Develop Senior Leaders

Transformational experiences that strengthen leadership, shape culture and drive performance.

The Challenge

Leadership has never been more important, or more difficult. Organisations need leaders who can influence, inspire and perform in increasingly complex and uncertain environments.

Our Perspective

We believe leadership is the engine of organisational performance. Great leaders don't just achieve results themselves. They elevate the performance of everyone around them.

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Our Leadership Framework

The Elevations of Influence

The Elevations of Influence model summarises the capabilities that Shaun and Michelle help leaders develop in our programs.

ELEVATION 04 ORGANISATION 03 TEAM 02 OTHERS 01 SELF
04

Influence the Organisation

How do I get the absolute best out of everyone?

Teams of Teams · Strategy · Change
03

Influence Your Team

How do I get the absolute best out of my team?

Trust · Candour · Alignment · Execution
02

Influence Others

How do I get the absolute best out of others?

Presence · Motivation · Stretch · Support
01

Influence Yourself

How do I get the absolute best out of myself?

Resilience · Grit · Exertion · Recovery
Our Approach

How We Drive Behaviour Change

01
Think

Robust leadership frameworks and tools.

02
Measure

Diagnostics, dashboards and AI-assisted insights to identify learning needs and target interventions.

03
Experience

Transformational leadership experiences in the form of workshops and simulations. A catalyst for change.

04
Embed

Diagnostics and dashboards to track change; behavioural nudges to reinforce change; coaching to deeply embed change.

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Our Thinking on Leadership (videos)

Get a flavour for our perspective and insights on leadership.

Influence the Organisation
How do I get the absolute best out of everyone?
How to Change Behaviour Across an Organisation
Michelle Rushton
The Problem with Working from Home
Shaun Kenny & Michelle Rushton
Don't Start with Why. Start with This!
Shaun Kenny
How to Eliminate Silos in Your Organisation
Michelle Rushton
Influence Your Team
How do I get the absolute best out of my team?
How Leaders Can Influence Effortlessly
Shaun Kenny
How to Ensure Your Team Is Being Strategic
Michelle Rushton
How Leaders Demotivate Their Teams by Accident
Shaun Kenny
Two Steps to Change Team Culture
Michelle Rushton
Is Your Team Struggling with Prioritisation?
Michelle Rushton
Influence Others
How do I get the absolute best out of others?
3 Rules of Influence Great Leaders Know
Shaun Kenny
Ever Avoid Difficult Conversations? Try This
Michelle Rushton
Why Your Job as a Leader Is to Be Liked
Shaun Kenny
8 Ways for Leaders to Build Trust in Teams
Michelle Rushton
Influence Yourself
How do I get the absolute best out of myself?
Why Hard Work Is the Lazy Choice
Shaun Kenny & Michelle Rushton
How to Have Unshakeable Confidence at Work
Michelle Rushton
The #1 Barrier to Leaders Innovating
Shaun Kenny
How to Become a 'Corporate Athlete'
Michelle Rushton

Measure & Embed (Leadership Engine platform)

Leadership Engine A People of Influence platform

Most leadership development is delivered on faith. No baseline, no measure of change, no way to show the executive team it worked.

Our clients get access to Leadership Engine — our proprietary platform of diagnostics, dashboards and AI-assisted insights for measuring, improving and proving leadership effectiveness across the Elevations of Influence.

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04 Influence the Organisation
Organisation elevation
360° Between Teams
Building a Team of Teams
Relationships + Results Between Teams

Organisational results depend on collective team performance. This diagnostic measures the Relationships (trust, candour) and Results (alignment, execution) between teams.

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03 Influence Your Team
Team elevation
360° on the Team
Building Extraordinary Teams Diagnostic
Relationships + Results

Extraordinary teams invest in deepening Relationships (trust, candour) and driving Results (alignment, execution). This diagnostic (a 360° on the team itself, completed by each team member) reveals how teams are performing on these factors.

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02 Influence Others
Others elevation
Self-Assessment + 360°
Growing Great People
Stretch + Support

Effective people leaders do two things well: they Stretch their people (challenging them to grow), and they Support them in getting there. This diagnostic measures how well people leaders are doing this.

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Others elevation
Self-Assessment + 360°
Magnetic Influence
Warmth + Strength

Magnetic leaders (those people that inspire passionate followership) display two key qualities: Warmth and Strength. This combination is rare. This diagnostic measures how leaders are showing up and how they are perceived by others. aka The Smiling Ox Paradox

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Others elevation
Self-Assessment
Motivation Finder
The Five Factors of Intrinsic Motivation

Great people leaders know what motivates each of their people. This tool gives leaders the power to understand the unique motivational fingerprint of each individual based on the five factors of intrinsic motivation: Autonomy, Mastery, Connection, Novelty and Purpose.

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01 Influence Yourself
Self elevation
Self-Assessment
The Antifragility Advantage
Resilience + Grit

Fragile people, when facing adversity, get weaker. Robust people stay strong. Antifragile people get stronger. They display two key qualities: Resilience (bounce back quickly) and Grit (keep going no matter what). This diagnostic gives leaders insights into how they respond to adversity, uncertainty, change and challenges.

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Self elevation
Self-Assessment
Sustainable Success
Exertion + Recovery

Those leaders who operate at peak performance levels and can sustain this over the long-term have mastered the toggle between Exertion and Recovery. This is the balance between working on the right things with maximum energy, then reliably replenishing that energy. This diagnostic gives insights into how well leaders are doing this.

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Experiences

We have a suite of transformational leadership experiences in the form of workshops and simulations that map to the Elevations of Influence model. Here are some of our client favourites. Get in touch for more.

Two ways to work with us

People of Influence is the consultancy through which Michelle Rushton and Shaun Kenny deliver leadership programs, team offsites and impactful conferences.

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Leadership Engine is our proprietary platform for diagnostics, dashboards and roadmaps.

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