Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
Lead through others with clarity and conviction. Build trust, shape culture, manage change and engage stakeholders with presence, empathy and decisive action.
Video Briefs
Each Video Brief delivers a sharp, practical insight in under 15 minutes - designed to shift your thinking and sharpen your leadership. These focused sessions tackle real-world challenges across themes like mindset, strategy, communication and risk. Every brief includes a downloadable takeaway with clear actions, frameworks or reflection prompts - so you can apply what you’ve learned immediately.
This isn’t a slogan. It’s the most important leadership question you’ll ever face. Not because of your title. Not your track record. Not your qualifications. But because of who you are - how you lead, how you show up and how you earn trust. In this video, we challenge the assumptions behind authority and explore what real leadership looks like. You’ll discover the timeless patterns of influence, the power of presence, and the daily behaviours that separate leaders who are followed from those who are simply obeyed.
Most managers get it wrong. They try to manage personalities, emotions and work styles. The result is confusion, tension and wasted effort. Great leaders focus on something else. They manage agreements. In this brief, you’ll learn why leadership is not about control, but about clarity. You’ll see how to create specific, mutual and time-bound agreements that drive results, protect relationships and reduce drama. It’s a small shift that delivers a big return.
Executive presence isn’t about status, style or charisma - it’s about how a leader shows up in critical moments and everyday interactions. This High Impact Academy video briefing unpacks the five foundations of presence: physical posture, vocal control, message clarity, gravitas and emotional intelligence. It offers practical guidance for leaders who want to elevate their impact, strengthen perception and create calm, clarity and confidence in every room they enter. Whether you're preparing for the boardroom or building daily influence, this is a skill worth mastering.
This video explores one of the most overlooked forces in leadership: the shadow you cast. It’s not what’s written in your strategy documents or spoken in team meetings -it’s what your behaviours, decisions and presence signal to everyone around you. Your shadow shapes not just your immediate team, but your peers, stakeholders and customers. It influences how others behave, how they prioritise, and what they believe is truly valued. This briefing will help you see that shadow clearly, align it with your intent and use it to lead with greater purpose and impact.
Stakeholder management isn’t about pleasing everyone - it’s about identifying who matters, understanding what drives them and engaging with clarity and purpose. In this High Impact Academy video briefing, we explore a structured five-step approach to stakeholder management, unpack the mindsets that separate high-impact leaders from the rest, and show how to turn resistance into insight, alignment into momentum and relationships into real results.
Change is constant - but successful change is rare. Most transformation efforts fail not because the strategy is wrong, but because execution falters. The Mastering Change Management briefing distils decades of experience into a practical, executive-ready roadmap for navigating complex change. From setting a compelling vision to overcoming resistance and measuring adoption, this briefing unpacks the core principles and tools needed to lead change effectively. Whether you're shifting culture, redesigning systems or reimagining service delivery, this is your guide to leading change with clarity, alignment and impact.
Real leadership isn’t about playing it safe. It’s about challenging the odds, the norms and sometimes the crowd — especially when comfort whispers louder than courage. This brief shows you how to recognise what needs defying, build the conviction to act, and create a plan to push through resistance. You’ll learn how to stay clear, decisive and impactful when others pull back.
The clock starts the moment you step into a new role. This brief gives you a clear framework to focus on what matters most, build trust fast and deliver early wins. You’ll learn how to set priorities, shape relationships and create momentum that carries well beyond your first quarter.
Ignoring performance problems doesn’t make them disappear — it makes them harder to fix. This brief walks you through a clear, respectful process to address issues early, set expectations and give people the chance to improve. You’ll learn how to stay calm, stick to facts and turn difficult conversations into progress without the drama.
High-stakes conversations don’t have to spiral or stall. This brief gives you a simple structure to prepare, stay composed and keep dialogue constructive — even when emotions run high. You’ll learn how to balance clarity with empathy, tackle the real issues and turn tension into tangible next steps.
Leadership isn’t just about decisions made behind closed doors — it’s about presence. This brief shows why being seen, heard and felt builds trust, alignment and momentum. You’ll learn how to step forward when it matters most, set the tone for your team, and make your leadership visible in ways that inspire action.
Courses
High Impact Academy courses are designed for real-world learning - fast, focused and built for impact. Each course includes short video lessons, downloadable resources, practical tools, a knowledge check and a certificate of completion. Whether you're building new skills or deepening your capability, our structured courses help you apply what matters, where it matters.
Master the art of identifying, engaging, and managing stakeholders to drive successful outcomes. This course equips you with the strategies and tools needed to build trust, navigate complex dynamics, and communicate effectively with key stakeholders.
This course equips you with the strategies, tools and best practices needed to navigate organisational change with confidence. You’ll learn how to overcome resistance, engage stakeholders, drive leadership support and implement change successfully. Whether leading a small initiative or a large-scale transformation, this course will give you the skills to plan, execute and sustain change with impact.
This course provides a structured, actionable approach to transforming corporate culture. You’ll learn how to assess your current culture, define the desired future state, and implement the right strategies to embed meaningful change. By leveraging leadership alignment, stakeholder engagement, and practical change management techniques, you’ll gain the tools to build a resilient, high-performance culture that supports long-term business success.
Resources
Explore a curated library of high-impact resources designed to help you lead, think and work more effectively. From productivity tools and planning templates to leadership guides and executive slipsheets, every resource is built for clarity and action. Use them to solve problems faster, make smarter decisions and boost your personal and professional impact.
An executive-level resource designed to help leaders drive successful organisational change. It provides a structured framework to integrate change management into corporate strategy, stakeholder engagement, and leadership execution. Use it to build alignment, manage resistance, and create a culture of adaptability within your organisation. Gain clarity on executive responsibilities, strengthen leadership commitment, and implement proven strategies to ensure lasting transformation.
An executive-level resource designed to help leaders build strong relationships, align stakeholders, and drive successful outcomes. It provides a structured framework to integrate stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and influence strategies into business execution. Use it to gain stakeholder buy-in, manage expectations, and navigate resistance effectively. Gain clarity on executive responsibilities, develop tailored engagement strategies, and implement proven approaches to foster collaboration and long-term support.
The Leader’s Shadow Mapping Tool helps you move from instinct to insight. It’s designed to help leaders understand the signals they send - intentionally or not - across all touchpoints of influence. Use this tool to reflect on how your decisions, tone, actions and priorities are perceived by your team, your peers, key stakeholders and even external partners or customers. By mapping your shadow across relationships and settings, you can close the gap between intent and impact - and lead with greater clarity, alignment and credibility.
Conflict Doesn’t Mean Combat helps leaders turn tension into progress. It’s designed to shift conflict from personal friction to constructive problem-solving by focusing on issues, not individuals. Use this guide to create psychological safety, separate people from problems and drive clear resolutions. By treating conflict as information rather than threat, you can build trust, encourage healthy debate and strengthen relationships while keeping decisions moving forward.
Delegation Made Simple helps you shift from doing to leading. It’s designed to help leaders free up time, build capability and grow team ownership by managing agreements, not people. Use this guide to delegate with clarity and confidence - setting clear expectations, matching tasks to the right people and holding outcomes accountable without micromanaging. By turning delegation into a series of clear, mutual agreements, you’ll build trust, develop capability and multiply your impact as a leader.
Lifelong Learning Mindset for Leaders helps you stay curious, adaptable and relevant in a world of constant change. It’s designed to build habits of continuous learning, experimentation and reflection that fit into a busy leader’s schedule. Use this guide to ask better questions, seek diverse perspectives and turn every challenge into a learning opportunity. By modelling curiosity and adaptability, you’ll inspire your team, make sharper decisions and stay ahead of change.
Stay focused on what matters most by applying simple prioritisation techniques.
High Impact Toolkit
A powerful collection of ready-to-use tools, templates and frameworks to solve business problems, shape strategy, drive performance and make smarter decisions - faster and with more impact.
The Business Transformation Framework is a structured five-component methodology designed to guide the design and execution of a business transformation program. It begins with a clear Transformation Vision and concludes with Metrics and Governance, ensuring that execution is effectively managed and success is measured.
The Communications Planis a structured and proven framework for planning and managing stakeholder communications throughout a business transformation program. It enables Project Managers and Change Managers to plan, align, and track key messages, timing, and delivery methods to ensure effective stakeholder engagement.
The Cost-Benefit Assessment Framework is a structured and customisable model for evaluating the costs and benefits of business improvement initiatives. It enables business analysts and project owners to summarise key evaluation dimensions, ensuring a clear and objective assessment of initiative feasibility and impact.
The Business Stakeholder Map is a structured framework for evaluating and managing stakeholder disposition in relation to a business transformation program. By plotting stakeholders based on their degree of influence and level of support, organisations can develop targeted engagement and communication strategies to align stakeholders with transformation objectives.
The Business Stakeholder Tracker is a structured tool for capturing and managing stakeholder information throughout a business transformation program. It enables Change Managers and Project Managers to track key stakeholder data, engagement actions, and disposition changes, ensuring that stakeholders are aligned, supportive, and accepting of transformational change.
The Team Temperature Check Tool is a fast, flexible tool for gathering team feedback and gauging sentiment during workshops, business events or project delivery. It captures how individuals are feeling about progress, contribution, engagement and team dynamics.
The Transformation Conclusion Survey is a structured questionnaire designed to assess stakeholder perspectives on the success of a business transformation after it has been delivered. It captures attitudes, concerns, and overall perceptions from staff, suppliers, partners, and other impacted stakeholders, providing valuable insights to inform follow-up actions.
The Transformation Guiding Principles Template is a structured framework for defining and capturing key principles that guide the design and execution of a major business transformation program. These principles serve as agreed design criteria, shaping critical decisions and ensuring alignment with the transformation vision.
The Transformation Readiness Checklist is a structured framework for assessing the preparedness of a business transformation program. It enables a rapid yet comprehensive health check, focusing on six critical dimensions essential for transformation success.
The Transformation Readiness Survey is a structured questionnaire designed to gauge the preparedness of staff, suppliers, partners, and other stakeholders for a major business transformation. It provides a broad view of perspectives, attitudes, and concerns, enabling organisations to make targeted program adjustments before implementation.
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