Leadership Essentials

Leadership Essentials blends practical online learning and targeted coaching support to build the 7 essential skills every new leader needs to successfully shift from doing the work to leading the people who do it.

Why Leadership Essentials?

Your top performer just got promoted and suddenly they’re struggling.

Within months, team morale plummets while complaints about micromanaging flood in, and they're working weekends just to keep up with demands they never saw coming.

Here's why this keeps happening…

We promote people because they're exceptional at executing the work - not because they know how to lead others to be exceptional at the work.

We reward individual excellence and deep expertise, then wonder why they struggle when their role becomes about inspiring and developing a team.

87% of new leaders report feeling unprepared because no one teaches them this fundamental shift from individual contributor to people leader. Without targeted development, it takes 18+ months of trial and error to build basic leadership competency.

Leadership Essentials flips this script.

Giving new leaders evidence-based tools to make the transition successfully in 8 weeks.

What we know for sure is that every great performer has the potential to become a great leader, they just need the right support and real world tools to make the shift.

The Leadership Essentials Framework

From Doing Too Much → To Leading What Matters

Leadership Essentials builds the practical skills new leaders actually need through 7 sequential capabilities that transform how they think, work, and lead.

Each skill builds intentionally to shift mindset, develop capability, and create visible impact.

The 7 Essential Skills:

  • Skills 1-2: Personal Leadership Foundation

  • Skills 3-4: Communication & Boundaries

  • Skills 5-7: People Development & Strategy

The Result: Leaders who practice leadership confidently, with clearer priorities, stronger team performance, and fewer issues escalating to you.

  • Making the shift from contributor to leader.

    The 3 Jobs Framework helps leaders understand that leadership is a completely different role, requiring new skills and a new mindset.

    Outcome: Leaders embrace leadership as a distinct and strategic role.

  • From reactive chaos to intentional focus.

    The Leadership-First Planning methodology teaches leaders how to protect their time for strategic work and reduce constant interruptions.

    Outcome: Leaders reclaim 3-5 hours weekly for high-impact work.

  • Creating clarity and accountability without micromanaging.

    The SIBA Framework equips leaders to set boundaries that eliminate confusion, foster accountability, and empower their teams.

    Outcome: Teams understand expectations, and leaders stop overstepping.

  • Turning conflict into progress.

    With the Facts vs Story and 5-Question Prep Frameworks, leaders gain the tools to address issues early and confidently.

    Outcome: Leaders resolve problems before they escalate, with confidence and clarity.

  • Building trust and independence.

    The Confidence Bank and SNAP Coaching Framework help leaders shift from micromanaging to empowering their teams to think and act independently.

    Outcome: Teams bring solutions, not problems, and operate with confidence.

  • Developing your team through strategic delegation.

    The 4-Step Delegation Process transforms delegation into a tool for team development, matching tasks to growth opportunities.

    Outcome: Teams take ownership of outcomes and grow their skills.

  • From firefighting to forward-thinking.

    The Pattern Recognition and Get Ahead of It processes teach leaders to anticipate and prevent problems before they arise.

    Outcome: Leaders become proactive problem-solvers and strategic thinkers.

What Leaders Achieve in 8 Weeks

✓ 85% report increased confidence in difficult conversations

Average 40% reduction in time spent on issues that should be delegated

✓ 90% feel equipped to handle leadership challenges without escalating

Teams report clearer direction and fewer mixed messages

Senior leaders report 50% fewer escalations from new managers

HR interventions reduced by 30% in participating teams

This training has given me a new perspective on how to look at conversations and how to respond. Andrea has helped me understand that I can lead through better communication, and her frameworks have given me the tools to pause, think, acknowledge, and redirect. - Lindy H

Thank you for a great program, I did not realise how much I really needed this training - Rita Z

What makes Leadership Essentials Different

1.Bridges the Leadership Readiness Gap

Your best employees get promoted based on performance, not leadership readiness.

Research shows 60% struggle because leadership requires different skills.

We bridge this gap with development that actually prepares them to lead.

2. Executive Quality, Mid-Market Price

Premium leadership development designed for organisations like yours.

You get research-backed, sophisticated content without enterprise-level costs - executive quality development that fits your budget and needs.

5.Flexible Delivery. Proven Results.

8% increase in leadership confidence through blended learning that doesn't disrupt operations.

Self-paced modules plus live coaching support delivers maximum impact with minimal business disruption.

Andrea helped our leadership team approach leadership more clearly and confidently. The framework really resonated — this was our first time doing this kind of training, and the practical tools she provided felt immediately applicable. Professional, relevant, and delivered with care. - Joanne L

3. Real Behaviour Change, Not Information

We work with busy leaders facing real challenges, giving them practical tools they can apply immediately.

No theoretical concepts or motivational talks, just proven frameworks that create lasting behaviour change.

4. Creates Self-Sufficient Teams

Our leaders know how to develop their people solve problems independently, stops problems before they escalate and deliver results without constant oversight.

This frees your senior leaders from operational issues to focus on strategy and growth.

Leadership Essentials Program

Helping leaders step into confident, strategic, people leadership.

Led by Leadership Expert Andrea Tunjic

This expert-guided program combines online learning with live coaching support:

  • Weekly video training modules (learn at your pace)

  • Live group coaching calls (apply skills in real-time)

  • 35+ templates and scripts (immediate implementation tools)

  • Optional 1-on-1 coaching sessions (personalised support)

  • Lifetime access to all materials

  • 30 Day results guarantee

The best of both worlds: Self-paced learning when convenient, live coaching when you need real-time support.

Program Options

Team Development Program

  • $1,495 + GST per leader (minimum 3 leaders)

  • 8-week online course with group coaching calls

  • Peer learning and shared accountability

  • Customized to your organization's specific challenges

  • Volume discounts for larger groups

Individual Leadership Coaching

  • $2,997 + GST for the complete program

  • 7 executive leadership coaching sessions spread over 3 months

  • Full access to the Leadership Essentials online course materials

  • Fully personalised to individual challenges

  • Flexible scheduling around leadership demands

Investment Protection: 30-day results guarantee and flexible payment plans available.

About Andrea Tunjic

I’ve spent over 25 years working at the intersection of people, performance, and pressure - coaching leaders, fixing broken cultures, managing complex HR issues, and navigating the grey areas where technical compliance meets human behaviour.

I’ve sat across from exhausted managers who’ve just been promoted into chaos. I’ve supported executives through restructures, conflict, and crisis. And I’ve seen firsthand what happens when capable people are thrown into leadership without the support to succeed.

That’s why I built Leadership Essentials.

Not from theory. From the real-world patterns I’ve seen again and again:

  • High-performing employees promoted without a roadmap.

  • New leaders trying to manage people the way they managed tasks.

  • Organisations losing good talent because no one taught them how to lead.

My background spans the full spectrum - from industrial relations and governance to executive coaching and strategic culture change. I don’t just understand leadership capability. I build it, with practical tools, clear boundaries, and real language that works in everyday leadership moments.

This program is everything I wish I could have given every new leader I’ve supported, before they hit breaking point.

Because when we teach people how to lead well from the start, we don’t just reduce burnout and bottlenecks.

We create the kind of leadership that lifts performance, strengthens culture, and frees senior leaders to focus on what matters most.

The Cost of Doing Nothing

You don’t always see the cost right away.

It doesn’t show up as a line item. It shows up in your inbox.

In the resignation letter from a new manager who “just wasn’t coping.”

In the disengagement survey where a team says they don’t feel supported.

In the escalation you had to handle because a conversation didn’t happen when it should have.

When new leaders aren’t supported, you don’t just risk one person failing. You risk flow-on impacts to performance, retention, culture, and trust. Your senior leaders get pulled down into operational issues. HR becomes the catch-all for what should have been managed at team level. And the person you promoted? They start questioning if leadership was ever the right path.

Research says a failed leadership transition costs between $75,000–$150,000. But you already know that. You’ve probably felt it. The true cost is momentum lost, teams destabilised, and months spent trying to recover ground that should never have been lost.

Leadership Essentials is not a “nice to have.”

It’s a practical, low-risk investment that saves time, energy, and reputational damage - while building the leadership strength your business needs.

Because doing nothing is a choice. And it costs more than you think.