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Lead Yourself First,
Then Lead Your Team

S.P.R.I.N.T. H.U.R.D.L.E.S. is the Self & Team Leadership Framework built for new and emerging leaders: know and manage yourself, then earn the trust and results that come from leading a team well.

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“You can't lead others further than you've led yourself.”

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S.P.R.I.N.T. H.U.R.D.L.E.S.

The Self & Team Leadership Framework

A two-phase program that takes leaders from the inside out. Phase 1 builds the self-leadership every capable leader needs first. Phase 2 builds on it, turning that foundation into the ability to lead a team with trust, clarity and shared purpose.

S.P.R.I.N.T.

Phase 1 — Self-Leadership Framework

Know yourself, so you can lead yourself, before you lead anyone else.

  • Understand your DiSC profile and leadership style
  • Recognise personal strengths, blind spots, and default patterns
  • Identify how your energy, mindset, and behaviours impact others
  • Begin to observe your emotional triggers and internal narratives
  • Build greater self-acceptance and intentional self-leadership
  • Reframe limiting beliefs and shift from self-doubt to self-trust
  • Explore how thoughts, stress, and self-talk affect performance
  • Learn tools to stay grounded, focused, and resilient under pressure
  • Cultivate a mindset that supports growth, learning, and confidence
  • Identify rituals or habits that boost sustainable performance
  • Recognise the role of self-respect in confident leadership
  • Learn to set and honor personal boundaries without guilt
  • Explore how respect for others fosters trust and collaboration
  • Identify areas where people-pleasing or perfectionism show up
  • Practise respectful communication that balances care with clarity
  • Clarify the core values that shape your leadership decisions
  • Reflect on how your personal story informs your leadership voice
  • Reconnect with your purpose, strengths, and leadership why
  • Explore how social conditioning or roles have shaped your identity
  • Begin to embody your authentic leadership presence
  • Learn to pause, assess, and choose your response with clarity
  • Use tools for navigating change, challenge, and complexity
  • Identify your inner compass for values-aligned decision-making
  • Practise holding steady when others are uncertain or reactive
  • Strengthen your ability to lead with calm confidence in uncertainty
  • Strengthen trust in your voice, choices, and leadership journey
  • Identify what builds or breaks trust in teams and relationships
  • Practise consistent behaviours that foster credibility and reliability
  • Explore how vulnerability and boundaries contribute to trust
  • Commit to self-integrity as a foundation for leadership growth
H.U.R.D.L.E.S.

Phase 2 — Team-Leadership Framework

Turn self-leadership into the ability to lead others well.

  • Understand humility as a leadership superpower
  • Practise curiosity and openness to feedback
  • Recognise when to step back, listen, and let others grow
  • Balance confidence with a willingness to grow
  • Foster inclusive leadership by valuing all voices
  • Build trust and collaboration across diverse teams
  • Learn how to align people around common goals and values
  • Strengthen your ability to hold space for differing perspectives
  • Practise team rituals and rhythms that support unity
  • Cultivate a culture of support, not competition
  • Recognise your power to respond vs. react
  • Practise emotional regulation in high-pressure moments
  • Take responsibility for your impact, not just your intent
  • Model calm, grounded leadership under stress
  • Empower others to own their part in team dynamics
  • Identify what to delegate and to whom, based on strengths
  • Learn how to set clear expectations and outcomes
  • Practise accountability conversations with clarity and care
  • Let go of over-functioning while still staying in the loop
  • Build others' capacity while protecting your own energy
  • Develop deep listening skills to truly hear your team
  • Recognise the difference between fixing and understanding
  • Learn to ask powerful, open-ended questions
  • Create space for others to feel seen, heard, and valued
  • Use listening as a tool for trust, motivation, and alignment
  • Shift from directing to coaching and empowering
  • Build a culture of ownership, not dependency
  • Recognise and celebrate strengths and progress in others
  • Create leadership opportunities within your team
  • Support growth without rescuing or micromanaging
  • Learn to zoom out and anticipate what's coming next
  • Practise balanced decision-making for short and long-term needs
  • Strengthen your ability to read the room and adjust your approach
  • Consider context, power dynamics, and timing in leadership actions
  • Lead with strategic awareness, not just task completion
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Fiona delivered a meaningful and insightful program for our leaders and has directly impacted our company culture and leadership positively. Our business and team are better for the learning. I highly recommend Fiona to anyone looking to grow their teams and leaders.

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Fiona delivered a meaningful and insightful program for our leaders and has directly impacted our company culture and leadership positively. Our business and team are better for the learning. I highly recommend Fiona to anyone looking to grow their teams and leaders.

Corey
Plumber
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Breaking down the issues I was having and putting them into a new light. It helped me to really focus on fixing them. Quite possibly one of, if not the most, influential and eye-opening experiences I have had in a long time.

Mitch
IT Coordinator
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Fearless in her ability to challenge you. Challenging and so insightful. Great for my blind spots and behaviour change.

Renae
Wellness and Risk Advisor
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I found Fiona at exactly the right time – stepping into a new role in a new organisation after more than 15 years in one place and with that transition came the familiar feelings of anxiety and self-doubt. I knew deep down it was the discomfort of change and growth, and I needed to reconnect with my core values to navigate it with confidence and clarity. Fiona was the perfect coach to help me do just that.

Allison
Business Leader
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Fiona delivered a meaningful and insightful program for our leaders and has directly impacted our company culture and leadership positively. Our business and team are better for the learning. I highly recommend Fiona to anyone looking to grow their teams and leaders.

Luke
Director IPCQ