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Leadership and Management Training that builds real leaders

Customised programs for new managers, team leaders, supervisors and senior executives | Onsite or online | Australia-wide

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ROI on leadership development
60%
new managers get no training (CCL)
7 in 10
would quit due to bad manager (Gallup)
30%
higher engagement – strong leadership
Leadership ROI85%

Leadership and Management Training

Corporate Training Options (CTO), one of Australia’s most established leadership training providers, designs and delivers fully customised leadership and management programs for new managers, team leaders, supervisors and senior executives. Onsite anywhere in Australia or live online.

The stakes of getting leadership right are high

The Concern

Over 60% of new managers receive no training when they step into their first leadership role. (Centre for Creative Leadership).

7 in 10 employees would consider quitting primarily because of a bad manager (Gallup).

Nearly 30% of employees who resigned in 2024 cited poor leadership as a key reason.

Poor management costs the global economy around $7 trillion, which is 9-10% of world GDP (Gallup).

The ROI

A whopping $7 can be returned for every $1 invested in leadership development.

Nearly 20-28% improvement can be seen in manager performance metrics after training (Gallup).

Strong management can drive around 30% higher engagement and close to 25% lower turnover in organisations.

Leadership development is one of the most effective employee retention strategies across Australia (AHRI).

Explore our Leadership and Management courses

CTO provides customised programs flexible in content, depth and delivery format.

Change Management – Leading through Organisational Change

Change Management – Leading through Organisational Change

Organisational change is constant, but most change initiatives fail – not because the strategy is wrong, but because leaders don’t know how to bring people along…

Change Management – Leading through Organisational Change

Organisational change is constant, but most change initiatives fail – not because the strategy is wrong, but because leaders don’t know how to bring people along. Resistance, confusion and fear derail even well-planned transformations. Leaders need more than change management theory – they need practical skills to guide teams through uncertainty while maintaining productivity and morale.

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Building a Committed
Workplace

Employee engagement is at historic lows, and uncommitted employees cost organisations in productivity, quality and turnover…

Building a Committed Workplace

Employee engagement is at historic lows, and uncommitted employees cost organisations in productivity, quality and turnover. Creating genuine commitment – not just compliance — requires more than perks and pizza parties. Leaders must understand what truly drives commitment and create environments where people choose to invest their discretionary effort willingly.

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Excelling as a
Leader/Supervisor

Supervisors bridge the gap between frontline workers and management – a position that’s critical yet often under-supported…

Excelling as a Leader/Supervisor

Supervisors bridge the gap between frontline workers and management – a position that’s critical yet often under-supported. They’re expected to maintain productivity, handle problems and develop people, usually with minimal training. Weak supervision creates operational inefficiencies, quality issues and employee dissatisfaction. Excellent supervision transforms team performance.

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Telephone Courtesy and Customer Service Skills

Coaching for Development

Telling people what to do develops compliance – not capability. Coaching develops thinking, problem-solving, and ownership – but most leaders..

Coaching for Development

Telling people what to do develops compliance – not capability. Coaching develops thinking, problem-solving, and ownership – but most leaders default to directing because they’ve never learned to coach effectively. The ability to coach transforms your leadership from solving problems for your team to developing their ability to solve problems themselves, creating sustainable performance improvement.

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Learning to Lead

Being promoted into leadership doesn’t automatically make someone a leader. New leaders often struggle with the transition from doing the work to leading others who do the work…

Learning to Lead

Being promoted into leadership doesn’t automatically make someone a leader. New leaders often struggle with the transition from doing the work to leading others who do the work. Without foundational leadership skills they default to micromanaging, avoid difficult decisions or fail to establish credibility. This program provides the essential skills every new leader needs to succeed.

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Team Building

Putting people in a group doesn’t create a team – it creates a collection of individuals working in proximity…

Team Building

Putting people in a group doesn’t create a team – it creates a collection of individuals working in proximity. Real teams collaborate, trust each other and achieve more together than they could have alone. Most team-building efforts fail because they focus on activities rather than addressing the fundamental dynamics that make teams effective. This program builds genuine team cohesion that lasts.

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Leading Virtual Teams

Leading remote and hybrid teams requires different skills than traditional in-person leadership. Distance creates communication gaps…

Leading Virtual Teams

Leading remote and hybrid teams requires different skills than traditional in-person leadership. Distance creates communication gaps, makes building trust harder and complicates performance management. Many leaders struggle to maintain team cohesion, productivity and engagement when they can’t see their team daily. Virtual leadership isn’t optional anymore – it’s essential.

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Effective Communication

Poor leadership communication costs organisations millions in misalignment, rework and low morale. Leaders can have brilliant strategies and good intentions, but if they…

Effective Communication

Poor leadership communication costs organisations millions in misalignment, rework and low morale. Leaders can have brilliant strategies and good intentions, but if they can’t communicate clearly and persuasively, nothing gets executed properly. Leadership communication isn’t just about speaking well – it’s about ensuring understanding, building alignment and inspiring action across diverse audiences.

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Strategic Planning

Employee engagement is at historic lows, and uncommitted employees cost organisations in productivity, quality and turnover…

Strategic Planning

Employee engagement is at historic lows, and uncommitted employees cost organisations in productivity, quality and turnover. Creating genuine commitment – not just compliance – requires more than perks and pizza parties. Leaders must understand what truly drives commitment and create environments where people choose to invest their discretionary effort willingly.

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Have you built leaders that your team wants to follow?

A recent CareerBuilder study reports that nearly 58% of managers haven’t received any leadership and management training before stepping into their current roles. Most managers in the workforce get promoted just because they are good at what they do.

However, how many of them actually get trained to become good leaders? The answer is very few. This means we have a whole bunch of leaders who are not even trained to lead. Harsh enough?

As a trusted provider of corporate training in Australia for more than three decades, CTO builds leadership capability that shows up where it matters. Our leadership and management training brings about transformation in the way your managers lead, communicate and develop their teams every day.

Why is CTO ranked as one of Australia’s Top 20 corporate training providers in 2026?

  • Fully customised leadership training
  • Onsite across Australia or live online
  • Covers every stage – from first-time supervisors to senior executives

Want to see what good leadership training looks like in practice?

We’ve been helping Australian organisations build stronger leaders, capable managers and efficient teams for decades. Experience the difference between just reading about leadership development and seeing what it looks like when it actually works.

Leadership training for the Australian workplace in 2026

Leadership expectations have shifted drastically over the recent past and in 2026, managers are expected to seamlessly lead hybrid or remote teams, drive change and manage well-being in addition to delivering results. All this often, without any formal development support.

Although leaders are capable of driving around 70% of employee engagement across their teams, trust in managers has fallen sharply – from 46% (2022) to just 29% (2024). This gap between the influence managers have and the confidence teams have in them is exactly where performance erodes quietly.

CTO’s Leading Virtual Teams program addresses exactly this challenge. For organisations using Microsoft Teams as their collaboration platform, pairing it with Microsoft 365 training gives managers both the leadership skills and the technology confidence to lead hybrid teams effectively.

Trusted by BHP, the University of Canberra, City of Gold Coast, ep&t Global, Ngunya Jarjum and hundreds of Australian organisations across government, education and enterprise sectors.

0%
of Australian employers offer hybrid work arrangements.
0%
of Australians show interest in working from home.
0%
of leaders admit that they don’t feel confident enough about the genuine productivity of their hybrid teams. (Microsoft, 2025)

Why organisations across Australia trust CTO for leadership training

Built around your situation

Every leadership program is designed around actual challenges facing your team – no template, no standard training format.

Specialist leadership facilitators

Our trainers have been leaders first. The real-world credibility they bring in makes all the difference for training participants

Flexible onsite or online delivery

Do you need it live online or at your workplace anywhere across Australia? Half-day, full-day or multi-session – your schedule, your format.

Real outcomes that show up at work

Participants leave with tools that can be used at work right from the next day. We follow up to ensure all the learning sticks.

How it works

No obligation – just practical advice from one of Australia’s leading corporate training companies. Tell us what your team needs, and we will design the right training program for your organisation!

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We Listen First

Every great training program starts with a conversation. We take the time to understand your team, your goals and the challenges you’re facing. Nothing we deliver is fully off the shelf. You talk, we listen and we build from there.

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We Design it around You

No two organisations are the same and your training shouldn’t be either. We shape the content, format and delivery style to fit your people and your workplace – whether that’s a half-day workshop, a multi-day program or something in between.

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We Deliver with Impact

Our facilitators bring energy, experience and real-world knowledge into every session. Your team won’t just sit and listen, they’ll leave with practical skills and tools they can put to work straight away.

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We Stay in Your Corner

Our job doesn’t end when the session does. We follow up, gather feedback and check that the learning is making a difference. Because training should be an investment that pays off and we want to make sure it does.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of leadership training programs does CTO offer?

CTO offers a comprehensive suite of leadership and management training programs from foundational skills for first-time managers through to strategic capability for senior leaders. Programs include Learning to Lead, Excelling as a Supervisor/Leader, Coaching for Development, Change Management, Building a Workplace Engagement, Team Building, Leading Virtual Teams, Effective Communication and Strategic Planning. All programs are fully customised to your organisation’s context; CTO does not deliver fixed, off-the-shelf course content.

How is CTO’s management training different from generic leadership courses?

The core difference is real-world relevance. Generic management training delivers the same frameworks to every participant, regardless of their industry or the challenges they are navigating. CTO starts every leadership training engagement by understanding your managers’ actual context – the teams they lead, the dynamics they are managing and what success looks like in your organisation. Content is then designed around that conversation. The result is corporate training in Australia that changes behaviour, not just awareness.

Is leadership training available onsite across Australia?

Yes. CTO delivers onsite leadership training at client locations across every Australian state and territory, including regional locations. For organisations with managers in multiple locations, all programs are also available as live, instructor-led online training via Microsoft Teams, with the same customised content and facilitation quality as an in-person session. If you are in a remote area, CTO will arrange for a specialist to travel to you.

Can leadership training be combined with other CTO programs?

Absolutely. Many CTO clients combine leadership training with customer service training or Microsoft 365 training, particularly organisations whose managers lead frontline teams or are navigating a digital transformation. CTO designs multi-program approaches that build connected capability across the organisation, rather than isolated training events. Talk to a CTO specialist about what a broader professional development program for your team might look like.

Determined to build strong leaders across your organisation this year?

Speak with a CTO specialist! No obligation – practical advice by specialised leadership trainers.