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Melbourne Business School

New Leader Development Program

  • Delivery: Online
  • Study Level: Beginner
  • Duration: 5 weeks
  • Course Type: Short Course
  • Total Price: $2,950

Build your leadership potential by developing the skills to influence and inspire.

Course overview

The Leadership for New Leaders (online) program is designed for those who are either new to a leadership role or aiming to move into one.
This program helps you discover and develop your own leadership style. You’ll explore key leadership frameworks to support your growth and enable you to lead with confidence.

Through a combination of hands-on learning, personal development and peer discussions, you’ll build the skills to delegate effectively, manage conflict, set realistic goals, coach others and lead with confidence.

Key facts

Delivery
Online
More Information
5 weeks (4-5 hours per week)
Course Type
Short Course
Duration
5 weeks (Part time)
Commitment
4 - 5 hours/week
Price
$2,950
More Information
Live sessions: Thursdays 12:30pm - 2pm
Study Level
Beginner
Intake
26th October, 2026
19th April, 2027
2nd August, 2027

What you will learn

Build leadership confidence

  • Use strategies, pragmatic tools and frameworks to build your confidence and capabilities.

Boost self-awareness and relationship skills

  • Develop awareness and understanding of your impact on others.
  • Use personal insights to engage and influence others effectively.

Find the right leadership approach for your environment

  • Analyse and align to strategic priorities to add value to your organisation.
  • Effectively measure and build the performance of your team.

Leadership in action

  • Create an action plan moving into the future of your leadership journey as a new leader.

What you will study

  • Leading Self: Understand your thinking styles, strengths and values for becoming the best leader you can be.
  • Leading Others: Understand how empathy is important to lead others and consider how you show up at work.
  • Leading Teams: Understand how multiple team membership impact you and others, and lead high-performing teams.
  • Leading Strategically: Becoming familiar with methods to create your own strategy on a page, and effectively communicate it to your team.
  • Leadership in Action: Create an action plan moving into the future of your personal leadership journey as a new leader.

How will you learn

  • This is an online short course. The enrolment fee covers access to a cutting-edge online curriculum and selected licenses to online tools.
  • Weekly self-paced learning modules, interactive activities and live workshops facilitated by experts
  • Supported by a vibrant online community of peers to enhance collaborative learning
  • Interact with a network of like-minded peers via a mix of peer-to-peer discussions and live online sessions
  • No pre-course work requirements, with the exception of access to a computer/device and a stable internet connection
  • An orientation module in the first week to set yourself up for success in the course.

Great for:

  • Busy professionals looking for flexibility to learn at their own pace from anywhere.

Who should attend

Aspiring Leaders

  • Individuals looking or identified for senior roles.

Current Leaders

  • New team leaders and supervisors transitioning into leadership roles.

Who You Will Learn From

Keegan Luiters

Keegan Luiters

Program Director

Keegan has worked across organisations ranging from small business, government agencies, Not-for-Profit and education through to large corporate organisations to optimise team performance.


Student Testimonials

Katelin Butler

Katelin Butler

I was the person who got in there and made one of our magazines, working alongside a team. Now I'm the person who leads that team.