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The 6-Week Calm In Storm Program for New and Stepping-Up Leaders

This practical 6-week group program combines leadership development, nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and breathwork to help leaders perform more effectively without sacrificing their wellbeing.

The Challenge

Stepping into leadership often brings:

  • Increased pressure and responsibility
  • Difficult conversations
  • Uncertainty in decision-making
  • The shift from doing the work to leading others

Most people aren’t given the tools to manage this effectively.

Who This Is For

For Professionals
  • Feeling the weight of constant pressure, deadlines, or change
  • Wanting practical tools to stay calm, focused, and effective at work
  • Looking to build resilience and clarity before stepping into more responsibility
For Newly Promoted Leaders
  • Newly promoted managers, supervisors, and team leaders navigating the shift into leading others for the first time
  • Needing to lead with clarity and composure under pressure
  • Wanting a practical framework for handling the pressure of leading people

What Makes This Program Different?

This is not traditional leadership theory. And it’s not wellness training separated from workplace performance. This program bridges both.

Participants learn practical leadership and communication tools alongside simple breathwork and nervous system regulation techniques that help them think more clearly, respond more effectively, and manage pressure in healthier ways.

Most leadership programs focus on what to do. This program helps you stay in the right state to actually do it.

The focus is practical implementation, not information overload.

How It Works

  • 6 weekly group sessions (75 minutes)
  • Online, small group format
  • Practical tools you can apply immediately
  • Simple breathwork techniques in each session

Week 01

Understanding Pressure & Leadership

Navigate the transition into leadership while understanding stress, the nervous system, and practical breathing techniques for calm and focus.

Week 02

Self-Awareness & Emotional Regulation

Develop emotional control, self-awareness, and wellbeing practices using reflection and diaphragmatic breathing techniques.

Week 03

Communication Under Pressure

Learn practical communication skills, emotional regulation, and breathwork tools to stay calm during challenging conversations.

Week 04

Confidence, Creativity & Mental Clarity

Build confidence, reduce overwhelm, and develop daily habits that support focus, sleep, and emotional balance.

Week 05

Trust, Delegation & Team Dynamics

Strengthen trust, accountability, delegation, and communication skills while using breathwork to improve energy and focus.

Week 06

Sustainable Leadership & Wellbeing

Create sustainable systems for time management, resilience, wellbeing, and managing pressure at work and home.

The Outcome

By the end of the program, you’ll be able to:

  • Stay calm in high-pressure situations
  • Think more clearly and make better decisions
  • Communicate with confidence
  • Lead your team without micromanaging
  • Handle challenges without feeling overwhelmed

Ready to Step Into Leadership With More Calm and Confidence?

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Testimonials

Gary Hirson’s training, I believe, is an absolute must for organisations that are raising up leaders, or team units that need cohesion, or individuals who need the tools to become an example in the workplace. I personally have seen first hand on multiple occasions the impact that Gary’s training has had on my day-to-day work life. Do yourself a favour and participate.

Kamohelo Makwela
Resolute Foundation Head

I gained a lot on the coaching session that I had from Gary. The sessions were great and very informative. I would recommend him for anyone looking to do leadership training and coaching by him.

Maxhoba-ayakhawuleza Jezile
Environmental Officer Specialised Production, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment

Professional, interactive, creative, innovative, rewarding, adaptable, resourceful.

Seton Bailey
CEO / Film Mentorship and Training NPC T/A The SAFILM Academy

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