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Self Leadership

Because how people lead themselves
shapes how they show up for everything else.

Most workplace and leadership programs focus on the external: behaviours to adopt, communication models to follow, tools for productivity, and frameworks for performance.

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But what often gets missed is the inner foundation.

Leadership — in any role — isn’t just about what you do. It’s about the internal capacity you bring to it.

Your ability to manage pressure, stay composed during complexity, regulate emotions, and make thoughtful decisions aren’t just “nice to haves.” They directly impact how you communicate, collaborate and lead.

Self-leadership is what sits beneath all of it.

It’s what enables people to lead with emotional intelligence, think and act with clarity, and sustain themselves as they support others.

This isn’t just training for leaders. It’s development for people — so that everyone, at every level, can lead themselves well and contribute to a workplace culture that’s more resilient, intentional and human.

Why this matters for organisations:

When individuals lead themselves well, they:

  • Communicate more clearly

  • Navigate change with less friction

  • Collaborate with more awareness

  • Contribute with more intention

  • Burn out less, take responsibility more

  • It strengthens the human foundation beneath every system, process and team.

This is a key investment for workplaces that want:

Emotionally intelligent, resilient teams

Stronger culture built from the inside out

Leaders at every level — not just by title, but by presence, integrity and clarity

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Meet Brieana

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Brieana Thompson is a qualified workplace wellbeing specialist with almost a decade of experience guiding individuals and teams across corporate and community sectors.

With formal training in psychology and HR, she integrates behavioural science, coaching methodology and practical insight to strengthen self-leadership at every level of an organisation.

Brieana’s work helps people understand themselves more deeply, relate more effectively, and lead with greater clarity - even under pressure.

The result: individuals who are more self-led, and workplaces that are more resilient, responsible and human.

After many years of practice, facilitation and deep personal evolution, Brieana pairs this lived experience with a foundation of formal learning and professional training. Her work is grounded in both evidence-based frameworks and relational, real-world understanding.

  • BA Psychology

    BBus HR & Employment Relations

    Certified Wellness Designs Practitioner

    St John Mental Health First Aid

    CoLiberate Mental Health First Response Skills Training

    Ally Skills Training

    SHINE - Domestic Violence First Responder

    The Science of Wellbeing – Yale University

    NZ Association of Positive Psychology – Member

  • Brieana is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about wellbeing which I felt every time I worked with her. She provided amazing guidance on my learning and ensured the direction was brought back to our business and what is important to us.

    Georgia

  • Brieana is extremely knowledgeable, credible and creates such a safe environment for reflection and learning - through her amazing listening skills, warm nature and acceptance of all people and how they show up.

    Allan

  • I would highly recommend working with Brieana to any leader or company truly invested in the wellbeing of their people. She is an absolute pleasure to work with and hugely professional and knowledgeable in the wellbeing field.

    Kit

  • I recently attended Brieana's Take The Lead workshop. She delivered some really powerful information that has changed my life and way of thinking. She is so well-spoken and easy to understand, an amazing listener and I just felt really safe to share and ask questions in her presence.

    Anthea

Self Leadership Offerings

This work is for organisations that know culture isn’t built by perks. It’s built by people.

People who are equipped to take ownership, who are willing to self-reflect, and who are supported to navigate pressure, change and challenge without losing themselves in the process.

These programs are grounded in psychology, behavioural insight and lived experience. They strengthen the internal capacity that drives external outcomes: how people communicate, collaborate, lead and sustain their wellbeing.

When individuals are anchored in themselves, teams operate with more clarity, accountability and trust.

  • 50 minutes | Online

    An engaging, insight-rich introduction to the power of self-leadership; our internal capacity to respond with awareness, lead ourselves through challenge, and shift the patterns that impact how we live and work. This 50-minute session explores why self-leadership is no longer a nice-to-have, but a core human skill for living well and working well. It introduces the key qualities and skills of self-leadership, giving participants practical foundations they can begin to apply in their work and life.

    This is not a leadership workshop, it is ideal for individuals at all levels.

  • 2-hour in-person experiential workshop | Max 80 participants

    This lively, interactive session is designed to energise teams, bring practical insight into everyday thinking patterns, and equip participants with a simple tool for working with unhelpful thoughts. Participants discover which thinking traps they tend to fall into, notice their internal responses, and begin to shift toward more empowered patterns of thinking and behaviour.

  • 6-week online group program | Max 10 participants per cohort

    Take The Lead is a six-week program designed for individuals and teams ready to grow their self-awareness, shift unhelpful patterns, and make lasting, meaningful change at work and beyond. Through live group workshops that integrate coaching, psychology tools, and guided reflection, participants are supported to build self-leadership, emotional insight, and healthier ways of working in a safe, supportive space.

    Includes:

    • Six 90-minute live online workshops

    • Weekly reflection practices and integration prompts

    • Practical tools to support mindset shifts, behavioural change and more intentional team contribution

    This program is ideal for organisations invested in long-term wellbeing and creating a culture where people feel better, work better and lead themselves well.

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When individuals know how to manage their inner world (their thoughts, emotions and responses) they show up with greater clarity, capacity and care. And that changes how teams work, lead and relate.

Book a discovery call with Brieana to explore how this work could support your team.

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