{{Short description|Australian consulting company}}{{Peacock|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Leading Teams | logo = Leading-Teams-svglogo.svg | type = Private | foundation = 1992 | location = Melbourne, Australia | area_served = Australia | industry = Consulting | key_people = Ray McLean, Founding Director | num_employees = 23 (2021) | services = {{Unbulleted list|Professional development|Team building|Culture change|Team development}} | homepage = {{URL|https://leadingteams.net.au/}} }}
'''Leading Teams''' is an Australian consulting company focusing on the fields of sport,<ref name="smh4">{{cite news |title=Review helped spark Ablett's AFL streak |url=http://www.smh.com.au//breaking-news-sport/review-helped-spark-abletts-afl-streak-20140917-3fyfv.html |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref name=smh2>{{cite news |title=Lisa Alexander has some homework for the Diamonds |url=http://www.smh.com.au/commonwealth-games-glasgow-2014/commonwealth-games-news/lisa-alexander-has-some-homework-for-the-diamonds-20140723-zvw3y.html |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> business,<ref name="The Australian">{{cite news |title=Creating the best leaders |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/creating-the-best-leaders/story-fn717l4s-1227010390155 |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=The Australian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='No dickheads': how to build more effective teams |url=http://www.afr.com/business/no-dickheads-how-to-build-more-effective-teams-20130326-jhzva# |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=Australian Financial Review |ref=afr |url-access=subscription}}</ref> government, and education. The company's services revolve around its "Performance Improvement Program", which involves leadership development, team building, and culture change.<ref name=afl.>{{cite web |title=The Leading Teams way |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-07-20/leading-teams-explained |website=afl |date=20 July 2013 |access-date=27 December 2015}}</ref>
Founding director Ray McLean <ref name="SMH3">{{cite news |title=Fostering positivity in the workplace |url=http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/managing/fostering-positivity-in-the-workplace-20140528-393b3.html |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref name="TDT">{{cite news |title=Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom nominates young defender Jack Frost to play on returning Adelaide forward Taylor Walker |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/collingwoods-steele-sidebottom-nominates-young-defender-jack-frost-to-play-on-returning-adelaide-forward-taylor-walker/story-fni5f6hc-1226917958758 |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref name="The Herald Sun">{{cite news |title=Chided Pies aim to raise standards dropped since their 2010 premiership season |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/chided-pies-aim-to-raise-standards-dropped-since-their-2010-premiership-season/story-e6frf9jf-1226578308531 |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=Herald Sun}}</ref> began a pilot program in 1992 involving the Central District Football Club in South Australia. The program proved itself successful<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Slattery Media Group |title=Australian Football - SANFL Premiership season - Season 1995 |url=http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1995/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306001658/http://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/SANFL/1995/ |archive-date=2016-03-06 |access-date=2026-03-11 |website=australianfootball.com |language=en}}</ref> and garnered much attention among other teams in the South Australian National Football League, which followed suit.<ref name="THS2">{{cite news |title=Leading Teams brought in to help Melbourne as Paul Roos tries to change culture at club |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/leading-teams-brought-in-to-help-melbourne-as-paul-roos-tries-to-change-culture-at-club/story-fni5f91a-1226772449080 |access-date=27 December 2015 |work=Herald Sun|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="afl1">{{cite web |title=Goodwin good for Demons' culture, says Vince |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-24/goodwin-good-for-demons-culture-says-vince |website=afl |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=27 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222071112/https://www.afl.com.au/news/48100/goodwin-good-for-demons-culture-says-vince|archive-date=22 February 2025}}</ref><ref name="smh4" /><ref name="3aw">{{cite news |title=Leading Teams: How it works |url=http://www.3aw.com.au/radio/leading-teams-how-it-works-20141013-3hwuw |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=3aw}}</ref><ref name="The Age">{{cite news |title=Darren Lehmann shares winning wisdom with Sydney Swans |url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/darren-lehmann-shares-winning-wisdom-with-sydney-swans-20140822-107bx4.html |accessdate=27 December 2015 |work=The Age}}</ref> McLean also reoriented the program to address corporate objectives and apply the principles of the model in business settings.<ref name="The Australian2">{{cite web |title=Keeping in touch with staff |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/keeping-in-touch-with-staff/news-story/208d9cfa7d542e9033773013ae4abfa7 |website=The Australian |access-date=27 December 2015}}</ref>
As of October 2014, Leading Teams has facilitators located in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, and Queensland.<ref name=".in-business">{{cite web |title=Leadership on and off the field |url=http://www.in-business.com.au/magazine/issue-79-briefs/79-all/leadership-on-and-off-the-field#.Vn-EPdDOGqL |website=in-business |accessdate=27 December 2015|date=9 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312173657/http://www.in-business.com.au/magazine/issue-79-briefs/79-all/leadership-on-and-off-the-field#.Vn-EPdDOGqL|archive-date=12 March 2015}}</ref>
The company's partners and facilitators include Simon Fletcher, Gerard Murphy,<ref>{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Ray |title=Team Work |url=https://www.leadingteams.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/TW-Chapter-1-Preview.pdf |access-date=6 May 2026 |website=leadingteams.net.au}}</ref> Kurt Wrigley, Daniel Healy, Justin Peckett, Aaron Rogers, and Craig Hodges.{{Citation needed|date=May 2026}}
==Recognition== * ''Australian Business Journal'' Innovation in Corporate Services Award (2012)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leading Teams Receives Innovation in Corporate Services Award by the Australian Business Journal 20 Apr 2013 |url=http://emailwire.overblog.com/leading-teams-receives-innovation-in-corporate-services-award-by-the-australian-business-journal |website=overblog |publisher=emailwire |accessdate=27 December 2015}}</ref> {{clear}}
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==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.leadingteams.net.au/}} * {{LinkedIn page|company/leading-teams-australia|Leading Teams Australia}}
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