Self-leadership: Mindset, personal brand and leader identity
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 8 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 35 min
- Lessons
- 6 lessons
- Frequency
- In a leadership development programme or an emerging-leaders cohort
- Last reviewed
- 21 Oct 2026
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Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 6 lessons, about 35 minutes
- Scenario, process, tabs, accordion and quizzes
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 10 slides
- Quiz, poll, word cloud, scale slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
Two surveys
Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.
- Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
- 30-day check-in
- Anonymous by default
- Results feed your next refresher
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| TO 260.0 | Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessment | - | Whole course |
| SO 260.1 | Describe self-leadership and why it comes before leading others | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 260.2 | Name your values and strengths and how they show up in your work | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 260.3 | Recognise unhelpful thinking and use a growth mindset | Practitioner research on mindset (see verification list) | Whole course |
| SO 260.4 | Describe the reputation you have and the one you want, and plan to close the gap | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 260.5 | Build personal habits and a development plan for the next 90 days + your info | Best practice; organisation's leadership framework | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 8 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
6 lessons, about 35 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Leading yourself first
3 pages
7 min
Leading yourself first
3 pages
2Values and strengths
3 pages
6 min
Values and strengths
3 pages
3Mindset
3 pages
6 min
Mindset
3 pages
4Grey areas: reputation, authenticity and fit
3 pages
6 min
Grey areas: reputation, authenticity and fit
3 pages
5Habits and energy
3 pages
6 min
Habits and energy
3 pages
6Your 90-day plan and the final assessment
2 pages
4 min
Your 90-day plan and the final assessment
2 pages
Live deck and surveys
10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
- Overall rating 5 stars
- Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
- What was most useful? multi-select
- Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
- Which habit will you start? multiple choice
- How clear is your reputation goal? 1-5 scale
- Which course should come next? ranking
- I can talk about my development with my manager. 1-5 scale
- One thing we should change or add open text
- Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
- Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
- How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
- Do you know where to find the personal development plan template? yes / no / not sure
- A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
- Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking
Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.
Make it yours
8 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Link to your manager competency or leadership framework
{{MANAGER_FRAMEWORK_LINK}} - The confidential route for raising a conduct or safety concern
{{SPEAK_UP_ROUTE}} - Link to your employee assistance or wellbeing support
{{EMPLOYEE_ASSISTANCE_LINK}} - Link to the next course in your leadership path
{{NEXT_COURSE_LINK}} - Where course completions are recorded
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}} - Link to the self-paced course
{{COURSE_URL}}
Show all 8 fields
- Link to the baseline survey
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Link to the post-course and 30-day survey
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FAQ
Common questions
Can I run self-leadership: Mindset, personal brand and leader identity training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
In a leadership development programme or an emerging-leaders cohort.
Who needs this training?
Aspiring and current leaders at all levels; run by L&D.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and both surveys.