Programs that regenerate leadership by design.
Start small or go deep — we test behaviours in real work and keep only what proves useful.
One-Hour Program (Self-paced)
A concise start—then into practice this week.
✔ Includes: 5 short videos
✔ Workbook
✔ Reflection guide
✔ Certificate
Embracing Tomorrow’s Leader, Today
A concise, practical introduction to the F.I.R.E.D. philosophy for leaders and L&D teams who want movement now—not theatre. In under an hour you’ll see why current pipelines miss future-ready leaders and how to start correcting that in your context.
What you’ll learn
✔ Why most leadership pipelines are built for yesterday—and what “future-ready” really means.
✔ How disruptive leadership capabilities map to the F.I.R.E.D. approach.
✔ Immediate steps to begin identifying, recruiting, onboarding and developing leaders differently.
What’s included
✔ Short, impactful video lessons (self-paced)
✔ Relevant resources: global research, case studies, practical tools
✔ Interactive exercises you can apply immediately
✔ Lifetime access to revisit when needed
Bonus pack:
✔ 60-minute individual or group coaching session to help introduce the program internally
✔ Enterprise-level maturity model for assessing organizational readiness
✔ Individual Disruptive Leader Checklist
✔ 30% discount on The F.I.R.E.D. Leader book
✔ Start/Stop/Change/Continue reference guide for first steps and sequencing
Who it’s for
Executives and HR/Talent/L&D leaders, emerging leaders, and disruption/innovation owners who need a low-friction, evidence-based starting point.
Why buyers choose this
✔ Fast signal: a credible primer senior leaders can complete in one sitting.
✔ Immediate application: exercises and checklists are plug-and-play.
✔ Scale-friendly: works as a lightweight intro before F.I.R.E.D. pilots or cohort programs.
Price: USD $150. Includes the bonus coaching session and all materials.
FIRED Pilots + Leader Labs (8–12 Weeks)
Test what leadership regeneration looks like in your world.
A FIRED Pilot is a live field experiment.
We work with a small group inside your organization to test one or two FIRED qualities — in real meetings, projects, and handoffs — not in theory.
We look for small, honest signals:
✔ faster decisions
✔ cleaner collaboration
✔ more candid conversation
✔ real ownership
Leader Labs create space for peers to share what they notice, compare evidence, and refine their practice together.
The outcome?
Visible behaviour change, measured in the work itself.
Who it’s for:
Organizations ready to trial new ways of leading — curious, progressive teams who see disruption as a signal to evolve, not a threat to avoid.
Leadership development isn’t broken—it’s outdated.
The F.I.R.E.D. Leadership Program helps organizations rebuild how they identify and develop leaders for the world ahead. Grounded in five future-ready qualities—Fresh Thinking, Inquisitive Nature, Real & Accountable, Expressive & Challenging, Direct & Transparent—FIRED moves beyond theory to measurable culture change. Each pathway invites you to experiment, practise, and prove what future-ready leadership looks like in action.
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The FIRED Experience (1–2 Days + Coaching)
A fast, in-person introduction to the FIRED qualities.
Through dialogue, live drills, and coaching, leaders test how curiosity, candour, and ownership show up in their real work.
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The FIRED Intensive (3–5 Days)
A deeper cohort experience to move from insight to alignment.
Teams practice FIRED behaviours in live labs, peer coaching cohorts, map current culture, and co-design new norms for hiring, onboarding, and development.
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The FIRED Leadership Journey (3–6 Months)
A six-month transformation built on the 12-module FIRED curriculum.
Leaders experiment in live work, run peer labs and peer coaching sessions, and track real signals—decision speed, trust, collaboration, ownership.
FIRED moves from concept to culture.
Module Curriculum
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Program Introduction and Why Reimagining the Future of Leadership is Critical
Understanding why traditional models fail and how the FIRED approach redefines leadership for disruption.
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A Different Kind of Leader is Needed for the Future (Parts 1 & 2)
Dispelling myths about disruptive leaders and showing their value to organizational effectiveness.
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Introducing and Understanding F.I.R.E.D. Leadership
Defining the five FIRED qualities and how they work as a unified system.
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F is for Fresh Thinking
Building leaders’ capacity to think differently, act decisively, and adapt fast.
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I is for Inquisitive Nature
Developing curiosity as a leadership muscle—asking better questions to unlock insight and growth.
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R is for Real & Accountable
Encouraging integrity and congruence between words, actions, and outcomes.
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E is for Expressive & Challenging
Reframing challenge and dissent as essential drivers of innovation and trust.
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D is for Direct & Transparent
Building clarity and cutting through bureaucracy to create psychologically safe speed.
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Embedding F.I.R.E.D. Leadership in Your Organization (Parts 1 & 2)
Translating FIRED into everyday practice—embedding new norms, measuring readiness, and sustaining change.
What bold clients say
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Gerod Strothenke: Senior Learning and Development Specialist, KPA
A much-needed wake-up call for leadership development. Embracing Tomorrow’s Leaders Today replaces outdated systems with a practical, future-ready framework that reduces turnover, boosts ROI, and reshapes how we identify and grow leadership talent.
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John Spence: One of the top business and leadership experts in the world.
Innovative, practical, and deeply insightful. Paul McCarthy’s program introduces a fresh approach to leadership that challenges convention and leaves you wanting to learn more from one of the most original voices in the field.
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Kyle Roed, CHRO, CPM Holdings
Paul’s work on disruptive leadership exposes the hidden costs of dysfunctional systems and the urgent need for change. He shows how disruption, used wisely, becomes the catalyst for sustainable, positive transformation.
