At a certain point in leadership, a realisation sets in. Leadership stops being about you – and becomes about who and what you enable.
Whether you are new to leading people or have years of experience, leading others requires a different kind of capability – one that is relational, intentional and practiced.
This is the leap from individual contributor to creator of conditions.
Leading Others calls for the capacity to:
- Create environments where people can grow, contribute and do meaningful work
- Communicate in ways that build trust, clarity and accountability
- Unlock talent rather than manage behaviour
- Have the conversations that actually matter
- Develop leaders and collaborators — not dependents
This is not about personality or style. It is about relational leadership maturity.
This is for you
If you are a leader who:
- Has recently moved into a people management rol
- Is leading people in a new organisation, culture or context
- Is technically strong but relationally stretched
- Wants to lead well but was never properly trained to do so
- Knows you — and your team — are capable of more
Developmental focus
Taking the Leading Others leap means you are cultivating the relational domain of leadership, including:
- Creating containers of psychological safety, trust and performance
- Having honest, productive conversations – especially when things feel difficult
- Developing coaching and facilitation capability as a leader
- Managing time, boundaries and energy – individually and collectively
- Growing leaders and co-creators within your team
- Strengthening alignment between individual, team and organisational goals
Making the Leading Others leap
Team offsites and retreats designed and delivered as bespoke intentional pauses to reset, reconnect and reimagine how you work together.
These engagements typically include:
- Discovery conversations to understand context and dynamics
- Thoughtful facilitation and structured dialogue
- Individual and team coaching
- Shared experiences and collective sense-making
- Clear commitments, inspired action and accountability
- Post-retreat follow-up and integration
Each offsite or retreat is tailored – responding to where the team is, not imposing a formula.
Outcomes
- Previously “missing conversations” surfaced and addressed
- Strengthened trust, collaboration and wise performance
- Clearer shared purpose and direction
- A culture where people can deliver and thrive
- More resourced, confident and capable leadership
Make the Call to Make the Leap
“I have the pleasure of knowing and working with Penny for more than 10 years now in her capacity as a facilitator at my company team building events.
Penny consistently leads the team to reflect and optimize current standards of practice ultimately resulting in higher performance, team alignment, and confidence in our ability to innovate solutions that will inspire our clients.
While she is not onsite with us everyday, she has truly become an integral part of our team and helps to energize our commitment to continuous quality improvements in our customer service experience and with each other. Together, we just keep getting better”.
Ornella Vicenzino, President and Founder of Innovaacom
“Developing team building projects with Penelope has been a consistently rewarding and transformative experience that I was lucky to live several times in my professional career. She helped my former team – responsible for the external relations of an Internet company, to be more accountable and to always deliver their tasks by navigating challenges with a calm, constructive approach. The most valuable takeaway, that I still apply today, is the power of positive communication, especially in public speaking and presentations. In an era of overwhelming information, Penelope taught me that using positive, intentional language is essential to building trust and confidence in our work, our teams, ourselves”
Giovanni Seppia, current ICANN VP Implementation Operations, former EURid External Relations Manager.
