Leaders ADAPT for instructors
Free leadership teaching packages
Ready to run leadership sessions for instructors, free under CC BY 4.0. Each package pairs a free test participants take on their phone with a framework, a fictional case, a printable handout, discussion questions and facilitator notes, in 20, 45 and 90 minute versions.
Who these are for
University and MBA instructors teaching management, leadership or organisational behaviour, corporate learning and development teams running manager programmes, and team leaders who want to run one practical session with their own team. No account needed for instructors, no fee, nothing to download first. Participants enter an email to receive their test result.
The packages
- Teaching delegationDelegating outcomes instead of tasks, with clear authority levels and check-ins. Built around the free delegation test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching one on one meetingsRunning one on one meetings that surface energy, problems and commitments instead of status. Built around the free one on one meeting test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching hard conversationsGiving direct, kind feedback in hard conversations with the SBED model. Built around the free hard conversations test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching team trustBuilding team trust through the TRUST loops, reliable promises and closing the Information Gap. Built around the free team trust test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching decision makingMaking faster decisions with the five minute Decision Sprint and announcing them clearly. Built around the free decision making test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching communication clarityReplacing vague leadership language with clear ownership, deadlines and outcomes. Built around the free communication test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching saying noSaying no at work by making the trade off of each new ask visible. Built around the free focus test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching leadership stylesTelling leadership type from leadership style, and flexing style to the situation. Built around the free leadership style test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching scaling leadershipLeading leaders: cascading delegation and accountability through a management layer. Built around the free scaling readiness test.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching executive presenceExecutive presence through concise top down communication, questioning and listening in senior meetings. Built around the free executive presence quiz.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0. - Teaching AI readinessDeciding where AI belongs in managerial work: adoption waves, AI vs process vs people triage, and human review of AI output. Built around the free AI leadership readiness assessment.
20, 45 or 90 minutes, printable handout (Word version), CC BY 4.0.
How to use them
- Pick a length. Every package has a 20, 45 and 90 minute plan that use the same test, framework and handout.
- Give participants the tracked link on each page. Results go only to the person who took the test.
- Adapt freely. The Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence lets you copy, edit and reuse the material in any course, including paid ones, as long as you credit the source with a link.
- Tell us you used it. Write to andreas@leadersadapt.com and we will list your course here.
Citation
Pettersson, A. (2026). Free leadership teaching packages. Leaders ADAPT. https://www.leadersadapt.com/teaching-packages/
All free tools
The tests behind these packages, plus calculators, templates and reference works, are on the free leadership tools page.
