For workplaces ยท collabbWAY
Your managers aren't the problem. Nobody showed them what to do in the moment.
I work with organisations on the daily moments most leadership programs skip. The conversation that keeps getting put off. The 1:1 that's turned into a status update. The good person who's quietly getting ready to leave.
Geelong based ยท working across Australia
Book a discovery callOrganisations usually call when...
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The program ran. Six months later, it's the same issues.
Everyone enjoyed the training. Then Monday came and nothing really changed.
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The real conversation happens in the car park.
People nod in the meeting, then say what they actually think on the way out.
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Good people are leaving.
And when you look closely, it keeps tracing back to the same few managers.
None of that means your people are the problem. Usually nobody's shown them what to do in those moments. That part can be taught.
How workplaces work with me
Everything is built on the Relational Leadership Method and shaped around what's actually going on in your workplace. Most engagements end up being a mix.
1:1 coaching for your managers
Direct work with one manager on the real situations in front of them, starting with a diagnostic of how they actually lead under pressure.
More detailTeam and culture work
For teams where things have gone quiet, sideways or stuck. Bringing the hard conversations back into the room, safely.
More detailRelational leadership workshops
Practical sessions where managers practise the moments, not just hear about them. Built around your sector and your context.
More detailLeader2Leader group coaching
Small groups of managers working through real cases together. Good for building a shared language across a leadership layer.
More detailOrganisational design and change
System-level work for organisations going through growth, reform or cultural change that has to hold up under real pressure.
More detailWhat changes
Managers are scored on how consistently they show up in the moments that count, before the work starts and again at the end.
2.8 โ 4.1
Group average score out of 5, before and after
+49%
Lift in behavioural consistency across the group
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Her strength lies in her deep understanding of leadership and team dynamics, and her ability to translate this into practical, well-structured models that managers can readily apply. I would highly recommend her to any organisation looking to strengthen leadership capability.
Philippa B, NFP Manager
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Brooke was an absolute pleasure to work with, super smart, knows the community services sector really well, values driven and a genuinely nice person too. She builds long lasting relationships with people based on collaboration and mutual respect.
Richard N, NFP Executive
About Brooke
The work comes from rooms where avoiding the conversation wasn't an option.
15 years leading in community services. Child risk and wellbeing, family violence, sexual assault. Sectors where a manager avoiding a hard conversation doesn't cost a KPI, it costs a person.
That's where the Relational Leadership Method comes from, and it's what I bring into every workplace I work with.
Brooke Baxter, collabbWAY. Creator of the Relational Leadership Method. Sessional teaching in social work at Deakin University.
If you're a manager reading this
Send this page to whoever signs off on training.
You don't need to make the case on your own. Forward the link, or book a call and bring your manager or HR along.
Want to start now? Plenty of managers expense the RLM course and tools through their workplace. If you need invoice wording or a one-page summary to get it approved, just ask.
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A free 30-minute call. No pitch. Just what's going on in your workplace and whether I'm the right fit.
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