The Space Between
For leaders already in the arena
The Space Between is a leadership development experience designed for middle managers and senior leaders with 3-5 years' plus experience navigating complex, high performance environments. Rather than focusing on leadership theory in depth, it helps leaders strengthen their presence, navigate pressure, make good decisions, build influence, communicate with impact and lead in a way that is both sustainable and authentic.
It's built on the belief that leadership is rarely defined in the most obvious moments. It's shaped in the space between: the informal conversations, day-to-day behaviours, emotional and team signals, presence, and everyday interactions that people experience daily.
This is not a traditional leadership program. It's designed for leaders already in the arena, managing people, navigating pressure and priorities, balancing delivery and culture, and learning that performance is built in the moments between strategy and behaviour.
The program focuses on
Leadership Presence & Visibility
How presence and visibility shape the way a leader is experienced day to day.
The Difference Between Activity & Impact
The difference between being busy and creating genuine impact.
Emotional Intelligence
Reading and responding to the emotional and team signals around you.
Communication, Composure & Decisions Under Pressure
Communication, composure and decision-making when the pressure is on.
Leadership Repair After Difficult Moments
How to recover, rebuild and lead well after difficult moments.
High Performing Team & Cultural Dynamics
Understanding and shaping high performing team and cultural dynamics.
Sustaining High Performance
Sustaining high performance without losing people or driving burnout.
Building & Maintaining Trust
Holding trust through stable and uncertain times.
High Performance Leadership Diagnostic
A diagnostic to understand your leadership across the program's themes.
Leadership is rarely defined in the most obvious moments. It's shaped in the space between.
Lead well in the space between
Talk to us about running The Space Between for your senior leaders.
ADVISOR
DONNA PRICE
PRINCIPAL, PERFORMANCE (LEADERSHIP & CULTURE)Donna believes that environment shapes everything — and that leadership and culture aren't separate from performance. They are performance.
With a background shaped by high-performance sporting environments, including time at the Melbourne Cricket Club, Melbourne Park/Australian Open, Victoria Racing Club and more recently, Carlton Football Club, Donna has developed a deep expertise in building the conditions for real, sustained high performance. She knows what it takes to show up consistently, bring energy and create cultures where people care deeply about the standards they set and about each other. She has won multiple awards for her work, both domestically and internationally, for her leadership in driving high performance environments and teams.
Now at Apogee Sports, Donna leads our PERFORMANCE arm, working with organisations and leaders to unlock potential, shape culture and create the conditions where people and teams can perform at their best.