A Step-by-Step Program to Become the Leader Your Team Needs
Learn skills you can use in your real job, not just in a classroom.
Programs for Team Leads, Managers, and Executives
Learn skills you can use in your real job, not just in a classroom.
Programs for Team Leads, Managers, and Executives
Leadership isn't just one or two skills—it's dozens, and they shift as you move from team lead to manager to executive roles. Without clarity, it's easy to second-guess yourself, overdo some things, and overlook others. And those blind spots can quietly limit your results and your growth.
Mastering the right mix of skills takes months of steady practice, and you'll repeat the learning process with every promotion.
Leadership Made Real™ is not another book, course, or library of tips. It's a structured leadership training program that blends insights from today's top experts with proven, on-the-job practices—and delivers it in a way that sticks.
Team leads, managers, and executives face different challenges. Leadership Made Real gives you a clear, role-specific roadmap so you always know what to work on next. It's the skills your level requires, in the right order.
Each week you practice one focused skill, matched to your role, with simple ways to use it in your real job the same day. Instead of drowning in content, you'll see fast wins that add up to real progress.
You're already busy. That's why these lessons take only a few minutes to review, and practice happens in your real job. No cramming on nights and weekends. Just practical steps that let you feel proud of the way you lead.
Leadership Made Real is a 6-month+ program that builds dozens of skills step by step. You don't have to finish it all at once—you can start anytime, take a break when life gets busy, and pick up right where you left off.
At the start of each training interval, you'll complete a short self-assessment. This helps you see your strengths and gaps, and focus your upcoming lessons.
Each week, dive into one core skill matched to your role, with three actionable practices. Your assessment results are included in the lesson so you know where to focus.
Review short articles, frameworks, and tools that fit into your week. No heavy reading—just plug-and-play resources from top experts to make practice simple.
Pick 2–3 assignments each week to apply directly in your real work. These practical steps turn new ideas into habits and make learning stick.
At the end of each training interval, you'll retake the same self-assessment to update your answers. You'll see your skills improve and behaviors change over time.
Lessons are short, focused, and designed to fit into a busy workweek.
Each lesson builds on the last to create steady growth without overwhelm.
Built on insights from adult learning, behavioral science, and habit formation.
Everything you need to learn dozens of role-specific, make-or-break skills and become a better leader—organized, structured, and ready to use.
A step-by-step roadmap matched to your role—so you always know the exact skills to work on next.
Practice 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.
Built-in self-checks to see your growth, refine your focus, and track 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 medical education and workforce companies.
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 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.
Leadership Made Real builds the foundational skills every leader needs. 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.
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.
When you want to go deeper, you'll find optional articles, podcast episodes, and videos curated from today's top leadership experts. These extras are available, but never required.
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.
Leadership Made Real™ gives you a step-by-step plan, weekly practices 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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