Workshops for Transformative Leadership

Masterclasses for Transformative HR Leadership

A high-impact learning experience designed for executives and teams who want to master the art of aligning people with strategy.

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Why Masterclasses?

Today’s HR leaders must keep pace with rapid business change. My Masterclasses provide an immersive, insight-led, and practical experience that goes beyond theory. Drawing on over 30 years of global corporate expertise, these sessions blend real-world insights with hands-on application—equipping leaders to confidently navigate complexity, drive cultural transformation, and deliver lasting impact.

Explore our Masterclasses

Designed to be highly informative and interactive, these masterclasses maximise participant engagement and learning. Delivered to intact teams, they ensure discussions and applications are directly relevant to your business and organisational context. Each masterclass can be tailored to meet specific needs focusing on practical skills and strategies that participants can immediately apply to enhance effectiveness and drive results.

Leading Culture Renovation

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Based on one of the largest global research studies conducted on organization culture, the Culture Renovation masterclass is the key to understanding how to transform your company’s culture. The masterclass covers a comprehensive 18-step framework to

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  • Diagnose cultural strengths and blockers within your organization
  • Build practical transformation roadmaps that stick
  • Align culture with long-term strategy and values
  • Embed accountability and innovation into daily practice
  • Implement strategies to renovate your culture
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High Performing Teams

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A highly interactive and data-driven masterclass based on Patrick Lencioni's Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team model. The Team development process assesses a team’s approach to teamwork and helps team members better understand themselves and the personalities on their team.

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The result is a team development solution that:

  • Empowers teams to rethink their approach to teamwork,
  • Shape new, more productive behaviours to increase productivity,
  • Create a common language to redefine what it means to work together
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Business Driven HR Strategy

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Amid workplace transformation and shifting expectations, HR holds the power to shape culture, performance, and growth by driving a strategy anchored in business realities.

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This masterclass equips HR leaders with the frameworks, tools, and confidence to align people priorities with organizational goals, ensuring HR delivers measurable business value and strengthens its role as a true strategic partner.

  • Discover the building blocks of a business-driven HR strategy and how to align them with organizational objectives.
  • Learn how to assess your HR function’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to set a solid foundation for strategy.
  • Learn how to translate business priorities into impactful HR initiatives that drive value.
  • Gain tools to influence and engage senior leaders in co-creating the HR agenda.
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Elevating HRBP Capability

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HR Business Partners (HRBPs) are at the frontline of connecting people and business. Yet too often, they are seen as operational rather than strategic.

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This masterclass is designed to elevate HRBP capability by sharpening business acumen, consulting skills, and influence, enabling HRBPs to deliver greater impact as trusted advisors to leaders.

  • Understand the key HR competencies essential for success in today’s workplace.
  • Learn how to shift from transactional support to strategic partnership that drives business outcomes.
  • Build business and financial acumen to better connect HR priorities with organizational performance.
  • Strengthen consulting, coaching, and influencing skills to engage leaders with confidence.
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Effective Talent Reviews

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Talent reviews are one of the most powerful tools for building a strong leadership pipeline and driving workforce effectiveness, yet many organizations struggle to make them truly impactful.

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This masterclass equips leaders and HR professionals with the skills and frameworks to run talent reviews that go beyond box-ticking exercises. Participants will learn how to identify potential, assess readiness, and create actionable development plans that align talent strategy with business needs.

  • Understand the purpose and value of talent reviews in driving organizational performance.
  • Learn how to assess talent strengths, risks, and potential using structured and objective approaches.
  • Explore frameworks such as the 9-Box to enable consistent, insightful, and actionable discussions.
  • Gain tools to translate review outcomes into development plans, succession pipelines, and business impact.
  • Build confidence in facilitating constructive, unbiased conversations about talent and readiness.
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Strategic Succession Planning

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Succession planning is critical to ensuring business continuity and building a strong leadership pipeline, yet many organizations treat it as a one-off exercise rather than a sustained strategic process.

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This masterclass equips HR leaders and executives with the tools to design and execute effective succession planning that identifies future leaders, mitigates risk, and accelerates development. Participants will learn how to align succession plans with business strategy and create a culture of leadership readiness.

  • Understand the strategic importance of succession planning in driving long-term business success.
  • Learn how to identify critical roles and assess talent readiness using success profile and structured frameworks.
  • Gain tools and templates to create robust succession plans.
  • Understand how to translate succession plans into actionable development strategies for individuals and teams.
  • Build confidence in engaging executives and boards in succession conversations to ensure accountability and follow-through.
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Leading Culture Renovation

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Group of people attending a workshop

Based on one of the largest global research studies conducted on organization culture, the Culture Renovation masterclass is the key to understanding how to transform your company’s culture. The masterclass covers a comprehensive 18-step framework to

  • Diagnose cultural strengths and blockers within your organization
  • Build practical transformation roadmaps that stick
  • Align culture with long-term strategy and values
  • Embed accountability and innovation into daily practice
  • Implement strategies to renovate your culture

Building High Performing Teams

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Group of people working

A highly interactive and data-driven masterclass based on Patrick Lencioni's Five Behaviours of a Cohesive Team model. The Team development process assesses a team’s approach to teamwork and helps team members better understand themselves and the personalities on their team. The result is a team development solution that:

  • Empowers teams to rethink their approach to teamwork,
  • Shape new, more productive behaviours to increase productivity,
  • Create a common language to redefine what it means to work together

Crafting a Business Driven HR Strategy

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Business man using people

Amid workplace transformation and shifting expectations, HR holds the power to shape culture, performance, and growth by driving a strategy anchored in business realities. This masterclass equips HR leaders with the frameworks, tools, and confidence to align people priorities with organizational goals, ensuring HR delivers measurable business value and strengthens its role as a true strategic partner.

  • Discover the building blocks of a business-driven HR strategy and how to align them with organizational objectives.
  • Learn how to assess your HR function’s strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities to set a solid foundation for strategy.
  • Learn how to translate business priorities into impactful HR initiatives that drive value.
  • Gain tools to influence and engage senior leaders in co-creating the HR agenda.

Elevating HRBP Capability

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Busy business people walking

HR Business Partners (HRBPs) are at the frontline of connecting people and business. Yet too often, they are seen as operational rather than strategic. This masterclass is designed to elevate HRBP capability by sharpening business acumen, consulting skills, and influence, enabling HRBPs to deliver greater impact as trusted advisors to leaders.

  • Understand the key HR competencies essential for success in today’s workplace.
  • Learn how to shift from transactional support to strategic partnership that drives business outcomes.
  • Build business and financial acumen to better connect HR priorities with organizational performance.
  • Strengthen consulting, coaching, and influencing skills to engage leaders with confidence.

Effective Talent Reviews

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Marketing target audience concept

Talent reviews are one of the most powerful tools for building a strong leadership pipeline and driving workforce effectiveness, yet many organizations struggle to make them truly impactful. This masterclass equips leaders and HR professionals with the skills and frameworks to run talent reviews that go beyond box-ticking exercises. Participants will learn how to identify potential, assess readiness, and create actionable development plans that align talent strategy with business needs.

  • Understand the purpose and value of talent reviews in driving organizational performance.
  • Learn how to assess talent strengths, risks, and potential using structured and objective approaches.
  • Explore frameworks such as the 9-Box to enable consistent, insightful, and actionable discussions.
  • Gain tools to translate review outcomes into development plans, succession pipelines, and business impact.
  • Build confidence in facilitating constructive, unbiased conversations about talent and readiness.

Strategic Succession Planning

Right arrow
Business people shaking hands

Succession planning is critical to ensuring business continuity and building a strong leadership pipeline, yet many organizations treat it as a one-off exercise rather than a sustained strategic process. This masterclass equips HR leaders and executives with the tools to design and execute effective succession planning that identifies future leaders, mitigates risk, and accelerates development. Participants will learn how to align succession plans with business strategy and create a culture of leadership readiness.

  • Understand the strategic importance of succession planning in driving long-term business success.
  • Learn how to identify critical roles and assess talent readiness using success profile and structured frameworks.
  • Gain tools and templates to create robust succession plans.
  • Understand how to translate succession plans into actionable development strategies for individuals and teams.
  • Build confidence in engaging executives and boards in succession conversations to ensure accountability and follow-through.

Book A Free Consultation

Every organization’s journey is unique. A free consultation is your chance to share your priorities, ask questions, and see how we can work together to create sustainable success.