Bridge the knowing-doing gap

Leadership development by Justine La Roche.

Sound familar?

You run a workshop. The session lands well - leaders leave inspired, full of insights, and ready to lead differently.

But then… not much changes.

A few weeks on, the buzz has faded. Old habits resurface. Despite all the effort and investment, most leaders continue to lead in the same way they have always done.

That frustrating gap between knowing and doing?

It’s real - and all too common.

It’s also the problem that I help solve.

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Image of Justine La Roche, Registered Psychologist and Founder of La Roche Leadership

Leadership development design, facilitation, and consulting.

Services

Leadership frameworks

Define the leadership behaviours essential for success in your organisation within a leadership framework.

  • Organisations that want to start as they intend to finish.

Leadership programs

Develop the behaviours essential for success through leadership programs that follow a pathway from knowing to doing.

  • Organisations that don’t want just another program but a clear path from insight to action.

Leadership development systems

Build a leadership development system that promotes, reinforces, and sustains behaviour change.

  • Organisations serious about connecting individual needs with organisational goals to enable behaviour change.

Knowing what to do is one thing. Actually doing it? That’s leadership.

Latest work

Insights
The LDS Wheel design notes: Closing the gaps in leadership development
The LDS Wheel design notes: Closing the gaps in leadership development

The LDS Wheel is about bridging research and practice to close the gaps that have held leadership development back for decades. It connects what we know with what we do — ensuring leadership development not only inspires but endures.

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The LDS Wheel: Building effective leadership development systems
The LDS Wheel: Building effective leadership development systems

Even the best-designed leadership programs can’t carry the weight of transformation alone. What’s really needed is a leadership development system: one that becomes part of how the organisation operates day-to-day. The LDS Wheel shows you how.

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Case study: Leading teams to thrive through change
Case study: Leading teams to thrive through change

How do you lead your team through change, without pretending it’s easy? That was the focus of a practical leadership initiative I designed and delivered to equip nearly 400 leaders, including the Executive Team, with tools to navigate uncertainty with clarity, empathy and confidence.

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The 5Gs of influence: A roadmap to build the skill of the moment
The 5Gs of influence: A roadmap to build the skill of the moment

Whether it’s cross-functional projects, hybrid teams, or the daily dance of ‘getting stuff done’, having your ideas heard isn’t always about having the right answer. It’s about having the right approach. Enter: the 5Gs Influence Roadmap.

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  • Thank you, Justine, for the incredible partnership over the past few years. I truly believe part of our success can be attributed to the important work you've done with the team. I'm excited about our continued collaboration and shared vision of developing strong, resilient, and caring leaders for the future!

    General Manager, RG Restaurants, KFC

  • "Thank you for designing and facilitating the session for our extended leadership team. What an amazing day. Smashed our goals!"

    Head of Marketing & Loyalty, Dan Murphy’s

  • "Many thanks Justine. You were so engaged and energetic throughout the leadership development program. The sessions were great to attend."

    Head of Risk, Medibank

  • "Thanks, Justine. We always appreciate the thinking, research, and leadership 'je ne sais quoi' you bring to our partnership."

    Capability & Experience Partner, Endeavour Group

  • Justine, thank you so much for joining us for our panel event. Wonderful insights and perspectives that you shared which were super inspirational and tangible!"

    Chief Executive Officer, Dentsu ANZ

  • Justine it was such a pleasure partnering with you to design the Inspiiring Leaders program. Our leaders thrived in the environment that was created and loved your facilitation along with the digestible content and practical approach.

    Organisational Development Manager, Spiire

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