A Step-by-Step Plan to Become the Leader Your Team Needs
Learn skills you can use in your real job, not just in a classroom.
For → Team Leads • Managers • Executives • Business Owners
Learn skills you can use in your real job, not just in a classroom.
For → Team Leads • Managers • Executives • Business Owners
You've tried books, workshops, maybe even online courses. But most leadership training fails because it's too generic, too much at once, and too disconnected from your real job. You leave inspired, but a week later, nothing has changed. If this sounds familiar, it's because most programs fall into the same traps:
The result? Training that inspires briefly but doesn't build lasting skills.
No single source can meet all of your leadership training needs. You'll need training on two levels throughout your career: foundational and specialized. Let's break them down.
Foundational Training is Part of This Program
Not in This Program
Bottom line: If you need to master the foundations that every leader depends on, Leadership Made Real™ was made for you.
Leadership Made Real builds the foundational 80%—the common skills across roles, industries, and teams that all leaders must master. It spreads this over a 6-month+ journey that builds dozens of skills step-by-step.
Each week gives you one skill to learn with simple ways to practice it on the job. Over time, those small weekly steps build real growth and lasting confidence in your role.
Real growth happens through practice. Each week you'll apply new skills directly in your meetings, conversations, and decisions—short, practical steps that fit your workweek.
Leadership Made Real helps you grow in three areas that make training stick:
Skills: Learn how leadership really works—fast
Motivation: Step out of your comfort zone and lead
Discipline: Keep leading, even when it's hard or easier to just do it yourself
| Leadership Made Real | What Doesn't Work |
|---|---|
| A role-specific weekly roadmap that shows exactly what skill to build next | Generic courses with no plan, just endless content |
| Assignments you use in your real job the same day you learn them | Theory that's easy to forget, hard to apply |
| Simple prompts and checkpoints that keep progress going week after week | No follow-through, you're left on your own |
| Lessons tailored for team leads, managers, and executives | One-size-fits-all leadership advice |
| Weekly wins that give you clarity and visible progress | More tips, but no lasting change |
Everything you need to become the leader your team needs—organized, structured, and ready to use.
A clear, step-by-step roadmap matched to your role—so you always know the exact skills to work on next.
Action steps you use the same day in real meetings, conversations, and decisions—so you see results fast.
Practical, plug-and-play tools you can use right away. No need to start from scratch.
Articles, videos, and podcasts chosen for your current challenge. No overwhelming content library, just what works.
Built-in self-checks to see your growth, refine your focus, and see progress week by week.
Learn on your schedule. No deadlines, no pressure. Just steady progress that sticks.
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Hi, I'm Scott Drake, the founder of Leadership Made Real. I've spent 30 years leading teams and training leaders—from Microsoft and Silicon Valley startups to executive roles in education and workforce companies. Along the way, I've built and run consulting, training, and coaching businesses.
As a coach, I kept seeing the same pattern. Leaders would come for coaching, but what they really needed was foundational training. Examples:
What they needed wasn't expensive coaching. They needed a clear, step-by-step way to build the foundational skills, motivation, and discipline for their role.
That's why I built Leadership Made Real. It gives you the same weekly plans and tools I use with coaching clients—packaged so you can follow it yourself. One skill at a time, in your real work, until it sticks.
I've helped hundreds of managers grow into confident, respected leaders. I'd love to help you do the same.
Leadership Made Real builds the foundational skills every leader needs. Each learning track—Team Lead, Manager, or Executive—guides you through a clear, 6-month+ journey of weekly practice. Along the way, you'll tackle dozens of real-world challenges like:
Step 1: Tell Us About Yourself
Create an account and answer a few quick questions about your role and team.
Step 2: Get Your Step-by-Step Plan
You'll receive a weekly roadmap matched to your role. It covers dozens of real-world skills, with quick wins starting in week one.
Step 3: Learn and Apply Right Away
Each week, you'll get a bite-sized lesson plus short, structured assignments you use right away in your real job.
Step 4: Track Your Growth
Built-in checkpoints help you measure growth, stay on track, and adjust as you advance.
You'll always know what to work on next—clear, simple, and doable.
Yes. Leadership Made Real helps you grow right where you are by focusing on the role-specific behaviors that drive real results. Even experienced managers tell us it's the first system that gave them a clear plan, on-the-job assignments, and weekly skills that add up to lasting progress.
Most of your time will be spent doing your job, just more intentionally. Leadership Made Real fits into your workweek, helping you focus existing time on what matters most.
Plan to spend about 30 minutes a week reviewing bite-sized lessons and resources. The rest happens on the job, as you try leadership techniques during your daily work and reflect on what's working.
Each track—Team Lead, Manager, or Executive—covers dozens of skills and is designed to take around six months to complete, but finishing even one lesson will have an impact on how you lead.
You set the pace. There are no deadlines, no pressure, and no "catching up"—just steady, sustainable growth.
No problem. Leadership Made Real is self-paced and flexible. You can pause, take a break, or restart whenever you're ready—without losing progress.
Your plan is built to fit your workweek and grow with you over time. There's no "falling behind"—only picking back up where you left off and continuing to build your foundation.
Most leadership programs are too generic, too theoretical, or too far removed from your day-to-day work. Leadership Made Real is different:
You won't get a theory dump or an overwhelming video library. You'll get a structured, role-specific system that works inside your real job.
Yes. Leadership Made Real adjusts as your role evolves—whether you're promoted, switch teams, or take on new responsibilities.
If you move into a new leadership tier, you can switch tracks at any time (Team Lead, Manager, or Executive).
Your development grows with you, so you're always working on what matters most right now.
You'll start seeing results in your first week. Even small shifts in how you lead create immediate impact.
Real growth compounds. The more you practice weekly skills, the faster you advance.
No. Every lesson includes three bite-sized articles, plus optional videos, podcasts, and tools. You'll have everything you need to grow as a leader at no extra cost.
Some lessons suggest books or other resources for deeper insight, but those are always optional. We don't earn affiliate commissions. Recommendations are made purely for value, not profit.
If you already invest in books or courses, Leadership Made Real helps you focus that learning where it matters most.
Try the first two weekly lessons. If you don't see noticeable improvement in how you lead, we'll refund your payment—no questions asked.
Yes! Leadership Made Real is a flexible, month-to-month subscription. You can cancel or pause anytime—no hassle, no hidden fees.
You'll keep full access through the end of your billing cycle. If you come back later, you can pick up where you left off—or start fresh with a new plan tailored to your role.
If you're tired of leadership training that doesn't stick, this is your next step.
Leadership Made Real™ gives you a step-by-step plan, weekly skills you can use in your real job, and practical tools that make progress stick. Quick wins start in your very first week.
Complete the first two lessons and put them into practice. If you don't see real progress in how you lead, we'll refund your payment—simple as that.
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