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“An organisation can’t grow beyond the level of its leadership capability.” John C. Maxwell
Real-World Leadership. Built Into Your Business.
Leadership capability isn’t built in a classroom. It’s built in the day-to-day.
Propel Labs helps you embed practical, applied leadership capability across your business so your leaders don’t just learn how to lead, they actually start doing it.
Why Propel Labs?
Too often, leadership training feels like a box-ticking exercise. It’s too slow, too generic, and too theoretical and hard to work out how to apply in the day to day. In the end, people invest a lot of time but it doesn’t lead to a difference in the real world.
We built Propel Labs because we saw the gap: Promising leaders being promoted without the tools, support, or perspective to succeed.
Propel Labs changes that. It’s development that lives inside the rhythm of business, not on the side with the hope it’ll be applied. Our program is customised, contextualised and applied during the program. This ensures the program is business-embedded and the skills are applied immediately
What Is Propel Labs?
Propel Labs helps leaders shift how they think, behave, and lead. Every experience will help build capability that shows up in real work.
It’s a hands-on leadership development program designed for the realities of day-to-day business. It’s practical, applied, and focused on the moments that matter most for leaders. It’s not a theory-based qualification with assessments, and there is no box-ticking, and there is no unnecessary content. Every session links directly to your priorities and the outcomes you’re trying to deliver as a business with your leaders.
How it works
Through structured peer learning, practical tools, case studies and business-embedded challenges, leaders build the capability to:
Lead themselves
with clarity and self-awareness
Lead others
with confidence, communication, and accountability
Drive the business forward
with commercial thinking and ownership
Why Was Propel Labs Developed?
Again and again, our clients asked the same question: “How can we scale the leadership mindset from our executive team through to our emerging leaders?”
The truth? Most leadership programs aren’t built for that. They’re too slow. Too generic. Too soft. They don’t reflect the pace of real work or the pressure of real decisions. And they rarely connect to what leaders are actually doing on the job.
We built Propel Labs to change that. We help turn leadership from a concept into a daily practice at every level of the business.
We give emerging and experienced leaders the tools, structure, and support they need to lead with confidence and shift business performance.
Because we kept seeing the same pattern: Promising people stepping into leadership without the clarity, capability, or commercial perspective to succeed.
Propel Labs isn’t something you attend. It’s not another course to fit around your job.
It becomes part of how your business runs embedded into the rhythm of your teams and tied directly to strategy.
This isn’t leadership theory. This is leadership in action.
What makes Propel Labs different?
We’re not just another training provider. Here’s how Propel Labs stands apart:
Business-Embedded
Every module links to real outcomes. Leaders don’t just hear ideas, they work out how to immediately apply them directly in the business.
Flexible delivery built around your rhythm
Choose monthly deep dives or bi-weekly sprints. We adapt to your team’s capacity and your business pace.
Peer-powered learning
Real conversations. Real scenarios. Leaders learn from each other, not just a facilitator. The team will sharpen their thinking through the shared experience.
Scalable across your business
Whether it’s a pilot group of ten or a full leadership layer across functions, Propel Labs flexes to fit your size and stage.
Designed for high-growth, mid-sized businesses
This isn’t a corporate off-the-shelf solution. It’s made for companies that move fast and need leadership learning to stay aligned with execution.
Tailored to your context
We customise learning pathways, swap modules to suit your goals, and keep line managers in the loop so development stays visible and relevant.
Facilitated for action
Sessions are led by experienced facilitators who guide reflection, challenge assumptions, and help leaders turn insight into clear, confident next steps.
Know Yourself
Understand your leadership style, emotional intelligence, and personal effectiveness.
Program Structure
Propel Labs is built around four key concepts:
Lead Others
Build capability in coaching, feedback, difficult conversations, and team culture.
Lead the Business
Grow your commercial acumen, customer focus, and strategic thinking.
Sustain Growth
Explore resilience, adaptability, succession, and system thinking.
Each session includes:
A short, curated content piece to explore in your own time (read/watch/listen)
A monthly 2-3 hour facilitated application workshop
Structured peer learning and discussion
A personalised action plan
How We Work With You
Every business is different. That’s why each Propel Labs experience is customised to your context.
Tailored Content
Choose from a library of proven modules or swap in topics aligned to your strategic needs.
Manager Integration
We provide line managers with updates and tools to reinforce learning inside their teams.
Efficient Delivery
Choose from a library of proven modules or swap in topics aligned to your strategic needs.
Accountability Built In
Every session ends with a digital action form
which is shared with managers and sponsors to track progress.
Looking to get more out of your leadership strategy?
Before you think about investing more in leadership development, it’s worth asking:
Is your current leadership approach really building capability that shows up in the business?
Start with this quick check-in to see where you’re at.
Transforming Learning into Action
Join us, along with a community of CEOs and leaders from our expansive network, as we delve into the nuances of your learnings. Through structured discussions, we dissect key takeaways and frame practical steps to elevate your business. Propel Labs is not just about reflection; it's about transformation.