Navigators: Leadership Fundamentals - Training
NAVIGATORS
Leadership Training for the Future: Fundamentals
Chart your leadership journey—master the fundamentals with Navigators.
Leadership starts with mastering the essentials—building strong foundations that guide your team to success.
Navigators: Leadership Fundamentals equips emerging and experienced leaders alike with the practical tools and confidence needed to lead with clarity, compassion, and impact.
Leadership Fundamentals are critical skills for developing leaders:
Module 1. Decode People
Understand where behaviour comes from
Troubleshoot conflict
Build balanced teams
Understand behaviour preferences with the DiSC - a psychometric profiling instrument on how people prefer to work
Module 2. Develop Leadership Presence
Practice advanced emotional intelligence
Identify and manage personal emotions
Recognise and respond to emotions of others
Practice mindfulness
Develop a strong positive mindset
Module 3. Delegate and coach
Use coaching frameworks instead of telling people what to do
Develop confidence and capabilities in others
Use effective delegation techniques
Module 4. Build a high performing team
Understand how others respond to change and opportunities
Get the best out of a team
Demonstrate values through behaviours and actions
Implement strong structures in place to minimise conflict and accelerate flow
Module 5. Real Talk: Undertake difficult conversations
Manage emotions in difficult conversations so they never take over
Deal with breakdowns in trust
Give and receive effective feedback
Prepare carefully for difficult conversations
Structure and manage the flow of a difficult conversation
Reassure and respond to any emotional responses
Show compassion
Conclude these conversations with a productive way forward.
These modules are designed as half day Masterclasses delivered in person OR virtually.
Teams can undertake all modules in a series, or do one at a time.
Talk to Zoë about your Leadership Fundamentals for your Team of High Performers.
What leaders say about the training
Catherine Daniel
Director at ICT Program Local Land Service
Joanne Ramadge
General Manager at Adria Care
Jim Dunn
CEO at FGD Group
Joy Terry
Business Dev’t & Partnership Manager at UC
“I could immediately see that Zoë’s message and approach to dealing with people stuff was just what my team needed. Zoë took the time to understand the team before we commenced the workshops and adjusted the pace and content to suit the team’s needs as we progressed through each session. Her ability to get people to listen to what they are saying and adjust their messaging was valuable in helping my team to grow. Our team now has more authentic and productive conversations.”
“Zoë provided development programs for the staff at ADEA. They talked about Zoë’s programs long after they finished, about how they put into practice the reflections from those sessions. Those sessions were great value for us and I could see how the staff worked more as a team. I would absolutely recommend Zoë’s programs. They are about development and leadership with a difference. Zoë is very authentic and fun.”
“Zoë has worked with the FGD Group on many occasions over the last five or so years. She has helped us with change management when the firm was moving to an activity based office and going paperless. She has also worked with us on mentoring and one on one training as well as leading our Director group and broader community with difficult conversations training. I thoroughly recommend Zoë in all areas she works in.”
“I wanted to thank you for the fabulous workshop you presented: Leadership Skills for Industry Associations Executives. I gained a wealth of information, as well as invaluable motivation to refocus my energies into productive strategising and hopefully, successful future outcomes. You are an inspiring presenter and passionate about building an empowered network of leadership professionals. I look forward to the next opportunity I have to attend one of your workshops.”
What are our workshop participants say
“I thought Zoë was an excellent presenter, and the content of the session was excellent. Particularly the idea of Emotional Aikido in having a clear message, calm emotions, and warm intentions. I thought the format of the session was great and it was awesome she gave us a copy of People Stuff, which I am looking forward to reading.”
“Zoe was a great guest, really interesting area of work and models she covered. Excellent that the material/workbook was provided and we worked through it, I really appreciate that structure. Excellent that we got a copy of her book and did interactive exercises throughout. I thought that was a pretty good session.”
“I was so thrilled to have Zoë Routh present to us. I had been listening to some of her podcasts. I found her to be an engaging speaker and her templates a great way to prepare for a difficult conversation.”
“Zoë is an amazing presenter and managed to nurture us through a heavy day of work and to be excited about the opportunities. This fitted in well with work we are trying to do in my workplace.”
“Zoë was very good and this will be of great benefit to me going forward. My toolbox has expanded thanks to Zoë.”
“I have heard Zoë speak before, in was great to hear Zoë speak again. Both times I have found her very beneficial to hear.”
“Great tips and strategies to control emotions. High quality and good information, and importantly great gains for my skill set.”
“Good content and delivery with Zoë.”
“This was a great session - it really helped with viewing and analysing difficult conversations and how to best approach them.”
“Zoë Routh- Fantastic session!”
“Great day with Zoë Routh, excellent presenter, valuable tools and resources”