EDUCATOR | AUTHOR | SPEAKER
Strengthening the core habits of leadership.
I help leaders strengthen the core habits of leadership. Core habits are like our leadership DNA. They are invisible, yet powerfully shape how we think, speak, and act, and how the world sees us. Core habits drive our capacity for influence, and the legacy we build.
Using the core habits system, I help leaders and teams transform their leadership impact, and build incredible workplace cultures.
So much of what we are taught about leadership is surface level: communication style, charisma, messaging, or coaching techniques. These things count for little if the underlying habits that drive our behaviours are overlooked. Without clarity on our core habits, we are leading from the surface.
To have impact as leaders, we need to address the core habits that hold us back, but that are also the key to unlocking our best work.
Dr James Donald
James is an authority on the core habits of leadership, and has spent the last fifteen years working and researching in leadership and positive psychology.
His keynotes and programs draw on the latest leadership and psychological science, including James’ own academic research, published in world-leading peer-reviewed journals.
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How You Can Work With Me
Leadership programs
Our 3, 6 and 10 month Leadership programs are powerful learning experiences that challenge and up-skill leaders to hone their mindset, resilience and authentic selves.
Keynotes and Speaking
We deliver engaging presentations on the science of human resilience, stress-management and mindfulness-based strategies to manage today’s workplace.
Coaching
We draw upon the latest coaching science and mindfulness-based coaching approaches to assist leaders in addressing their biggest strategic challenges.
Testimonials
“Just amazing! I now catch my mind wandering off and have learned to refocus it on the present task or person in front of me. Instead of leaking all this energy worrying or ruminating, I now feel like I can consistently engage fully with what I want to be doing. It’s a skill that takes practice, but I can already see the benefits. James was very engaging.”
“Extremely useful in and out of the workplace. I’ve spoken a lot about this session since.”
“This program really strengthened my capacity to view tough moments in a broader perspective – thank you James!
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“Thank you again for running the course, it has made an immeasurable difference to my life…. When I interview a refugee, it is hard not to take on their desperation and pain … the mindfulness techniques have helped me in so many ways …. I really don’t think I could do this work without what I learnt with you!”
“Thi program provided a fantastic opportunity to reflect on how I approach my leadership roles and what I could do differently. James and Claire struck a great balance between providing us with new tools and letting ideas emerge from the sharing of own experiences. The one-on-one coaching sessions were useful for helping me reflect on my goals and opportunities to improve my leadership skills, while the group sessions exposed me to new mindfulness techniques and tools for applying empathy, managing conflict, and empowering those who I work within a leadership capacity.”
“Thank you very much for a very insightful and practical course. There should be more of it in the workplace!
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“Fantastic session. There should be more of this across the business.
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“I really appreciated the chance to press “pause” on my leadership and reflect on some of my ongoing challenges. The self-reflections we did were really valuable, and helped me to see the blind spots and triggers I bring to what I do, and how I can shift these. The work on values was great and will help me to navigate some more difficult conversations with clarity. Thanks James for a great session”
“Your sessions gave my team some practical tools to manage stress and emotions that they could apply immediately in their every-day work.”
“These sessions gave me a practical range of evidence-based things to try. Thank you!”
