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Leading late-life operations
Maintaining Standards, Focus and Accountability When It Matters Most
This practical one-day workshop equips leaders with the skills to recognise behavioural drift early, intervene effectively, and maintain strong safety performance through decommissioning, P&A, and disembarkment activities. Because how you finish matters just as much as how you start.
Course Description
Late-life operations are one of the highest-risk phases of an asset’s lifecycle, not because people lack knowledge, but because attention, accountability and standards begin to drift.
Reduced workforce / Increased pressure / Uncertainty about the future.
These conditions create the perfect environment for shortcuts, assumptions and declining intervention.
This 1-day intensive workshop is designed specifically for offshore leaders navigating decommissioning, P&A and disembarkment phases. It focuses on equipping leaders with the skills and sensitivity to maintain high standards, sharp decision making and effective intervention - even as the environment becomes more complex and uncertain.
Delivered by senior Ethos coaches and professional business actors, the workshop immerses learners in realistic, high-pressure scenarios taken directly from their working environment.
This is where capability is built. Not through slides - but through practice, feedback and real behavioural shifts.
Key Facts
Innovation Wy, North Wollongong NSW 2500
5 - 12 Participants per course
Certificate provided on completion
$1595 inc. GST
Suitable for Leaders preparing for the end of major projects / late-life operations
What's Included
Every participant receives a professionally developed workbook and course notes containing practical tools, exercises, templates, and reference materials to support learning during the course and application back in the workplace.
learning objectives
By the end of the program, delegates will be able to:
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Recognise early signs of behavioural drift, complacency and reduced ownership
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Maintain standards even when pressure, fatigue and uncertainty increase
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Communicate risk in a way that cuts through routine and complacency
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Intervene early using short, effective conversations that reset focus
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Adapt leadership style to maintain engagement during late-life operations
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Lead teams through uncertainty without lowering expectations
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Create a shared understanding of what “good” looks like until the end
Beyond the workshop
1:1 Coaching Sessions
For those who want to accelerate their development beyond the workshop, optional one-to-one coaching provides personalised support to help embed new communication behaviours, overcome specific workplace challenges, and build confidence in applying the techniques in real-world situations.
Coaching sessions focus on the delegate's individual context, ensuring learning translates into measurable improvements in leadership impact, safety conversations, and workforce engagement.
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Sessions can be bought in blocks of 3 or 6.
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Each session lasts one hour with a dedicated Coach
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Sessions take place via Teams
why ethos?
Why it works
Realistic Practice Under Pressure (Professional Actor)
Delegates don’t practise on each other — they practise on a trained business actor who responds in real time with resistance, emotion and unpredictability.
This creates:
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Safe exposure to difficult, high-stakes leadership moments.
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Honest reflection on default behaviours under pressure.
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Rapid development of composure, listening and communication skills.
It’s the closest thing to the real world — without the real-world consequences.
Behaviour Change, Not Knowledge Transfer
This programme focuses on what leaders do, not just what they know.
Delegates will:
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Practice interventions that reset standards in real time
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Learn how to challenge effectively without escalating conflict
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Shift from passive observation → active leadership
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Re-engage teams who are drifting or disengaged
Immediate Application On-Site
Everything taught is designed to be used straight away.
Delegates leave with:
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A clear personal “Finish Strong” leadership standard
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Practical conversation frameworks for daily use
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Increased awareness of how their behaviour impacts team performance
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The confidence to intervene earlier
what makes our approach different?
more than just knowledge
We focus on how people think, communicate, and influence — not just what they know.
local insight, Global experience
Combining deep local understanding with global experience, we apply proven practices in ways that fit how work actually happens on your sites.
emotional engagement
People change when learning connects to what matters. We engage both head and heart to create lasting impact.
Experiential and immersive learning
Participants don’t sit and listen. They practise, reflect, receive feedback, and apply skills in realistic situations.
On-site
Coaching
Development doesn ’t stop at the workshop. We support personnel in real operational environments, helping them apply skills immediately.
Support that
lasts
Flexible follow-ups and e-learning maintain momentum and lock in real change.
300+
Operational Leaders
have graduated
>93%
Gave the facilitator the highest ranking for effectiveness.
>87%
Rated the workshop full marks for meeting expectations