Helping Develop Future Leaders With Adaptive Skills

1. Future Leaders
Program
Designed For Leaders Who
Will Create A Better Tomorrow

2. THE PROGRAM MASTERMIND
Be inspired by Prakash Menon
As a Global partner with Thought Leaders and Founder,
FUTURE LEADERS SCHOOL and BLACK BELT IN RETAIL
SCHOOL, PK has had signi
fi
cant corporate careers across two
continents where he fast tracked his career to the top in both
hospitality and retail sector.
As a former board member and Director Of Supply Chain
at MYER - Australia, a $3.2 billion retail giant, adding $25
million to the pro
fi
t in just 10 months and a whopping
$290 million to the pro
fi
t over the next 3 years.
He is a career transitioning expert, dynamic mentor,
published author and keynote speaker, PK combines
strong, proven retail business acumen with wit, wisdom
and a refreshingly down to earth manner.
His passion and expertise is to help industry leaders,
corporate professionals and leaders of the future, turbo
charge their careers and position themselves globally
among the best in their
fi
eld.
PK himself has been mentored by some of the world’s
best and has successfully coached executives across a
plethora of industries and stood by their side as they
rose to career heights they never dreamed of.
Wouldn’t you want to?

3. WHY THIS PROGRAM?
The Future Leaders Program is for the leaders
who know that
- being the runner up or second best will
never be good enough if you are to rise to
the top
- with the increased level of responsibility
comes formidable challenges
- in order to succeed there is a need for global
intelligence, innovation and the creation of
exceptional value
This program promises to give you the tools to
to exactly that.
- Stand out from the crowd and be recognized
as the top 1% in any organization
- Be inspired by someone who has been to the
top and has been mentored by the world’s
best himself
- Uncover the best in you while leveraging on
the experience of a specialist.
- Become an aspirational leader worth
following

4. PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Future Leaders Program is an
exclusive program for those aspiring to
be Leaders who can position themselves
as authorities in any industry or
fi
eld.
It is specially designed around the needs
of future business leaders from all types
of organisations - private companies,
listed and unlisted public companies, not-
for-pro
fi
t organisations, government and
non-government organisations.
It also equips up-and-coming leaders
with the tools and developmental plans
that they need to :
confront managerial situations
manage and plan for growth
empower and engage top talent
provide pathways to excellence in
operational execution
master the ever-changing, hyper-
competitive business landscape

5. THE JOURNEY
This intensive 9 module program* will take you on a
journey along which you will encounter aspects that are
key to being an exemplary Leader
- Preparing to be an authentic 21st century leader
by becoming a Thought Leader
- Fast tracking your career and achieving
outstanding success as you transition into any
new leadership role
- Adapting to a new work environment and
country and maintaining work-life balance
- Generating high-level performance from yourself
and your team
- Develop your sales and persuasive skills to suit
the next generation business environment
thought the art of oration
- Lift your communication & story telling skills to
become a world-class speaker with the ability to
inspire and in
fl
uence - the key skill for the
21stCentury Leader
- Learn proven strategies for getting up to speed
smarter and faster

6. THE JOURNEY
- Mastering the art of strategic thinking by capturing,
packaging, positioning and selling your thoughts
- Working smarter, not harder, by utilising the
productivity toolkit which will assist you in achieving
more with greater ef
fi
ciency and speed.
- Over coming limiting beliefs about oneself and
opening up the road to success, achieving goals and
dreaming bigger.
- Leaving a legacy and living the kind of life you have
always wanted
- Positioning yourself as an authority - be known for
knowing something not only in the company but also
in the industry
- Creating a de
fi
nitive action plan that details what to
do and what to avoid at each stage of your
development.
- Communicating your game plan to ensure maximum
internal and external traction.

7. THE BENEFITS
The Future Leaders Program is a window that will allow you to see yourself as you are
which is the essence of Thought Leadership. It inspires Leaders with ability to
capture, package and deliver their uniqueness thus inspiring others. In doing so you
will become a catalyst for innovation, pro
fi
ts and talent, leading to an empowered
and motivated workforce with an adaptive and
fl
uid organisational strategy.
LEADING SELF
- You will leverage your pulling power and build credibility in the eyes of the organization.
- It will take you on a journey of analyzing your formative experiences to unlock and
evaluate key life lessons that have come to in
fl
uence who you are.
- It will assist you in identifying your motivations and strengths, and
fi
nding the point where
they converge.
LEADING OTHERS
- It will help you retain top talent, through charting out new roads for rewards and
recognition.
- It will make transitions easier and more successful.
- It will help your team adapt to new challenges , through increased
fl
uidity of thought.
LEADING MANAGERS
- You become a source of empowerment, inspiration and authenticity.
- You develop leaders by setting examples to aspire to.
- It will enable you to build collaboration and cohesiveness.
- You will build authentic next-in-line leaders who will steer the organization towards success.
LEADING THE ORGANIZATION
- Your organization will seen as a sum of collaboration and not independent players.
- Your organization will be seen by the best people as THE place to work.
- It will break down the silo mentality and improve internal communication.
- Your customers will value you more.
- It will create a performance orientated culture powered by diversity of thought.

8. THE 9 ESSENTIAL SKILLS
that you need to become a Thought Leader
1. Uniqueness– How to discover your unique perspective.
2. Expertise – How to unpack your intellectual perspective.
3. Perspective – How to shift points of view & future proof your
ideas.
4. Positioning– How to explain what you do so others ‘get it’.
5. Delivery – How to share your ideas effectively.
6. Adaptability– How to adapt your communication approach
to suit different people.
7. Execution – How creative thinkers become massively
productive & get more done.
8. Clicking – How to connect your ideas to the needs of others
so they are truly valued.
9. Advocacy – How to build evangelism around your ideas &
harness collaboration to go further.

9. PROGRAM STRUCTURE
PROGRAM DURATION
The program will be run online and done 1x90 minutes every week as a group coaching
session. Access will also be provided to the online portal which has self paced learning videos,
ebooks, workbooks, templates.
There will be weekly homework, to ensure comprehensive understanding and application of
the new skills learnt.
Module 1 Finding your own UNIQUENESS
Module 2 Building your own EXPERTISE
Module 3 Becoming a FUTURIST
Module 4 Raise Your Pro
fi
le - Be Known For Knowing Something
Module 5 Mastering different DELIVERY modalities
Module 6 ADAPTING different ways of learning
Module 7 Improving the process of EXECUTION
Module 8 Learning to SELL WITHOUT SELLING
Module 9 Building your own tribe through ADVOCACY

10. DAY 1
Introduction & Uniqueness
Session 1
Expertise
Session 2
Introduction – A development framework for capturing, packaging & delivering expertise
You will be introduced to the 9 essential skills of Thought Leadership and the relationship between them.
You will learn:
– The 9 essential skills of Thought Leadership,
– Why it is more imperative than ever to engage in Thought Leadership, and
– A development framework for capturing, packaging and delivering expertise.
Uniqueness – How to discover your unique perspective
Your unique perspective, also known as your genius (UQ),drives your personal brand and your signature
style which in turn increases the value people attribute to you for your ideas.
You will learn:
– How to identify your unique perspective (UQ)
– How your UQ drives your personal brand and signature style, and
– Why your UQ increases the value people attribute to you for your ideas.
How to unpack your intellectual perspective
Introduction – A development framework for
capturing, packaging & delivering expertise
You will be introduced to the 9 essential skills of
Thought Leadership and the relationship between
them. You will learn:
– The 9 essential skills of Thought Leadership,
– Why it is more imperative than ever to engage in
Thought Leadership,
– A development framework for capturing, packaging
and delivering expertise.
Uniqueness – How to discover your unique
perspective
Your unique perspective, also known as your genius
(UQ),drives your personal brand and your signature style
which in turn increases the value people attribute to you
for your ideas. You will learn:
– How to identify your unique perspective (UQ)
– How your UQ drives your personal brand and signature
Thought Leadership style, and
– Why your UQ increases the value people attribute to
you for your ideas.
action plan that details what
avoid at each stage of your
municate your game plan to
internal and external traction.
d knowledge to create and
al Thought Leaders
n your organisation.
a set of outstanding
that will help you achieve
efficiency and speed.
Expertise
Session 2
You will learn:
– How to identify your unique perspective (UQ)
– How your UQ drives your personal brand and signature style, and
– Why your UQ increases the value people attribute to you for your ideas.
How to unpack your intellectual perspective
This session will teach you how to elevate yourself in your organisation and become regarded as a
Thought Leader.
How to unpack your intellectual perspective
This session will teach you how to elevate yourself in
your organisation and become regarded as a Thought
Leader
You will learn:
– How to develop your expertise or nurture the talent
within your organisation
– How to craft your ideas into a format that achieves
three crucial outcomes
• Clarity - a clear message that is accessible to most
people most of the time
• Flexibility - to be used repeatedly in different
formats
• Integrity - received by others in a way that retains
the original meaning

11. You will learn:
– How to develop your expertise or nurture the talent within your organisation, and
– How to craft your ideas into a format that achieves three crucial outcomes –
• Clarity - a clear message that is accessible to most people most of the time
• Flexibility - to be used repeatedly in different formats
• Integrity - received by others in a way that retains the original meaning
Perspective
Session 3
How to shift points of view & future proof your ideas
Developing your own perspective requires you to look beyond the prevailing worldview and think like a
futurist. It’s about being relevant and positioning yourself on the leading edge of change.
You will learn:
– Six key abilities that will assist you to develop your perspective.
Positioning
Session 4
How to explain what you do so others ‘get it’
So what do you do? This is one of the most common questions asked when someone meets another
person for the first time. For most people a simple job title is the common response, which unfortunately
doesn’t tell the recipient much about who they are and what they do at all. Thought Leaders on the other
hand respond to this question with a gleam in their eye and an inspiring and memorable response. This
session will teach you how to achieve this outcome.
You will learn:
– The 9 steps within the Positioning Matrix, which will enable you to:
• Consistently answer the question, “What do you do?” with an appropriate level of detail and clarity, and
• Create a flexible positioning statement that can be creatively applied to any introductory situation.
DAY 2
Delivery
Session 5
How to share your ideas effectively
Communication is measured less by what you say and more by what is heard. That’s why it is vital to
achieve absolute integrity in your messages. Thought Leaders need to be world – class communicat
This requires an equal dose of flexibility and capability. You need to develop a broad capability to
communicate in any situation. In other words, you must have the ability to access those skills, adjus
delivery style as required and select the right channel through which to deliver them.
You will learn:
– How to use the 3 broad personal communication modes, TELL, SHOW and ASK, and
– Which communication mode to use to communicate different ideas
Adaptability – How to adapt your communication approach to suit different people
Having created great and useful ideas, the obvious next step is to ensure you deliver them in a way th
can be understood and, more importantly, embraced and acted upon.
You will learn:
– How people learn,
– The different learning frames to apply, and
– How to adapt each learning frame to cater to different learning styles.
Adaptability & Execution
Session 6
How to shift points of view & future proof your ideas
Developing your own perspective requires you to look beyond the prevailing worldview and think like a
futurist. It’s about being relevant and positioning yourself on the leading edge of change.
You will learn:
– Six key abilities that will assist you to develop your perspective.
Positioning
Session 4
How to explain what you do so others ‘get it’
So what do you do? This is one of the most common questions asked when someone meets another
person for the first time. For most people a simple job title is the common response, which unfortunately
doesn’t tell the recipient much about who they are and what they do at all. Thought Leaders on the other
hand respond to this question with a gleam in their eye and an inspiring and memorable response. This
session will teach you how to achieve this outcome.
You will learn:
– The 9 steps within the Positioning Matrix, which will enable you to:
• Consistently answer the question, “What do you do?” with an appropriate level of detail and clarity, and
• Create a flexible positioning statement that can be creatively applied to any introductory situation.
How to shift points of view & future proof your ideas
Developing your own perspective requires you to look
beyond the prevailing worldview and think like a
futurist. It’s about being relevant and positioning
yourself on the leading edge of change.
You will learn:
– Six key abilities that will assist you to develop your
perspective as a Thought Leader.
How to explain what you do so others ‘get it’
So what do you do? This is one of the most common
questions asked when someone meets another person for
the
fi
rst time.
For most people a simple job title is the common response,
which unfortunately doesn’t tell the recipient much about
who they are and what they do at all.
Thought Leaders on the other hand respond to this
question with a gleam in their eye and an inspiring and
memorable response.
This session will teach you how to achieve this outcome.
You will learn:
– The 9 steps within the Positioning Matrix, which will
enable you to:
• Consistently answer the question, “What do you do?”
with an appropriate level of detail and clarity, and
• Create a
fl
exible positioning statement that can be
creatively applied to any introductory situation.

12. DAY 2
Delivery
Session 5
How to share your ideas effectively
Communication is measured less by what you say and more by what is heard. That’s why it is vital to
achieve absolute integrity in your messages. Thought Leaders need to be world – class communicators.
This requires an equal dose of flexibility and capability. You need to develop a broad capability to
communicate in any situation. In other words, you must have the ability to access those skills, adjust your
delivery style as required and select the right channel through which to deliver them.
You will learn:
– How to use the 3 broad personal communication modes, TELL, SHOW and ASK, and
– Which communication mode to use to communicate different ideas
Adaptability – How to adapt your communication approach to suit different people
Having created great and useful ideas, the obvious next step is to ensure you deliver them in a way that
can be understood and, more importantly, embraced and acted upon.
You will learn:
– How people learn,
Adaptability & Execution
Session 6
Perspective
Session 3
hift points of view & future proof your ideas
ng your own perspective requires you to look beyond the prevailing worldview and think like a
t’s about being relevant and positioning yourself on the leading edge of change.
earn:
abilities that will assist you to develop your perspective.
Positioning
Session 4
xplain what you do so others ‘get it’
do you do? This is one of the most common questions asked when someone meets another
r the first time. For most people a simple job title is the common response, which unfortunately
ell the recipient much about who they are and what they do at all. Thought Leaders on the other
pond to this question with a gleam in their eye and an inspiring and memorable response. This
will teach you how to achieve this outcome.
earn:
teps within the Positioning Matrix, which will enable you to:
stently answer the question, “What do you do?” with an appropriate level of detail and clarity, and
e a flexible positioning statement that can be creatively applied to any introductory situation.
Communication is measured less by what you say and more by what is heard. That’s why it is vital to
achieve absolute integrity in your messages. Thought Leaders need to be world – class communicators.
This requires an equal dose of flexibility and capability. You need to develop a broad capability to
communicate in any situation. In other words, you must have the ability to access those skills, adjust your
delivery style as required and select the right channel through which to deliver them.
You will learn:
– How to use the 3 broad personal communication modes, TELL, SHOW and ASK, and
– Which communication mode to use to communicate different ideas
Adaptability – How to adapt your communication approach to suit different people
Having created great and useful ideas, the obvious next step is to ensure you deliver them in a way that
can be understood and, more importantly, embraced and acted upon.
You will learn:
– How people learn,
– The different learning frames to apply, and
– How to adapt each learning frame to cater to different learning styles.
Adaptability & Execution
Session 6
How to share your ideas effectively
Communication is measured less by what you say and more
by what is heard.
That’s why it is vital to achieve absolute integrity in your
messages.
Thought Leaders need to be world – class communicators.
This requires an equal dose of
fl
exibility and capability.
You need to develop a broad capability to communicate in
any situation.
In other words, you must have the ability to access those
skills, adjust your delivery style as required and select the
right channel through which to deliver them.
You will learn:
– How to use the 3 broad personal communication modes,
TELL, SHOW and ASK, and
– Which communication mode to use to communicate
different ideas
Adaptability – How to adapt your communication approach to
suit different people
Having created great and useful ideas, the obvious next step is to
ensure you deliver them in a way that can be understood and,
more importantly, embraced and acted upon. You will learn:
– How people learn,
– The different learning frames to apply, and
– How to adapt each learning frame to cater to different
learning styles.
Execution – How creative thinkers become massively
productive & get more done
The business of Authentic Leadership requires a high level of
personal commitment.
It has to be more than just talk and ideas. You have to develop a
bias for action.
You will learn:
– A series of productivity strategies, and
– How to use them to help you get more done.

13. Execution – How creative thinkers become massively productive & get more done
The business of Thought Leadership requires a high level of personal commitment. It has to be more than
just talk and ideas. You have to develop a bias for action.
You will learn:
– A series of productivity strategies, and
– How to use them to help you get more done.
Clicking – How to connect your ideas to the needs of others so they are truly valued
Thought Leaders don’t sell, they understand. Without integrity, others will not buy your ideas, your
approach, or you. As a consequence, Thought Leaders embrace this approach, because it allows them to
evolve from ‘selling to people’ to ‘clicking with people’.
You will learn:
– A simple 3-step approach to place your ideas in the minds of others,
– How to understand the people you are communicating with, and
– Why understanding the person you are communicating with earns you the right to pitch your ideas
and approach to them.
Advocacy – How to build evangelism around your ideas & harness collaboration to go further
Great thinkers are often conditioned to work alone. For your great ideas to be commercially smart
however, they need to involve others who are prepared to buy/buy into them. Smart people often struggle
with collaboration, and with good reason. To lead a team of Thought Leaders, you need to create and enter
a shared reality.
You will learn:
– How to harness the power of others,
– Why it is so important to spend time appreciating and developing greatness in others, and
– Why you should allow others to take ownership of your great ideas and encourage them to take those
ideas out into the world.
Clicking & Advocacy
Session 7 You will learn:
– How to turn around the loss of effectiveness that traditional methods of attrac
experiencing, especially in terms of attracting new business-to-business sales
– How to avoid being left behind as competitors are increasingly being seen as t
information and expertise in your industry,
– How to avoid mixed messages and directions within various departments and
fragmented and limited delivery of new and existing solutions,
– How to avoid losing valuable or high potential staff who are on the verge of lea
have/can’t see an opportunity to grow, and
– How to inspire staff in ways that don’t just revolve around numerical targets.
Driving Thought Leadership through your retail organisation
Being recognised in your market as a Thought Leading Enterprise is the perfect w
to succeed. If Thought Leaders are put in place across all levels of your organisa
‘embedded’ promoters of your business. In other words, they have the hallway co
your employees with the necessary words of wisdom and encouragement when t
Enterprise Thought Leadership
Session 8
Clicking – How to connect your ideas to the needs of others so they are truly valued
Thought Leaders don’t sell, they understand.
Without integrity, others will not buy your ideas, your approach, or you.
As a consequence, Thought Leaders embrace this approach, because it allows them to evolve from ‘selling to people’ to ‘clicking with people’.
You will learn:
– A simple 3-step approach to place your ideas in the minds of others,
– How to understand the people you are communicating with, and
– Why understanding the person you are communicating with earns you the right to pitch your ideas and approach to them.
Advocacy – How to build evangelism around your ideas & harness collaboration to go further
Great thinkers are often conditioned to work alone.
For your great ideas to be commercially smart however, they need to involve others who are prepared to buy/buy into them. Smart people often struggle
with collaboration, and with good reason.
To lead a team of Thought Leaders, you need to create and enter a shared reality.
You will learn:
– How to harness the power of others,
– Why it is so important to spend time appreciating and developing greatness in others, and
– Why you should allow others to take ownership of your great ideas and encourage them to take those ideas out into the world.

15. N O T J U S T A N O T H E R
COACHING PROGRAM
In this one on one specialized program,
has an amazing curriculum that is tailored
to each client exclusively. Yes it still is all
about you, but it’s more, it’s all about
making you better
You will :
- Develop your personal Thought
Leadership style and skills.
- Practice transforming experiences into
learning opportunities.
- Build on your positioning power,
enabling personal and professional
growth.
- Accelerate your career through
positive and sustainable behavior
changes.
- Receive highly focused development
and support tailored to your own
particular challenges.
- De
fi
ne your career vision and create a
leadership development plan that
integrates values and strengths using
the 9 essential skills

16. TESTIMONIALS

22. E: pk@pkmenon.com
www.pkmenon.com
www.blackbeltinretail.com