A Leadership Development Certification Unlike Any Other
An interactive, cohort-based program that enhances leadership competencies and skills amongst your leaders. 2 hours of weekly, asynchronous learning including facilitated forum discussions, and live group coaching sessions every 3 weeks. The spaced out learning model fosters lasting leadership behaviours while minimizing disruption to daily duties. The program uses diverse learning methods, a coaching approach, and group discussions to deepen understanding and practical application.
Time Commitment & Flexibility
On average, you’ll spend about 2 hours per week engaging with the course content—except for every third week (Weeks 3, 6, 9, and 12), when we come together for an additional live, 2-hour group coaching session on Friday via Zoom. These are typically either 9am -11am EST or 12pm – 2pm EST.
We understand that life doesn’t pause for learning. Whether you’re balancing work, travel, or personal commitments, the course is designed with flexibility in mind. It’s not uncommon for participants to integrate the program into a busy schedule—including vacations and work trips—without falling behind.
Program Kick-Off: Live Orientation Session
We start strong with a 1-hour live Zoom session on Day 1 of the program. This kick-off is a chance to:
âś… Meet your cohort and build connections right away
âś… Break the ice with engaging introductions
âś… Get oriented to the program structure and expectations
âś… Set yourself up for success with tips on making the most of the experience
This session ensures you feel confident and connected from the start.
How the Weekly Learning Flow Works
This program blends asynchronous discussions (self-paced engagement throughout the week) with synchronous live sessions (real-time group coaching every third Friday).
Asynchronous Discussions (Self-Paced, Ongoing Throughout the Week)
These discussions allow you to reflect, share insights, and engage with others on your own schedule:
Live Group Coaching (Synchronous, Every Third Friday)
Unlike the forum discussions, which happen at your own pace, these live Zoom sessions are a chance to:
âś… Dive deeper into key topics with real-time coaching
âś… Share challenges and get direct feedback
âś… Collaborate and connect with your peers in a more personal way
This blended approach ensures you’re not just absorbing information—you’re actively applying it, reflecting on it, and engaging in real conversations that elevate your leadership growth.
Since the program is designed with flexibility in mind, you can engage in discussions from anywhere, making it easy to participate even if you’re traveling or managing a demanding work schedule.
🔥 What You’ll Learn in The Irrelevant Leader Program 🔥
Leadership isn’t about control—it’s about empowerment, trust, and adaptability. This 12-week certification program is packed with powerful lessons that challenge outdated leadership norms and equip you with real, practical skills to thrive in any leadership role.
đź’ˇ The program is structured into three powerful parts:
🔹 Part 1: Leadership Defined – Explore what leadership really means and build your personal leadership philosophy.
🔹 Part 2: Leading Oneself – Develop the mindset, emotional intelligence, and accountability to lead with confidence.
🔹 Part 3: Leading Others – Learn how to inspire, delegate, and build high-performing teams.
🚀 Part 1: Leadership Defined
The 10 Diseases of Leadership – Uncover the most damaging leadership mistakes and how to break free from them.
Leadership Defined? – Shift your perspective by exploring how leadership is seen across industries, cultures, and experiences. Then, craft your own leadership philosophy.
The Magnifying Glass of Leadership – Leadership puts you in the spotlight. Learn to navigate the pressure, manage perception, and lead with confidence.
🚀 Part 2: Leading Oneself
Accountable Leadership – Being a leader means owning your actions. Discover what real accountability looks like and how to build it into your leadership style.
Emotional & Social Intelligence – Leadership isn’t just about strategy—it’s about understanding people. Develop the self-awareness and social skills that separate great leaders from the rest.
Mindsets for Leadership Growth – Adopt a growth mindset that boosts resilience, adaptability, and success in any leadership role.
Biases & Ethical Leadership – Recognize conscious and unconscious biases that impact decision-making and develop strong ethical leadership.
🚀 Part 3: Leading Others
Trust & Motivation – Learn the secrets to building high-trust teams and motivating people in ways that actually work.
Leading Change & Conflict – Change is constant, and conflict is inevitable. Master the skills to lead through both with confidence.
Decision Making & The Art of Delegation – Become the kind of leader who makes smart decisions and trusts their team to execute them.
🔥 This program isn’t just about theory—it’s about real-world application. Each module is designed to challenge your thinking, spark powerful discussions, and leave you with actionable leadership tools you can use immediately.
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Original video footage from Phil, where he shares his own experiences and thoughts taken from a unique leadership career which all started by being trained at the world famous, Royal Military Academy of Sandhurst.
Packed with ideas from leaders past and present, these short, yet thought provoking quotes help you think a little deeper about what it all means to you.
Phil uses a number of exercises to further help you grasp what is being taught and how it applies to you as a leader.
Using numerous original blogs written by Phil and published on the Impact Leadership site, Phil ties his thoughts into the lessons being explored to ensure other points of view can be appreciated, while creating tangible examples to help you gain clearer perspectives.
Each module uses a coaching learning style, with reflective questions and exercises, to help participants ask the questions ‘What, So What? Now What?’. Taking this journey will give new insights, perspectives, tools and skill sets to help any leader on their lifelong journey of growth and development.
Throughout the course you will find thought provoking reflection questions to help you take the time and lean into what is being presented. Leadership training is not a one-day workshop once a year, and these questions will help ensure you create your leadership habits.
This course empowers self-aware leaders to look in the mirror and reinforce the parts of leading people we do well and highlights the areas that we have room to improve and grow both personally and professionally.
It was a privilege to participate in this course, which allowed me to enhance my personal leadership skills through energetic and engaging content. The lessons learned have impacted my everyday life in addition to my career.
This program challenged my current beliefs and practices and helped me develop the tools necessary to become the leader I wish to be.
| Incredible range of high quality content and topics that matter in today’s leadership landscape; I highly recommend this program! |
This program is compacted with excellent awareness information to help learn to survive with the fast challenges and never ending changes we continue to face. With most importantly learning to develop your growth mindset which is essential is todays workplace.
Phil set the tone for our 2 day retreat. His relatable style and depth of lived experienced resonated with the group as was obvious from the numerous call backs to his key points throughout the rest of the retreat. I highly recommend working with Phil Jewell as a high-impact collaborator for your next offsite or retreat.
I was fortunate to be a part of Phil’s workshop around becoming a Purpose Driven Organization, and it was a truly transformative day. He delivered engaging content with interactive activities, providing a fresh perspective that challenged conventional thinking. The workshop was not only insightful but also deeply motivating, leaving us inspired to apply the knowledge in our roles and organization. As an executive leader, I highly recommend Phil for a dynamic and impactful learning experience. His openness and knowledge leads to an unforgettable journey toward growth.
Thank you for the great team session; it absolutely met my expectations. I think you did a great job of holding space with the content and following the group discussion, taking time to unpack the material as it was landing with the team. You stayed in the space of “non-expert” while also demonstrating that you have learned experience as a leader and shared this through story telling vice PowerPoint slides. This was something that resonated with everyone – your real-life experience and what you took from those to enhance your growth as a leader. The reflection exercises were meaningful and tied to this notion of individuals making up a collective, where everyone has a role to play in workplace culture. I feel like this session was a step up from foundational and took as to the next level. THANK YOU!!
Not stale, corporate management training dressed as leadership. But real leadership.