03 · STEPPING UP
Leadership Coaching
Become the manager people trust—not only the strongest operator.
Instructor-led coaching for advertising professionals with 3+ years of experience who are moving from individual execution into team, client or business leadership.
03
STEPPING UP
What you will walk away with
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Lead people clearly
Set expectations, give actionable feedback, and help team members perform at high standards without micromanagement.
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Communicate with influence
Confidently present strategic decisions, tradeoffs, and risks to senior executive and client stakeholders.
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Own outcomes
Move beyond task completion into holistic business thinking, team accountability, and lasting impact.
Learn by doing.
Work through a realistic leadership situation: a missed target, competing priorities and a difficult team conversation.
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Assess
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Decide
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Communicate
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Lead
Course outline
Transitioning from individual contributor to leader. Redefining your value from doing the work to enabling and directing others. Managing team dynamics and emotional intelligence.
Framing decisions with clarity, influencing senior executives, delivering tough news constructively, and cross-functional alignment.
Effective 1-on-1s, giving real-time feedback, developing underperformers, delegating without micromanaging, and fostering psychological safety.
P&L awareness, prioritizing high-leverage initiatives, navigating organizational ambiguity, and driving sustainable team performance.
Led by Sumeet Banchariya
10+ years across buy side, sell side, programmatic and publisher monetisation.