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WINNER OF THE MBN LEADERSHIP AWARD 2023

TOP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING/COACHING COMPANY

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2023 LEADERSHIP AWARD

2023 LEADERSHIP AWARD

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TOP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING/COACHING COMPANY

 

Leadership Programs

– stepping up as a leader through new perspectives, new thinking and new concepts.

Innovative organisations are aware that securing and maintaining a competitive edge requires a pipeline from emerging leaders to visionary executives. It is crucial to develop new leaders, assist developing leaders as well as support existing CEOs and executives to become stronger influencers who can make a greater positive impact on business performance and outcomes for all stakeholders involved?

Our elite programs enable selected managers to benchmark, develop and accelerate their leadership skills:

  • Suitable for companies who have several team members who would benefit from bridging leadership skill gaps or prepare them for the next step
  • Designed to build participants’ confidence, certainty, and competence to allow them to return to the organisations with new leadership strategies to overcome challenges and accelerate organisational success
  • Stimulates participants’ desire to excel in their roles, and nurtures values and beliefs aligned with business and team outcomes
  • Creates a culture of independent employees who perform interdependently within a cohesive team
  • Choice of elements such as (on-site and/or online) workshops, webinars, on-on-one coaching, Q&A sessions, DISC profiles, etc. - the choice is yours
  • Completely tailored to the required outcomes, desired length and financial budget of your company. Together with you, we will explore the options that are available to you

Fully tailored leadership programs

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Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself.
When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Jack Welch

Business Executive

What’s on offer?

Our programs set themselves apart from other similar, off-the-shelf training solutions. Our content does not consist of hypothetical case studies, but much rather is based on real situations that our clients are faced with, and always include a solution-based approach to enhance learner engagement and to positively impact business results and learner satisfaction.

To give you an idea what a personalised leadership program could entail, following is the outline of our most popular 12-month program, designed to be accessible from wherever you want, whenever you want, and as often as you want during the program period (with the exception of the set session times of the group training).

'Authentic Leadership' 12-month program

Create leaders who inspire others to excel and succeed

Why can some people clearly achieve their goals and dreams, whilst others are consistently challenged?

Time and time again, we witness that a manager’s biggest mistake is their attempt to “wing it”.

Success leaves clues!

… but only if you know what you’re looking for. Which is why we designed this leadership program. It enables managers to create a self-awareness platform for themselves and learn how to motivate and interact effectively with others, so they can achieve ultimate success beyond the nine-to-five demands of the job.

 

Our Authentic Leadership Program is designed to build inspiring and dynamic leaders who, in turn, create independent and powerful workplace teams. We dig deeper into the practical skills of leadership so they have a more in-depth understanding of human behaviour, and how to successfully use this knowledge in a dynamic and ever-changing business world. The strategies, techniques and tools they will learn could be the difference between being an average manager and an inspirational and successful leader.

Program participants will:

  • Gain invaluable knowledge, practical skills and profound expertise in leading and managing self and others, which can change behaviours and culture in any organisation or industry context.
  • Apply their skills to achieve peak performance in a supportive working environment where employees can excel within a team.
  • Acquire, apply and improve leadership strategies to successfully deal with any challenges and achieve ethical win-win solutions.
  • Learn to not only solve problems, but to see opportunities these challenges may present, and to discover new and innovative sources of revenue in those opportunities.

This elite program is designed for participants to acquire the skills and confidence needed to master their mind and provide them with the blueprint to become inspirational and successful leaders in a dynamic and ever-changing business world.

Program Elements
Designed to be accessible from wherever you want, whenever you want, and as often as you want during the program period (with the exception of the set session times of the group training).

Group Training

Participants have access to 6 x 4-hour virtual group training sessions, each one dedicated to a particular human-centred leadership topic of your choice. These training sessions are designed to:

  • Mastering self-leadership - Creating a platform for self-leadership and self-management for personal and professional growth and victory.
  • Building strong relationships – Stepping up as leaders and learn the principles of interdependent leadership to achieve ultimate win-win-win outcomes through leverage, synergies, and cooperation.
  • Leading for results - Focusing on how to form a high-performance team to meet and exceed company goals.
Coaching

Participants have access to up to 12 x one-on-one virtual coaching sessions to provide support and catapult their success. The sessions are tailored to individual needs and led by the client’s identified focus areas.

These coaching sessions entail:

  • 90-minute 1:1 virtual sessions with CEO Martin Probst
  • Access to the coach’s calendar to book at the client’s convenience
  • Recap and implementation strategy after each session
  • Tailored email with action steps and bonus resources
  • DISC Profile (Online self-evaluation; Personalised profile report; Unpack during coaching session)
  • Progress tracking
  • Pre-coaching self-evaluation to pinpoint areas of improvement, regular rating and visualisation of achievements.
Q&A Group Sessions

Participants have access to 12 x monthly 60-minute group Q&A sessions. This is a unique opportunity for participants to ask any course topic related questions.

  • Participants can register for Zoom sessions if they feel the need
  • Access to the facilitator Martin Probst’s experience and leadership knowledge
  • A platform to interact with other participants, access their experience and together find solutions.
eLearning Platform

Participants have unlimited access to the Global Leadership Hub, our on-demand leadership skills platform. The hub is PROfound Leadership’s Leadership Vault with:

  • Online courses
  • Video tutorials
  • Audio files
  • Ebooks
  • Resources
  • Leadership community boards
  • And much more…
Ongoing Support

Participants have email and phone access to the PROfound Leadership team who are dedicated to support all them if they face a challenge during their program.

Investment

If you have a group of 12 participants or more, we work with you to design and tailor a program in line with your expectations and budget.

The investment for a 12-month program as outlined above is valued at over $7,000 and costs:

  • For a group of 12 people only $6,495 per participant
  • For a group of 20 people even less at $5,950 per participant

 

*   Prices are exclusive GST, subject to change without notice | ** Other conditions may apply

Partner up with us

Contact us to find out how you can perform at your best and confidently achieve business objectives.

Call now to speak with a friendly
PROfound Leadership team member.
1300 936 313

Why support your team with professional development?

It is critical for organisations to have employees who understand each other well and work together as a team. A 2014 study by PwC revealed that in the corporate world, every $1 spent on wellbeing programs sees a $2.70  increase in productivity.

Professional development is a vital factor for organisations to:

  • Increase effectiveness and productivity
  • Translate improved productivity into a boost of bottom-line
  • Enhance communication within the organisation and hence improve customer service and reputation
  • Understand business needs and respect each other
  • Increase motivation and engagement at work that will reduce absenteeism and staff turnover
  • Develop a culture of trust which is a key factor in determining ultimate success
  • Enhance people skills and the ability to understand human behaviours
  • Improve employees’ health and well-being
  • Identify social capabilities for success
  • Build self-awareness and delegate effectively
  • Lift their career and organisation
  • Nurture values and beliefs that are clearly aligned with business vision and purpose
  • Effective communication between different stakeholders
  • Ability to turn dysfunctional situations into productive outcomes to retain staff
  • Translate goals into specific tasks and action
  • Develop an inspirational leadership culture through emotional intelligence
  • Position team members for optimum performance and outcomes
  • Lead change in a safe and supportive environment
  • Make powerful decisions with solution based thinking
  • Achieve more with less stress, lower financial costs and fewer frustrating delays
  • Gain trust and collaborate with others
  • Raise personal and team effectiveness
  • Influence and inspire others to excel
  • Boost confidence and self-esteem
  • Design a workforce that is an asset not a liability

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Who you will connect with

Martin Probst

Martin Probst

CEO - Chief Education Officer

Find out more about Martin

Martin is an award-winning Learning Professional who helps managers and team leaders to empower themselves with skills of the future, so they can lead with confidence and positively impact the people around them through their actions and authentic leadership style.

Martin’s endeavour to make a lasting impact in the Learning & Development space has seen him spending well over 20 years travelling the world, studying the field of self-development and human potential. He understands what it means to work in pressured environments and the importance of becoming the best at what you do. His background and experience working with a wide variety of cultures and range of industries include:

Education | Hospitality | Procurement | Retail | Finance | Compliance | IT | Marketing

This deep knowledge and understanding enables rapid rapport and trust to develop. He is Master Certified in numerous personal transformation modalities and is an all-round nice guy with an infectious laugh.

His mission to maximise human potential and achieve peak performance in a supportive environment have led to:

  • Working in different industries on 6 continents for over 30 years
  • Certified 'Everything DiSC Practitioner', Certified 'Learning and Virtual Facilitator', and certified in other modalities
  • Designing and delivering over 350 workshops and speaking engagements
  • Teaching over 10 years in formal education
  • Facilitating over 1,100 hours of one-on-one coaching sessions
  • Authoring 8 Australian and international books, audio books and leadership journal
  • Serving as an adviser and member on various committees & boards

Awards

2023 Melbourne Business Network Awards
Winner Leadership Award

2022 Wyndham Business Awards
Service Micro Finalist

2022 Asia Pacific Learning Impact Awards
Finalist L&D Provider of the Year

2020 Top 10 Leadership Development
Training/Coaching Companies in APAC

2019 Australian Learning Impact Awards

2019 Wyndham Business Awards
Finalist Professional Services Small

 

Today, Martin teaches human-centred leadership paths to many people and organisations in Australia and around the globe. He is known for skilfully guiding his diverse clientele towards full potential through his simple-yet-effective and solution-based leadership strategies, so they can successfully deal with the human aspects of the business.

Please connect with Martin on LinkedIn and if you have any questions, please feel free to send him an email.

Qualifications - Martin Probst - ABNLP - The Coaching Institute - ILP - CLF - IICS

 

Gerda Probst

Gerda Probst

CEO - Chief Efficiency Officer

Find out more about Gerda

A founding member of PROfound Leadership, Gerda is renowned for seeing opportunities everywhere, and is constantly joining the dots between our services and our clients, her number one priority.

Gerda has a unique ability to mix practicality with creativity by drawing from her vast experience in finance, hospitality, banking, administration and being a mother of 2. Her 30 years in the workforce has seen her combine her passion for travel with earning a living, and successfully completing a Diploma in Business and Certificate lV in Business Administration.

Today, Gerda is PROfound Leadership’s Chief Efficiency Officer and makes sure things don’t explode. She is responsible for policies and procedures, marketing, website design and maintenance, finances and budgeting, events, information technology, and any other administration tasks that arise.

Gerda’s passion for superior quality reflects in everything we do, so each experience with us smoothens your path to becoming a confident, fulfilled and authentic leader. Gerda is very thankful for her ability to use her administration skills to empower organisations, teams and individuals to succeed in an ever-changing environment, and thus influence their future and generations to come.

Please connect with Gerda on LinkedIn, and if you have any questions, please contact her via email or 1300 936 313.

 

Awards

2023 Melbourne Business Network Awards
WINNER Leadership Award

 

 

2022 Asia Pacific Learning Impact Awards
Finalist L&D Provider of the Year

 

    Wyndham Business Awards 2022 - Service Micro - Finalist - Training Provider - Leadership Training

    2022 Wyndham Business Awards
    Service Micro Finalist

     

    2020 Top 10 Leadership Development
    Training/Coaching Companies in APAC

     

    2020 Asia Pacific Learning Impact Awards
    Finalist Learning Solution of the Year (External)

     

    2019 Australian Learning Impact Awards
    Runner-Up Learning Provider of the Year

      Wyndham Business Awards - 2019 - professional Services Small - Finalist

      2019 Wyndham Business Awards
      Professional Services Small Finalist

      Learning Approach

      How our programs work

      When you become a PROfound Leadership client, you will experience a fully tailored approach to anything we provide.
      Everything we deliver is designed to accelerate your ability to achieve better outcomes and reap results from confident leadership.

      GREATER CONFIDENCE

      Learning & Developing

      SMARTER CHOICES

      Applying New Learnings

      BETTER OUTCOMES

      Reaping Results

      Methodology

      Our learning and development solutions are based on the PROfound Leadership Methodology, developed after extensive research of client needs and analysing prevailing skill gaps in education and the workforce.

      This innovative, learner-led method covers 360 degrees of human-centred leadership and serves as a compass for clients to overcome their challenges and move forward through six areas of development:

      • Identity & Relationships - Who
      • Values, Beliefs & Purpose - Why
      • Competency - How
      • Environment - Where
      • Structure & Planning - When
      • Behaviours & Action - What

      PROfound Methodology - Leadership Skills - Professional Development

      Led by the client’s identified learning needs, the six components are addressed either in the order they appear in the methodology or in a slightly different chronology as required. Our approach is to tailor the program to the client for maximum engagement, satisfaction and business outcomes, which calls for flexibility and innovative delivery design.

      Implementation Strategy

      For the implementation of learnings, we developed and designed the LEADER Learning Methodology, a 6-step process that provides the clients with a clear strategy and succinct guidance.

        Learning methodology - award-winning learning impact - LEADER - Leadership Skills - Professional Development

        This LEADER step sequence maximises outcomes not only during the Learning & Development session itself, but participants can successfully transfer their learnings into the workplace by a post-training review of the workbook and through follow-up session options if selected.

        How to make it easy for yourself

        We are here to support you. The planning process should be as easy as possible for you. That’s why our awesome Leadership Skills Team will help you with any questions you have, and develop a tailored leadership training program together with you to ensure your next event is right for your business and a great success.

        Simply complete the form below and we will be in touch, or download the FREE program planner.

         

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        GREATER CONFIDENCE

        SMARTER DECISIONS

        BETTER OUTCOMES

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        If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.

        Henry Ford

        Industrialist

        Frequently Asked Questions

        Why should I choose PROfound Leadership?

        Bringing award-winning learning impact to you.

        PROfound Leadership is a dynamic Melbourne based business that operates throughout Australia and internationally. Our Learning & Development programs have been successful in promoting greater confidence and heightened leadership skills in individuals and teams, enabling them to make smarter choices and achieve significantly and measurably better outcomes.

        Our award-winning learning impact empowers organisations, teams and individuals through effective and proven leadership strategies, to unleash maximum potential and succeed in an ever-changing environment. We know that one approach won’t suit everyone, so it’s part of our philosophy to tailor all our services to our clients’ needs. Hence, we offer a range of services to create flexibility and cater for different learning styles in the form of on-site workshops, leadership programs, one-on-one coaching & mentoring sessions, as well as user-friendly online courses.

        OUR VISION

        PROfound Leadership’s vision is to strengthen organisations through human-centred leadership and positively transform their future and generations to come.

        OUR MISSION

        Our mission at PROfound Leadership is to empower organisations, teams and individuals with effective and proven leadership strategies and unleash their full potential to succeed in an ever-changing environment.

        We do this by:

        • Challenging the Status Quo and providing new perspectives
        • Educating and empowering individuals to find their authentic leadership style
        • Building greater confidence, so individuals, teams and organisations can make smarter choices and achieve better outcomes

        OUR VALUES

        Client performance and success
        Without you, we wouldn’t exist. Our first priority is to ensure that with every interaction you progress further ahead in transforming your organisation. This isn’t just because it makes us happy and proud, but more importantly so you can have a positive impact on generations to come through enhanced leadership skills.

        Excellence and accountability
        Your needs come first in everything we do, which is why we commit to life-long learning, continuous improvement and a best practice approach to guarantee our programs’ quality. We deliver excellence, efficiency and award-winning learning impact, so that each experience with us is positive and effective. This includes every event or coaching session you organise or attend, online training course you enrol in, video you watch, blog post you read, and every email you receive.

        Business relations and integrity
        Our focus is on long-term commitments to build and foster strong business relationships that are built on a foundation of integrity and open communication to achieve sustainable win-win outcomes.

        Who will deliver the program?

        Our professional development content is developed and facilitated  by our director and Chief Education Officer Martin Probst, who delivers results.

        Martin is an award-winning Learning Professional who helps managers and team leaders to empower themselves with skills of the future, so they can lead with confidence and positively impact the people around them through their actions and authentic leadership style.

        Martin’s endeavour to make a lasting impact in the Learning & Development space has seen him spending well over 20 years travelling the world, studying the field of self-development and human potential. He understands what it means to work in pressured environments and the importance of becoming the best at what you do. His background and experience working with a wide variety of cultures and range of industries include:

        Education | Hospitality | Procurement | Retail | Finance | Compliance | IT | Marketing

        This deep knowledge and understanding enables rapid rapport and trust to develop. He is Master Certified in numerous personal transformation modalities and is an all-round nice guy with an infectious laugh.

        His mission to maximise human potential and achieve peak performance in a supportive environment have led to:

        • Working in different industries on 6 continents for over 30 years
        • Certified Learning Facilitator (Institute for Learning & Performance) and other modalities
        • Designing and delivering over 300 workshops and speaking engagements
        • Teaching over 10 years in formal education
        • Facilitating over 1,100 hours of one-on-one coaching sessions
        • Authoring 8 Australian and international books, audio books and leadership journal
        • Serving as an adviser and member on various committees & boards

        Awards

        2022 Wyndham Business Awards
        Service Micro Finalist

        2020 Top 10 Leadership Development
        Training/Coaching Companies in APAC

        2020 Asia Pacific Learning Impact Awards
        Finalist Learning Solution of the Year (External)

        2019 Australian Learning Impact Awards

        2019 Wyndham Business Awards
        Professional Services Small Finalist

         

        Today, Martin teaches human-centred leadership paths to many people and organisations in Australia and around the globe. He is known for skilfully guiding his diverse clientele towards full potential through his simple-yet-effective and solution-based leadership strategies, so they can successfully deal with the human aspects of the business.

        Please connect with Martin on LinkedIn and if you have any questions, please feel free to send him an email.

        Qualifications - Martin Probst - ABNLP - The Coaching Institute - ILP - CLF - IICS

        What are the definition and advantages of 'blended' learning?

        Blended learning is an education program that combines online digital media with traditional face-to-face methods requiring the physical presence of both teacher and participant. It creates great flexibility for participants to study online in their own time and at their individual pace, but also the opportunity to demonstrate practical leadership skills in a face-to-face environment, where they can ask questions, participate in group discussions and build great business relationships that go beyond the program.

        Is this a formal qualification?

        Fortunately not! We do not believe in a “cookie cutter” approach, where the one off-the-shelf program suits everybody. This program gives us the necessary flexibility and opportunities to deliver real solutions tailored to our participants’ needs rather than ticking boxes and getting lost in bureaucracy.

        Is there anybody who can help participants if they get stuck?

        Participants have access to the PROfound Leadership team who is there to support them all the way and provide solutions when they face a challenge. Depending on the chosen program, there are different ways for participants to connect with their thought leaders including email support, phone coaching etc.

        How do I get started?

        It's easy to get started! Simply contact us either by phone 1300 936 313 or email [email protected] for an obligation-free conversation. We offer a complimentary meeting to discuss the company needs and requirements, so we can tailor and design a program to get the best possible outcome for you and the participants. You can also complete and submit our online planning tool and we will be in touch with you.

        We are looking forward to be on your support team!

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        Based on 63 reviews
        Jodie Verran
        Jodie Verran
        28/02/2024
        Martin is a true Yoda in the world of business coaching! His profound leadership wisdom and transformative strategies have been a game-changer for me. The personalised attention and tailored guidance make him stand out. If you want success with a touch of wisdom, Martin is the go-to. Highly recommended! Thank you, Martin, for being the guiding force behind my journey. May the business force continue to be strong with you!
        Piyali Biswas
        Piyali Biswas
        12/02/2024
        Thank you for hosting the "Leadership Sessions." It was truly impactful and engaging. I'm eagerly looking forward to more sessions in the future.
        Rajnish Kumar
        Rajnish Kumar
        08/02/2024
        Martin has Indepth understanding of behavioral aspect of performance. His talks on leadership and various management topics immensely helped shaping my own growth journey.
        Abbey Exell
        Abbey Exell
        27/11/2023
        Our organisation has been so impressed with the professionalism, content and overall interaction with Martin and Gerda at PROfound. They are amazing people and, without doubt, know their space. We hope to continue working with them for many years to come. We highly recommend PROfound to any orgranisation/workplace for staff professional development.
        Ailsa Page
        Ailsa Page
        23/11/2023
        I attended a presentation by Martin on collaboration and it was great. Succinct, relatable and entertaining. Perfect ingredients for a presentation. Thank you and well done Martin.
        Stacey Webb
        Stacey Webb
        11/10/2023
        I had the pleasure of attending one of Martin's keynote speeches at the ABLE Author and Book Expo. His wisdom and confidence were truly remarkable. Martin's ability to engage the audience and deliver his message with passion was truly inspiring. Martin's expertise in the field is evident, and I would highly recommend him as a keynote speaker for any event. His presence and delivery are nothing short of exceptional, making him a valuable asset to any occasion.
        Leonie Taylor
        Leonie Taylor
        24/08/2023
        Martin the marvel presenter- full of wisdom, an engaging presenter and authentic in his delivery. He offers his expertise and skills. Get to one of his courses, it’s a must!
        Viv Thomas
        Viv Thomas
        22/08/2023
        Fantastic facilitator and excellent information applicable to all leadership/ team situations.
        Candace Smith
        Candace Smith
        10/08/2023
        Lots of practical examples I could relate to that allowed me to consolidate the learning
        Zain Afzal
        Zain Afzal
        11/05/2023
        Alway love your wisdom, teachings and how to deliver.