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Leadership Essentials
Leadership Essentials helps you find and sharpen the leadership skills you already have. It takes you through four parts, Self, People, Leadership and The Future, in 17 chapters. Each chapter has a short lesson, workbook exercises, a one-page cheat sheet and a reflection, and you finish with your own Leadership Action Plan.
Is Leadership Essentials for you?
Stepping up to lead
You want to discover the leadership skills you already have and use them, at work and in the rest of your life.
Leading a team today
You want to build and align your team, communicate well, empower others and lead them through change.
Working with a coach or mentor
You want a structured workbook to use on your own, with a LeadershipHQ coach, with a mentor or with your team.
Learning around a full diary
Self-paced, with lifetime access on any device. Work through one chapter at a time and reflect as you go.
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What's included?
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Part One: Self
Eight chapters: why leadership, transitioning to a leader, values, beliefs and vision, your strengths, building your awareness, the motivated leader, your tribe and balancing your life. -
Part Two: People
Five chapters: developing and aligning your team, communicating as a great leader, empowering others to lead, the leader as a change agent, and the leader as a coach and mentor. -
Parts Three and Four: Leadership and The Future
Leadership models and frameworks, the neuroscience of leadership and practical leadership tools, then your own Leadership Action Plan. -
The 2026 workbook and cheat sheets
Sonia McDonald’s Leadership Essentials workbook, a one-page cheat sheet and a reflection for every chapter, and lifetime access. You finish with your own Leadership Action Plan. Plus 3 months of Worksparks AI leadership coaching, so you have a coach in your pocket between modules. We’ll email you a link to set up your access.
The Leadership Association
The Leadership Association runs online programs for every stage of leading, from leading others for the first time to coaching other leaders. Every program is grounded in neuroscience and the Human Leadership Framework, and built from real work with more than 4,000 leaders over 18 years. TLA was founded by Sonia McDonald, CEO of LeadershipHQ, who has spent 35 years developing leaders and is the author of Leadership Attitude, Just Rock It! and First Comes Courage.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does Leadership Essentials take?
It’s self-paced. A chapter a fortnight takes you through all 17 chapters in about eight months, and you can go faster if you like.
How long do I have access to Leadership Essentials?
For life. You keep the lessons, the workbook, the cheat sheets and your reflections, so you can come back to them whenever you need them.
Do I need leadership experience for Leadership Essentials?
No. Leadership Essentials starts with you in Part One, so it works whether you are about to step up or have led a team for years.
Can I enrol my team in Leadership Essentials?
Yes. You can enrol a group, or have LeadershipHQ coach your team through Leadership Essentials. Book a free call below to talk it through.
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