Leadership Development

Become the leader others want to follow

Leadership doesn’t start with the people you lead, it starts with you.

Similarly, culture isn’t something we can blame others for not having. As a leader we need to show up in a way that is congruent with the culture we want to create.

That is why we constantly need to be learning, stretching ourselves, in the pursuit of becoming a better leader. But the question often is how?

How do we become a great leader? What skills do they have? Are they someone that puts the wellbeing of their team above all else? Is it someone who is able to get results every time with an almost unrelenting drive? Is it someone who inspires others with their actions? Is it someone who is able to coach others and bring out their best? Is it someone who focuses on the people? Is it someone who focuses on the numbers?

A truly great leader has all of these qualities. But they don’t have them in equal amounts all the time. It’s a balancing act that we need to undertake in order to truly create a positive impact as a leader within our organisations.

These leaders have something special about them. Something that I call Ferocious Warmth. Through this leadership development program I will walk you through how you can become a leader that has mastered this balancing act and is a leader that others want to follow.

When I look at Ferocious Warmth leaders I see leaders who have found the sweet spot between objectiveness and supportiveness. Leaders who are able to be people focussed yet results focussed at the same time. Ferocious Warmth is about leaders who are able to bring the strategic thinking that comes from having their head in the game while also wielding the emotional intelligence to inspire, motivate, and learn with those around them.

You might already have some great strengths as a leader but in order for you (or your team of leaders) to truly shine you need to develop those areas that may not come naturally to you, so that you can best support those you lead.

So how can we take you from the leader you are today to a Ferocious Warmth leader?

The Skills You will be developing

There are four key elements all Ferocious Warmth leaders excel in.

Expansive

Connected

Courageous

Authentic

Let’s explore each of these a little bit deeper so that you can see exactly how Ferocious Warmth helps you (or your leaders) develop the skills necessary to be strategic, emotionally intelligent, and learning driven as a leader.

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Expansive

Expansiveness refers to a leader’s openness to disruption, change and innovation. It’s the ability to expand your own thinking as well as the thinking of those around you. Expansive leaders may be the first to spot new opportunities or possibilities and generally have a more optimistic outlook. Developing this skill helps you to build learning cultures within your teams and organisations.

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Connected

Connected leaders genuinely love the people around them. They understand that every person in their team brings something to the table and understand that any mistakes that happen were not done with malicious intent. They believe in their work and the people that they work with which makes them compassionate and empathetic leaders. Their team is likely to feel respected, seen, and safe in the workplace allowing them room to create truly magical results.

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Courageous

These leaders are brave. They are the leaders who are willing to stand up for what they believe in, have the tough conversations and are ready to address the hard challenges. Courageous leaders are the ones who are able to enact radical change within a business.

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Authentic

Authentic leaders show up exactly as they are. The person you see in front of you is the person that they are behind closed doors. They excel at creating connection and collaboration by showing up as their most vulnerable selves. They are the people who are champions of professional intimacy and use their leadership and power to create a better world.

That’s what Ferocious Warmth – Leadership Development is all about! It’s about taking the traits that you already have and balancing them with traits that might not come as naturally to you, so that instead of being a leader that is either objective driven, or people focussed, you can be a leader who does both.

Leaders that can do both succeed in ways that almost seems impossible to those who haven’t mastered the art of Ferocious Warmth leadership yet.

If you are ready to push yourself to the next level of leadership…

How Ferocious Warmth Has Changed These Leaders

Should you become a Ferocious Warmth Leader?

While I believe everyone in leadership should be striving for Ferocious Warmth, it’s worth considering if this is the right approach for you and your leadership team.

Ferocious warmth leadership is for those who:

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Want to create impact with their leadership

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Understand that being empathetic, compassionate and connected to their team allows them to be more agile and strategic

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Understand the power of standing in the middle and know that leadership is a balancing act

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Know that they can’t grow if they aren’t pushing themselves

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Those who want deep and nuanced conversations about leadership development

It’s not for leaders who:

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Think that leadership problems stems from others in their organisation

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Aren’t willing to work on their leadership style

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Believe in strict hierarchical leadership styles

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Don’t see the benefit of both objective focus and wellbeing focus in a leadership role

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Have a static view of leadership

I’ve delivered this training for countless organisations, social networks for leaders, and individual teams within organisations, so it doesn’t matter how many people are in the room, everyone will walk away with something that they can implement within their own leadership style to instantly become one step closer towards embodying a Ferocious Warmth leader.

At its core Ferocious Warmth benefits leaders who are wanting to drive change, cultural and strategic within their organisations. Whether this is something you are actively working towards right now, or something you want to be responsible for in the future, Ferocious Warmth gives you space to develop the skills you need to make this your reality.

So if you are ready to take the time out to work on yourself as a leader…

If you are ready to embrace empathy, compassion, kindness, courage and accountability…

If you have what it takes to lead a team that is connected, strategic, wellbeing and goals oriented, then Ferocious Warmth is for you.

Are you ready to become a Ferocious Warmth Leader?

Download Ferocious Warmth Brochure

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Why you need Tracey Ezard As Your Leadership Expert

Showing up with authenticity and practicality Tracey is a true embodiment of Ferocious Warmth. She has a unique skill to hold space, create a safe environment for vulnerability and allow every leader in the room to feel comfortable undergoing this kind of transformation.

Leading the room with empathy, compassion and kindness, while still understanding the challenge that leaders face implementing change within their organisations, Tracey’s decades of experience allows her to create sessions where the learning stays well after the session has ended. Tracey has the ability to completely transform the way you view leadership, encouraging you to develop skills that you never thought would become pillars for your leadership style.

Tracey is a keynote speaker, author and educator, who is dedicated to inspiring people to collaborate and thrive in the workplace. She is an educator and a Fellow of the Australian Council of Education Leaders (FACEL) and a Certified Speaking Professional. Tracey has also received several awards for her work including the 2022 recipient of the ACELVic Hedley Beare Educator of the Year award, and a recipient of the Professional Speakers Association Breakthrough Speaker of the Year Award in 2023. Her passion is working with leaders and their teams to build a strong culture of trust, collaboration and learning. She believes great leaders have deep connections with their teams, as well as the courage to face challenges and inspire their people.

Let a session with Tracey be the thing that completely shifts the trajectory of your leadership journey.

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