My performance
Being the expert. Solving the problem. Owning the output.
A practical leadership program for the age of AI
You’re the
leader.
So now what?
AI is changing how work gets done. But people still need clarity, trust, judgement—and someone willing to lead.
This eight-week program helps first-time and aspiring managers define what they stand for, develop five essential leadership disciplines and lead people responsibly as AI reshapes the workplace.
Use AI intelligently. Preserve human judgement. Help other people become stronger.
Forthcoming
The program you can experience now. The forthcoming book that will take the ideas further.
01 Know what you stand for
02 Create more leaders
The moment nobody prepares you for
You were promoted because you were good at the work. Now your work is helping other people succeed.
Suddenly, you are expected to create direction, motivate a team, give difficult feedback, navigate conflict and deliver through others—often with very little preparation for the shift.
Their success
Creating the conditions for other people to think, grow and lead.
Not another management course
Build your personal leadership operating system.
Techniques matter. But when pressure rises, what holds you steady is knowing who you are, what you believe and what you will not compromise.
Leadership starts with what you stand for—and is measured by who becomes stronger because you led them.
See yourself clearly
Use a leadership self-assessment and structured mini-360 to uncover strengths, blind spots and priorities.
Define your anchors
Turn your values and principles into leadership pillars that guide you through pressure and uncertainty.
Practise the work
Apply five essential disciplines to one real workplace challenge—not a hypothetical case study.
Leave ready to lead
Walk away with tools, feedback and a measurable 90-day plan built for your unique situation.
Five disciplines. One human edge.
The work of leadership,
made practical.
AI is woven through every discipline—not as a separate technology lesson, but as a new leadership reality requiring better judgement, trust and accountability.
Turn ambiguity into direction. Set expectations, clarify decisions and help people understand what matters, why it matters and what good looks like.
Practical output: Clarity Conversation CanvasCreate commitment rather than compliance. Understand what energises different people and connect their contribution with meaning, growth and recognition.
Practical output: Team Energy MapTranslate intent into execution. Delegate with context, establish ownership and build a rhythm of accountability that keeps both people and performance in view.
Practical output: Outcome & Ownership MapMake trust observable. Lead with consistency, care and courage—especially when the conversation is difficult or a leadership mistake needs to be repaired.
Practical output: Trust Behaviours AuditCreate the conditions for truth. Help people challenge, question, admit mistakes and surface risks without lowering the standard for performance.
Practical output: Speak-Up Safety CheckYour eight-week journey
Every week ends with
a move you can make.
Know what you stand for
Discover your leadership baseline. Define the values and principles that will anchor how you lead.
Leadership CompassCreate Clarity
Set direction, expectations and decision rights without falling into micromanagement.
Clarity conversationGenerate Energy
Understand what moves people from compliance to genuine commitment.
Energy experimentDeliver Results
Delegate effectively, establish ownership and build a sustainable operating rhythm.
30-day execution planEarn Trust
Practise consistency, care and courageous conversations in moments that matter.
Trust actionBuild Psychological Safety
Make it safer for people to question, challenge and tell you what you need to hear.
Team working agreementAdapt your leadership
Bring the disciplines together around your real workplace challenge and the realities of AI.
Leadership challenge labActivate your leadership
Turn insight and feedback into specific commitments for the next 30, 60 and 90 days.
90-day leadership planBeyond the classroom
Real leaders.
Real questions.
Along the way, you’ll meet senior business leaders for candid fireside conversations and ask-me-anything sessions about the choices, mistakes and lessons that shape leadership in the real world.
Confirmed guest
David Shein
OIF Ventures
David will join us for an open conversation on building companies, backing people and leading through uncertainty.
Fireside conversation + AMAGuest to be announced
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Senior business leader
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Senior business leader
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Senior business leader
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Senior business leader
Designed for application
You won’t leave with only notes.
You’ll leave each session with a decision, a conversation or an action to complete in the real world.
8 × 90 minLive online sessions
12–20Participants per cohort
60–90 minWeekly application
3–5 voicesStructured mini-360
- Leadership self-assessment
- One real workplace challenge
- Accountability partner
- Practical tools and conversation guides
- AI application in every module
- Personalised 90-day plan
- Copy of the book when published
This is for you if…
The title is new.
The questions are real.
“How do I manage people who were my peers last week?”
“How do I give difficult feedback without damaging trust?”
“How do I stop doing everything myself?”
“How do I stand by my values when the pressure rises?”
“How do I use AI without giving away human judgement?”
Your guide
Vajira Weerasekera
Former VP and CTO. Leadership coach. Author of Motivating Mavericks.
Over more than 30 years at Microsoft and Red Hat, Vajira led culturally diverse teams across Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States. He has experienced leadership at many altitudes—from becoming a manager for the first time to leading more than 400 specialists across 14 countries.
This program brings together what worked, what failed, the moments his own values were tested, and practical insights from respected leaders across industries and cultures.
The role of a leader is not to create followers.
It is to create more leaders.
The first cohort
Your next 90 days can change how you lead for years.
Register your interest in an upcoming open cohort, or ask about bringing the program into your organisation.