying to push through isn't blocking your growth, but making space for something new to emerge?
If you're navigating growth, change or a few unexpected pieces of gravel right now, I'd love to chat.
05/08/2026
Burnout rarely appears overnight.
It starts with the small signals many high-performing leaders become experts at ignoring.
This week, I’m sharing one of the simplest yet most powerful leadership check-ins I still use today - the MENS Model.
Based on four foundations of sustainable performance - Meditation, Exercise, Nutrition and Sleep - it's a practical framework to help you notice when your energy, focus and resilience need attention before burnout takes over.
You'll also be able to download the free MENS Model to use as your own monthly leadership check-in.
Read the Full Blog & Download the MENS Model:
https://performanceadvisorygroup.com.au/leadership-burnout-mens-model/
🎯 Leaders Are Asking for Better Leadership.
Over the past few weeks, I've just completed 13 Leadership 360 debriefs within one organisation.
While every leader received unique feedback, three consistent themes emerged across almost every conversation.
They weren't asking for more perks.
They weren't asking for more meetings.
They weren't asking for more processes.
They were asking for better leadership.
1. Show us where we're going.
People don't just want to know the destination. They want to understand the path.
Yes, give us the North Star.
But also show us the roadmap.
What's the plan?
What are the priorities?
How will we get there together?
People are far more likely to commit when they understand both the what and the how.
2. Build leadership capability.
Leadership isn't something we simply expect people to know.
It needs to be developed.
When organisations invest in helping leaders lead themselves, lead others and lead through change, the ripple effect is enormous. Stronger leaders create stronger teams.
3. Build me, don't just manage me.
This one came through loud and clear from managers, peers and direct reports alike.
People don't just want to be managed.
They don't just want another training course.
They want someone who will coach them, challenge them, stretch them and help them grow.
Because when people feel invested in, they step up.
After hearing the same themes repeated across 13 different leaders, one thing became clear.
Leadership today isn't about having all the answers.
It's about creating clarity, building capability and helping people become more than they thought they could be.
💭 Curious question: What do you think is the biggest thing people are asking of leaders right now?
💡 If these themes sound familiar, you're certainly not alone. They're exactly the kinds of conversations inside our Collective Intelligence Leadership Community and Leadership Excellence Programs. Sometimes the biggest shift comes simply from creating space to think, learn and grow alongside other leaders facing the same challenges.
If you'd like to find out more, I'd love to have a conversation.
The Leadership Confidence Nobody Talks About.
One of the biggest myths about leadership is that confident leaders have always known what they're doing.
Most haven't.
They've simply spent years making decisions, learning through experience and hoping they're getting it right.
That's exactly where Shelly found herself.
She'd been leading people successfully for years, but without ever knowing whether her approach was actually the right one.
Leadership isn't something we're taught.
We observe.
We imitate.
We experiment.
We make mistakes.
We keep going.
Sometimes the biggest shift isn't learning something completely new.
It's finally having someone validate what you're already doing well… and giving you the confidence to lead with greater certainty.
Watch Shelly share what changed for her.
Ready to become the kind of leader people genuinely want to follow?
Join the waitlist for the next Leadership Excellence Program cohort.
🔗 https://hub.performanceadvisorygroup.com.au/lep
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