6 Modules · 12 Weeks · Cohort of 12 · For women & non-binary folks in tech · Next cohort 3rd September 2026
Hard work was never the whole plan.
Promotion ladders are losing rungs, AI is redefining which work gets valued, and "they'll notice you eventually" was always a myth. This program gives high-performing women and non-binary technologists the other half of the plan: strategy, sponsors, visibility, and a cohort who gets it.
$2,100 + GST
Early bird $1,900 + GST
Live, facilitated cohorts
Your real situations · no homework
Why strategy beats waiting
Fewer rungs, same broken one
For every 100 men promoted into first management roles, around 87 women are, and fewer still for women of colour. Flatter orgs mean fewer promotions overall, so every one is more contested. Waiting to be noticed is not a plan.
The glue-work trap just got riskier
The essential-but-unpromotable work, like onboarding, unblocking and holding the team together, still lands unevenly. As AI absorbs routine delivery work, what counts as "promotable" is being redefined. You want a deliberate say in your mix.
The AI rooms are being filled now
Women hold roughly a quarter of AI roles. The decisions shaping the next decade of your organisation are being made in rooms you should be in, and visibility and influence get you there.
The modules
Six modules over 12 weeks: the program as it's actually delivered, built on frameworks most leadership courses don't teach: glue work, sponsors vs mentors, the career jungle gym.
Module 01
Career Development & Growth
Your career plan: where you are (strengths and gaps), where you're going, how you'll get there. The career jungle gym, sustainable pace, and choosing your glue work deliberately.
Module 02
Influence & Authority
How organisations really work. Building influence and visibility; sponsors vs mentors vs trusted peers, and how to get each one working for you.
Module 03
Team & Culture
Building psychologically safe, high-performing, inclusive teams, and leading them credibly.
Module 04
Communication & Feedback
Speaking to be heard, feedback that builds trust, and holding your ground in rooms that talk over you.
Module 05
Strategy & Planning
Building and communicating strategy, trade-offs and risks: the work that gets you seen as a leader, not just a strong contributor.
Module 06
Your Next 12 Months
Everything converges into a concrete 12-month action plan: goals, sponsors, visibility moves, and the support you'll need to keep growing.
Format
6 live modules over 12 weeks
Cohort
Capped at 12 participants
Style
Workshops, peer sparring, real situations
Homework
None, applied the next day
What you leave with
A strategy on paper, not just inspiration.
A written career plan: strengths, gaps, destination, route
A sponsor / mentor / peer map, with a plan to build what's missing
A visibility strategy that doesn't require becoming someone else
A 12-month action plan, pressure-tested by your cohort
The cohort is the point
You'll work your real situations with 12 women and non-binary technologists at your career stage: the sounding-board network most of us never get handed. Leadership gets lonelier as you rise; this is the room that comes with you.
Kaleida's co-founder also co-founded Tech Leading Ladies, and the community outlives the course.
From the program itself
"The best DEI work you can do early in your career is to be a strong performer and be promoted."
This program is unapologetically about your success: strategy over sentiment.
Why Kaleida?
Our programs are practical, research-backed, and designed by leaders who've been in the trenches, creating learning experiences participants say they "miss when they're over."
We specialise in technical leadership, helping engineers, product managers, and delivery professionals transition into confident, capable leaders. We believe leadership is a social skill, so we teach it socially.
Live, Facilitated Cohorts
Real-time sessions with specialist trainers, not pre-recorded videos.
Peer-to-Peer Sparring
Problem-solve actual team challenges with a cohort of managers facing the same hurdles.
Active Implementation
No homework, just frameworks you apply to your team the very next day.
What participants say
"The training helped me create a structured plan to improve my management skills. I highly recommend this program to anyone interested in becoming a manager in the near future."
Maria Ximena Acuña
Ferocia
~87 / 100
women promoted to first manager roles per 100 men: the "broken rung"
~25%
of AI roles are held by women. Be in those rooms.
12
seats, all at your stage: the network is part of the product
Need your company to fund it?
Most participants are employer-sponsored. Download the sponsorship pack: the business case and the email to your manager, already written, framed around retaining senior women and building your leadership pipeline.
Where this sits in the Kaleida pathway
An entry and growth option, feeding AI Leadership and Advanced Technical Leadership.
First role
Launch into Leadership
12 weeks. From engineer to manager: peers, feedback, teams, strategy.
Your career strategy
Women in Technical Leadership
6 modules. Strategy, sponsors and visibility for high-performing women and non-binary technologists.
The AI question
AI Leadership
Measure, delegate and communicate AI so you can prove it's working.
Leading at scale
Advanced Technical Leadership
4 modules. Influence, stakeholders, authentic style, leading change.
Building your women-in-leadership pipeline?
Private cohorts of this program run in-house: a leadership pipeline your senior women actually stay for. It pairs with Launch into Leadership and AI Leadership as a complete pathway.
Investment
Regular price
$2,100 + GST
Early bird (2 weeks before start)
$1,900 + GST
Next cohort intakes
3rd September 2026
Cohorts are capped at 12 so your situations get worked on, live.
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