The RAW Leadership
Training Program
Build Real-World Leadership Skills That Stick
A modular leadership development program tailored to your needs, focused on resilience, communication, culture, and performance.
The RAW Leadership Program is a highly flexible, experience-based leadership development program designed to meet your team exactly where they are. With over 25 customisable modules, this program empowers individuals and groups to develop the soft skills, emotional intelligence, mindset, and clarity required to lead with purpose and adaptability—no matter the environment.
How It Works
A Customised, Plug-and-Play Leadership Framework
Rather than forcing your leaders through a rigid, one-size-fits-all course, the RAW Leadership Program is modular and bespoke.
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Choose only the modules that solve the specific challenges you're facing.
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Combine topics into a single workshop, multi-day intensive, or ongoing leadership journey.
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Delivery options include 1:1 coaching, team workshops, intensives, or hybrid formats.
This makes it ideal for:
Example Modules
(Select What’s Relevant to You)
Real-World Topics That Reflect Real-World Leadership Challenges
Here are just a few of the 25+ modules you can choose from:
What is Leadership?
Understand the real difference between leading, managing, and supervising—and how your language and mindset shape others.
Conflict Management & Difficult Conversations
Learn the Peace Pyramid model, conversation structures, and how to handle emotionally charged situations with calm and clarity.
Being Comfortable with Emotions
Understand emotional regulation, shame, and how to handle your own emotional wellbeing and that of your team.
Feedback
How to create a safe and effective feedback culture across all levels of a team.
Stress Management
Recognise personal and team stressors and apply practical techniques for self-regulation and proactive stress reduction.
Core Values, Purpose & Vision
Clarify your team’s core values and mission so that decision-making, accountability, and behaviour align naturally.
Generational Leadership
Navigate multigenerational teams with awareness, adaptability, and inclusive communication.
The Power of Beliefs
Discover how belief systems impact leadership and how to shift disempowering patterns into empowering actions.
Debriefing and Self-Evaluation
Learn Steve’s adapted debriefing method from his military background to review, assess, and grow from every leadership experience.
Measurable Outcomes
How the RAW Leadership Program Delivers Results
Clients who complete RAW Leadership report:
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Increased confidence in managing feedback and conflict
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Improved team emotional intelligence and communication
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Stronger self-awareness, reflection, and growth mindset
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Reduced stress and anxiety around leadership responsibilities
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Greater cohesion, clarity, and trust across their teams
Before & After Data:
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Soft leadership skills improved from 6.2 to 8.9 average score post-program
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Marked improvement in stress regulation, emotional wellbeing, and willingness to engage in difficult conversations
“Steve helped me see leadership through a different lens. His calm, real-world approach made the theory practical. My confidence as a leader has transformed.”
Business Owner, NSW
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
RAW Leadership Program FAQs
Q: Do I need to complete all 25 modules? A: No. You can select only the modules most relevant to your current needs. Programs are fully customised.
Q: Is this for individuals, teams, or both? A: Both. We offer RAW as a 1:1 leadership coaching series, as well as for team workshops or blended delivery formats.
Q: Can this be delivered in-person and online? A: Yes. Coaching can be delivered in Wagga Wagga, regionally, or virtually anywhere in the world.
Q: What’s the first step? A: Book a discovery call to discuss your needs and start designing a program that suits your goals.
Service Areas
Available Regionally, Nationally & Internationally
Steve Barker Coaching delivers the RAW Leadership Program in:
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Wagga Wagga and Riverina NSW
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Canberra, Albury, and regional Australia
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Metro centres and remote locations via Zoom
