“The best and most sensible programme I’ve experienced in a 24-year career.”
Mark Van Grondelle
Partner at KPMG
Open Positive Leaders Programme
Set yourself apart
Transform your wellbeing and performance alongside other like-minded senior leaders. Learn from our expert psychologists and develop the skills you need to adapt and thrive – whatever the future brings.
At a glance
- Accredited, 6-part blended programme
- Proven skills to optimise leadership behaviours
- Intimate groups of up to 25 senior leaders
- 9 hours of interactive live learning
- 'Pod' peer groups to drive sustained behaviour change
- Supported by digital tools and resources
Why Open Leaders?
Being a leader can be incredibly challenging, with immense pressure to steer organisations through change and uncertainty. A staggering 80% of leaders are now reporting burnout – and the future has arguably never been more uncertain.
Strong psychological skills help to buffer leaders against challenges like change and uncertainty. They also enhance their cognitive abilities under pressure – improving focus, decision-making, memory and creativity.
With Open Leaders, you’ll leverage the latest in behavioural science to build these core leadership skills and transform your health and performance.
Benefits
Unleash your potential
Open Leaders will power you with the psychological skills to succeed in today’s world of work.
Performance
Improve decision-making in uncertain, fast-paced environments.
Resilience
Optimise energy levels and wellbeing to avoid burnout.
Adaptability
Learn to recognise and seize growth opportunities in change and challenge.
Connection
Become more inclusive and harness collective intelligence.
What’s covered
Open Leaders is a 3-month blended learning experience. You'll take part in 6 x 90-minute live and interactive learning sessions. Outside of these, you'll be supported to put the science into action with your very own 'Pod' peer group, our online learning platform My.Positive and the Positive Toolkit app.
Session 1
The Positive DNA
Session 2
The Aware Leader
Session 3
The Adaptive Leader
Session 4
The Focused Leader
Session 5
The Connected Leader
Session 6
The Positive Leader
Dates and cost
Our next Open Leaders programme will run May–August 2023. You can find the session dates below. All sessions are 90 minutes and will take place 8.00am–9.30am AEST.
- Tuesday 2nd May
- Tuesday 23rd May
- Tuesday 6th June
- Tuesday 11th July
- Tuesday 25th July
- Tuesday 15th August
Price per person: 5,500 AUD
Facilitators
Leading experts in psychology
Dr Catherine Marshall
Academy Director

Dr Sinéad Devine-French
Chief Science Officer

Georgia Bolton
Client Team APAC
Get started
Places are limited. Register your interest early for a chance to join the May–August 2023 programme.
FAQs
Your questions, answered
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