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What happens when emerging leaders don't get the right support?

1

High team turnover

People leave managers, not companies. Underprepared leaders drive avoidable attrition.

2

Slow team performance

New managers default to doing, not leading — slowing output and stalling team growth.

3

Reactive HR load

Conflict, underperformance, and disengagement escalate when leaders lack the tools to manage them.

4

Wasted potential

High performers promoted without support often fail within their first 18 months as a people leader.

Without structured leadership development, first-time managers in Australia are set up to fail. The transition from individual contributor to people leader is one of the hardest career shifts — and most organisations leave new managers to figure it out alone. The result is disengaged teams, avoidable conflict, high turnover, and lost productivity that quietly costs the business far more than a development program ever would.

 

Why Join Our Launch Program for Emerging Leaders? 

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Lead with confidence from day one

Your managers won’t need to figure it out alone. They’ll step into leadership with the skills, tools, and coaching to perform — not just survive — from the start.

2

Retain your best people longer

People leave managers, not companies. Our emerging leaders program equips first-time managers with the skills to lead well — so your teams stay engaged, perform better, and stick around.

3

See real-world results, fast

Our emerging leaders program is practical and immediately applicable. Your leaders don’t just learn leadership theory — they bring better conversations, decisions, and outcomes back to work the next day.

4

Development that fits around the day job

Bite-sized monthly content and flexible 1:1 coaching means your managers grow without dropping the ball on their day-to-day responsibilities.

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Emerging Leaders Program overview

A 12-month development journey, combining curated monthly training content with 1:1 leadership coaching to enhance leadership capability and performance. The program equips participants with the skills to lead effectively while balancing day-to-day responsibilities. Develop leadership potential with proven, science-backed methods.

Ideal Participants

Emerging leaders, first-time managers, team leaders, and those with small to medium-sized teams looking to build and strengthen their leadership skills.

Business Benefits

This program helps emerging leaders build essential leadership capabilities, resulting in better performance, increased team effectiveness, and improved overall business outcomes. By developing the right developing the right leadership approach, organisations set their future leaders up for success.

Program Outline

A 12-month program including curated monthly training content to complement 1:1 leadership coaching sessions, providing a comprehensive approach to leadership development.

Additional Services (Optional) 

Monthly or Quarterly Group coaching to share learning across cohorts, pre- and post-program 360 Assessment to track identification of blind spots and program impact over time.

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How Our Programs Work

  • 12-month structured leadership development program
  • Content aligned to your organisation’s leadership framework 
  • 1:1 coaching for personal development & accountability 
  • Group coaching for peer learning & collaboration 
  • Flexible, virtual-first model for accessibility 
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Why Should FUTURE Leaders Choose Peeplcoach?

Expert Coaching

Work with ICF Accredited Master Coaches with extensive business and leadership experience.

Proven Methodology

Structured coaching programs designed to develop strong, high-impact leaders.

Flexible & Scalable

Coaching that adapts to your team’s needs, schedule, and growth stage.

Practical & Actionable

Hands-on leadership development with real-world application. 

Seamless Access

Our intuitive SaaS platform makes coaching easy and accessible anytime, anywhere. 

Science-Backed Growth

We leverage top behavioural and feedback tools for measurable leadership impact. 

Data-Driven Insights

Track leadership growth and team performance with powerful analytics. 

OUR PEEPLCOACH COACHES

  • Hold qualifications recognised by the International Coaching Federation
  • Have proven business leadership experience
  • Have been trained on the Peeplcoach PACT Methodology
  • Have an average Coach Satisfaction score of 9.2/10
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FAQ

The Emerging Leader Program is designed for early-career professionals, new managers, or high-potential team members preparing for leadership roles. It helps participants build foundational leadership skills and grow into confident, effective people leaders.

Participants will strengthen key leadership capabilities, including communication, decision-making, team development, giving and receiving feedback and conflict resolution. These skills are essential for managing people, influencing outcomes, and stepping into leadership with confidence.

The program runs over 12 months and combines structured learning content, 1:1 and group coaching, and real-world leadership challenges. This program is on demand, practical and accessible to ensure that participants can apply learnings immediately, delivering instant business results.

Participants will have access to their own confidential Master Coach for 12 months as well as structured content mapped to your organisation’s competencies.

After completing the program, participants will leave with a clearer leadership identity, stronger self-awareness, and the ability to lead teams confidently.

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Being a new People Leader without any prior experience, Peeplcoach has helped guide me through what makes a good leader and prompts me to think about certain scenarios and have an honest conversation about what went well, what didn’t, how I can improve and what I need to action in my next steps.” 

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Jo Hart

Jo Hart is the Chief Operating Officer at Peeplcoach, where she focuses on optimising the systems and processes that drive the delivery of accessible, high-quality coaching.

With over 23 years of experience, Jo’s career has spanned finance, operations, project management, optimisation, learning and development, and leading project teams. She has worked both locally and internationally, supporting organisations in achieving efficiency and effectiveness across industries such as financial services, health services, information technology, insurance, media, and retail.

Jo has held significant roles at Deutsche Bank, Adecco Group, and the Australian Association of Social Workers. Known for her love of challenges, Jo is dedicated to contributing to her team’s efforts in delivering development opportunities that enhance engagement and help people and organisations reach their full potential.

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Richard Tootill

Richard is the Sales Manager at Peeplcoach, bringing over 10 years of experience in solution sales across leadership development and coaching, recruitment, and SaaS technologies within the IT and digital space. He has worked in various environments, including global corporates, fast-growing companies, and start-ups, with a career that includes roles at Oracle, Seek, and Elmo Software. Richard has primarily focused on driving new business in the B2B space, working with some of Australia’s most well-known organisations, including Fortescue Metals Group, Multiplex, Commonwealth Bank, Arup, and Austrade, to name a few.

In all his roles, Richard’s passion lies in solving challenges for both individuals and organisations, helping people be the best they can be. His goal is to help organisations succeed and empower individuals to reach their full potential by finding what they love to do.

Richard also holds a Bachelor of Business from Griffith University (QLD), majoring in sports management.

Michael Rainey

Michael is the Projects Manager at Peeplcoach, responsible for ensuring seamless operations across various processes, from launching new coachees on the platform to onboarding Peeplcoach coaches and introducing new content.

With over 25 years of experience, Michael’s career has spanned roles in finance, human resources, training, learning, and organisational development. He has contributed to the success of organisations such as CBA, Mercedes-Benz, Lumo Energy, Yarra Valley Water, and Bendigo Kangan Institute of TAFE. Michael holds a Bachelor of Education & Training, a Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours), a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management, and a Graduate Diploma in Psychological Studies.

His mission is to develop and enable others, equipping them with the tools they need to reach their full potential while driving the organisation’s success.

Email: Michael.Rainey@peeplcoachstg.wpenginepowered.com

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Zana Ballantyne

Zana is both a Master Coach and the Head of Coaches at Peeplcoach. In her role, she is responsible for recruiting, growing, developing, leading, and inspiring a team of passionate and talented coaches, all dedicated to making coaching accessible to everyone.

She currently leads a team that supports emerging and developing leaders across Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, Singapore, and India. With over 25 years of experience in people development and leadership across continents, Zana is renowned for driving people-led organisational change and cultivating positive cultures. Her expertise includes working with various levels of leadership in industries such as GE, Coles, ADP, Consumer Affairs, and Ambulance Victoria, with notable clients including Asahi, Dulux, Inghams, Latrobe City Council, and Bega.

Zana holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Organisational Coaching and is a qualified practitioner and facilitator in DISC, LSI, GSI, NLP, MBTI, and Change Acceleration Process (PCI). As a leader and coach, she excels in uncovering hidden challenges and empowering individuals to find actionable solutions. Her approach prioritizes building capability, creating high-performing teams, and driving sustainable business results through people-first strategies.

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James Chisholm

James Chisholm is the Co-Founder and Executive Coach at Peeplcoach. He brings over 25 years of business leadership experience performing roles in executive general management, board directorship, business development, leadership coaching, team facilitation and operational leadership. His career has covered multiple industries including building technology services, asset management, renewable energy and not-for-profit with large multi-national corporations, private companies and SMEs including Honeywell and WATCH Disability Services. 

With extensive local and international experience, James has led teams of up to thousands of employees across varied countries and cultures and enjoys working with diverse groups of people to achieve outcomes with a sense of purpose and alignment with his personal values. In addition to his leadership and executive coaching work, James frequently facilitates leadership and executive team sessions where constructive culture and high performance are the desired outcomes.

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Christine Khor

Christine Khor is CEO, Founder and Lead Coach at Peeplcoach and is passionate about the role that coaching has in accelerating performance for individuals, teams and organisations and making Peeplcoach the best leadership coaching platform she can!

Before becoming an executive coach and launching Peeplcaoch, Christine started her career In marketing management with global organisations such as Kraft Foods, Hallmark Cards and Simplot Australia.

After a successful career leading teams, Christine started the recruitment and executive search company Chorus Executive where she has partnered with hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals offering recruitment, search and business, career and executive coaching services. In 2020 launched Peeplcoach with the mission to make coaching accessible to all employees within an organisation, not executives only.

As an executive coach at Peeplcoach, Christine partners with all levels of employees within an organisation from emerging leaders to executives. With her c-suite and start-up business and leadership experience Christine brings a commercial and pragmatic approach to her coaching sessions. Christine holds several qualifications including a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Policy Studies and Graduate Diploma in Organisational Change and Executive Coaching.

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