RISE - 90 Day Accelerator for Senior Managers
Learn how to step out of the day-to-day and lead with confidence, composure, and control.
Gallup's most recent State of the Global Workplace report revealed that
employee engagement fell to 21% in 2024.
Managers account for 70% of the difference between teams that deliver and teams that coast.
You already know how hard leadership is — especially when you’re balancing priorities, pressure and people who all need something different from you.
Most leaders are promoted for performance, not people skills. But leading well requires a different toolkit.
When you know how to stay clear-headed and composed under pressure, you can lead your team and your stakeholders with confidence – and finally get real traction.
Are you...
Spending too much time managing problems instead of driving progress?
Avoiding tough conversations because they never seem to make a difference?
Watching good people lose energy and focus?
Feeling like you’re running the team
and the managers who are meant to run it?
Stuck in operational detail when you want to focus on strategy and growth?
You already know the cost of staying stuck.
Missing targets, losing top performers, alienating clients.
Coordination
Projects stall when people don’t take ownership. You end up in the middle – managing across silos, clarifying decisions, chasing progress that should happen without you.
Engagement
When energy drops, performance follows. Your best people disengage, and the load shifts back to you. Motivation shouldn’t depend on how loud you shout.
Leadership
Without strong leadership habits, even talented teams lose direction. It creates friction, fatigue and missed opportunities – and it limits how far you can rise.
Less time for strategy. More time firefighting. And a ceiling on your career until something changes.
If they don’t they risk…
Losing respect
Losing traction
Losing their role
Preparation
Most meetings suffer because typically only one person arrives (somewhat) prepared. Everyone else is reacting spontaneously to what's discussed, rather than contributing thoughtfully.
Decision Making
Without proper preparation, decision-making quality suffers, conversations drag on, and critical issues remain unresolved—often postponed to future meetings. Productivity declines as valuable time is lost in prolonged discussions rather than decisive action.
Time
Leaders often say,
“I'm in back-to-back meetings—I don’t have time to prepare!” But the real issue isn't lack of time; it's that most leaders haven't learned an effective way to prepare quickly and thoroughly.
“When your best people are leaving, it’s because they don’t feel respected,
energised or that there is a plan for their career.
They just want others that believe
in them more”
Arabella Macpherson
The Rise 90-day Leadership Accelerator Journey:
Where are your leaders?
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| LEVEL | ACTIVITY | FOCUS | PERFORMANCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Influential | Mastery | 100% |
| 4 | Prepared | Strategy | 75% |
| 4 | Organised | Others | 50 |
| 2 | Turn up | Clarity | 0% |
| 1 | Victim | Openness | -5% |
Level 1: Practitioner
You’re great at getting things done. Your technical skills set you apart – that’s how you got here. But beyond your expertise, leadership still feels reactive. You focus on delivery more than direction.
Level 2: Self-Mastery
You’re developing awareness of how you show up. You recognise your strengths, triggers and blind spots, and you’re learning how to stay composed under pressure. But it still takes effort to keep perspective when things get tough.
Level 3: Leader
You manage yourself and your team well. You can motivate, delegate and deliver. But your influence doesn’t yet extend across the business, and working with other teams can feel like pushing uphill.
Level 4: Influential
You see how your team fits into the bigger picture. You align people around priorities and earn trust across departments. When change hits, though, agility and confidence can still waver.
Level 5: Intuitive Leader
You lead with clarity, agility and intent. Your team runs smoothly even under pressure – open communication, high engagement and shared ownership. You’ve moved beyond managing. Now you’re shaping culture.
The Solution: Three Pillars of Mastery
Self
You can’t lead others if you can’t steady yourself. You’ll learn how to stay clear, calm and credible under pressure – so people listen when you speak, and trust your judgment when it counts.
Team
You’ll learn how to bring out the best in your people – motivating them to play to their strengths, collaborate and take responsibility. Your team becomes more capable, less dependent, and proud of what they deliver.
Stakeholders
You’ll see how your work fits into the bigger picture, and how to communicate your team’s value across the business. That influence wins support for your ideas, accelerates decisions, and moves projects forward.
What participants receive
Learn to stay composed, think clearly and lead decisively under pressure
Master practical tools you can use straight away, from feedback and conflict to negotiation and influence
Discover how to set direction, create accountability and keep your team focused without constant oversight
Gain proven approaches for handling tough conversations with clarity and confidence
Build the habits, credibility and confidence to step up to your next level of leadership
Who This Program is Ideal For
You lead a team under pressure and want to bring out their best without burning out
You want to sharpen your leadership so you can operate at a more strategic level
You’re motivated to grow – not because you have to, but because you know you can
You’re ready for greater consistency and higher performance across your projects
You want to be the kind of leader people trust, follow and remember
Who This Program is not ideal For
You’re happy managing the way you always have
You work mostly on your own, without the need to collaborate or influence
You’re looking for technical skills training, not leadership or communication growth
You’re not ready to change how you lead, coach or communicate
Arabella Macpherson
Charismatic Communication Expert
With 18 years of experience, Arabella has worked globally with CEOs and senior leadership teams across diverse sectors, including Telstra, AstraZeneca, eBay, LinkedIn, Deloitte, and AMEX. She has spoken on over 500 stages internationally on influence, communication, negotiation and leadership. Her practical training equips executives with actionable skills that deliver tangible results.
With a background in stage performance, Arabella is an energising facilitator and captivating storyteller who tailors strategies to each workplace. Her workshop participants say they could listen to her for days, and that content is relatable and relevant to what they need.
Arabella is the co-author of the communication section of Macquarie University’s Global Online MBA (66k+ enrollments). Outside of work, Arabella enjoys walking her border collie Byron and taking quick beach dips between virtual meetings.
What our clients say...
I thoroughly recommend Arabella’s Influential Conversations program for anyone who wants to lift their business conversations to the next level!
IAG
Arabella is an outstanding communicator. She has taught me how to understand
people, the decisions they make and how to influence their thought processes to
drive better outcomes.
Automic Group
Arabella was fantastic! Her professionalism, knowledge and passion is infectious
and genuine. I would highly recommend her to others.
QBE
Very accommodating to the different circumstances of all participants. Excellent
at making the online course format not feel like an awkward game of marco polo!
Hearts and Science
Thank you so much for facilitating this awesome course for us. I have learnt SO
much about myself and working with others!
This training was so in depth and insightful. The best training I’ve done across my
media career. The skills I learnt will help me succeed and go from strength to
strength in my new role. Thank you Arabella, you are incredible.
Val Morgan
I HELP LEADERS WITH INFLUENTIAL
CONVESATION
FAQs
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What is the ideal group size?
The program works best in small groups of 8–12 people.
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What role level is this ideal for?
Primarily business owners and senior leadership. It can also be tailored for high-performing managers preparing to lead larger teams and projects.
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Can this be taught online?
Yes, the program can be delivered in person or online.
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Can the program be customised?
Yes. We adapt the program to your culture, context and the specific challenges your leaders face.