Leading Through Data

Executive Masterclass

Leadership Capability

Lead with confidence in data-dependent environments.

Leading Through Data is an executive masterclass that strengthens leadership capability for making confident, accountable, and evidence-informed decisions when information is incomplete, contested, or constantly changing. Whether leading organisational change, navigating risk, or making strategic decisions, participants develop practical leadership behaviours that build trust, improve judgement, and strengthen decision-making.

Workshop Overview

Every organisation depends on data.

Yet leadership is rarely limited by the availability of data. More often, it is challenged by uncertainty, competing perspectives, conflicting evidence, and the need to make decisions before perfect information exists.

Leading Through Data explores how leadership behaviour influences decision quality, organisational trust, and governance in modern data-dependent environments.

Rather than focusing on technical skills or analytics, this executive masterclass develops the leadership practices required to ask better questions, navigate ambiguity, challenge assumptions constructively, and make decisions with confidence.

Participants leave with practical approaches they can immediately apply within their own organisational context.

Is This Workshop Right for You?

This executive masterclass is designed for leaders responsible for strategic decision-making and organisational outcomes.

It is particularly suited to:

  • Senior Executives (SES and equivalent)

  • Executive Directors

  • Directors and Senior Managers

  • Program and Transformation Leaders

  • Leaders responsible for governance, strategy or organisational performance

No technical or data background is required.

The workshop focuses entirely on leadership capability.

What You'll Explore

Throughout the workshop participants will explore:

  • Leading confidently when data is incomplete or contested.

  • Asking better questions to improve organisational conversations.

  • Recognising how leadership behaviour influences decision quality.

  • Building trust through consistent leadership practices.

  • Understanding the relationship between leadership, governance and organisational capability.

  • Applying practical leadership approaches to realistic organisational scenarios.

Every discussion is grounded in practical leadership situations rather than theoretical models.

The Learning Experience

Leading Through Data is designed as a highly interactive executive learning experience.

Participants work through facilitated discussions, realistic scenarios, guided reflection and collaborative activities that encourage thoughtful conversation and practical application.

Rather than providing predetermined answers, the workshop creates opportunities for leaders to examine their own decision-making approaches, challenge assumptions, and learn from the experience of other participants.

Learning is supported by a comprehensive participant workbook, practical leadership tools, and an Executive Leadership Guide that participants can continue to use after the workshop.

Workshop Information

Investment: AUD $2750 + GST per participant

Format: In-person Executive Masterclass
Duration: 6 hour facilitated executive masterclass
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm
Location: The Hub, National Press Club, Barton ACT, 2600

Participants: Limited to 8 participants: To encourage meaningful discussion, practical application and individual engagement, places are intentionally limited.

Includes:‍ ‍

  • One-hour individual coaching session

  • Participant workbook

  • Executive Leadership Guide

  • Catering

  • Certificate of Completion

A one-hour coaching session is included for each participant. Coaching sessions are to be arranged directly between the facilitator and participant and scheduled at a mutually agreed time. Facilitators are expected to make reasonable efforts to accommodate participant availability, however sessions will be conducted at a time that is convenient for both parties.

All prices are quoted in Australian dollars (AUD), are exclusive of GST, and apply per participant.

Further details
Detailed joining instructions and workshop information will be provided following confirmation of your registration.

Dates & Registration

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The Hub

Fernleaf Learning workshops are held at the National Press Club, located in Barton, Canberra. The venue is centrally positioned within the parliamentary and government precinct and is easily accessible by car, taxi or public transport.

Detailed location information is provided on the map below.

 

Leadership Capability

Leadership Capability is one of Fernleaf Learning's three organisational capability domains.

It focuses on strengthening the leadership behaviours that enable better decisions, stronger organisational trust, and greater confidence when working in data-dependent environments.

Leading Through Data forms part of Fernleaf Learning's Leadership Capability portfolio.

Enterprise Data Capability provides the foundations.

Governance Capability provides the structure.

Leadership Capability creates organisational impact.

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