Lead Human: The Global Edge

An antidote to toxic leadership

A practical course for leaders, managers, and teams who want to reduce burnout, restore dignity, and lead in response.

“This course forced me to face parts of my leadership I had been avoiding for years. I thought I was being demanding for the sake of excellence, but I could see how much fear and pressure I had been passing on to others. It was confronting, emotional, and deeply valuable. I came away more aware, more humble, and far more human. ~CxO Global Company, based in Japan

Too many workplaces are still shaped by overcontrol, reaction, exhaustion, and silent disconnection.

People are carrying the damage of toxic leadership into their careers, and their personal lives. The mental and physical repercussions of this is detrimental.

This course exists because this should not be normal.

According to Founder Gab Ciminelli:

Lead Human exists so people do not have to keep carrying the damage of toxic leadership into their careers and their homes every night.

Too many workplaces are still shaped by overcontrol, reaction, exhaustion, and silent disconnection. People are carrying the damage of toxic leadership into their careers, and their personal lives. The mental and physical repercussions of this is detrimental.

This course exists because this should not be normal.

Lead Human Course

Lead Human helps people move out of toxic patterns and back into wellbeing, dignity, and human connection. It does it with a unique and gentle blend of understanding the nature of oneself, tendencies that potentially cause burnout, and blindspots to uncover.

The course is designed to help leaders and teams:

  • See distortion clearly,

  • Notice the lenses behind reaction,

  • Understand the cost to wellbeing,

  • Stop feeding harmful patterns,

  • How HEALing emerges as a default state,

  • and what leading in response feels and looks like.

Course Outline

Lead Human

  • The Distortion

    How pressure, success, and programming pull us away from wellbeing and human leadership.

    The Lenses

    The filters that shape reactive leadership, stress, and disconnection.

    The Cost to Wellbeing

    What happens to the body, mind, relationships, and performance when we stay in reaction.

    Release

    What happens when we stop feeding the patterns that keep us stuck.

    HEAL

    Returning to Humor, Empathy, Agility, and Listen as practical leadership capacities.

    Leading in Response

    The impact on daily work, relationships, and culture.

Through reflection activities, interactive exercises, and practical tools, the course helps people see more clearly, respond more wisely, and lead in a more human way.

Who this course is for

Founder Gab Ciminelli has trained thousands of managers in APAC, EMEA and AMERICAS to help their teams thrive, transform workplace culture, but most importantly, to strike a balance between managing outcomes, and managing well-being.

Who should attend

  • Leaders,

  • Executives,

  • Directors,

  • Managers,

  • and employees who want a healthier way of working.

It is especially relevant for people who know that toxic leadership does not just impact your work, it follows people home. Leaders who commit to being leaders take on the responsibility of every single employee they interact with, verbally and non-verbally.

“This course literally broke me in a great way. I didn’t realize how toxic I was. Being too over-focused on results, my own idea of quality, and using behaviors that actually affected employees on a deep psychological level is an awful dehumanized way of leading. The first thing I did when I left the course was apologize and promised to myself and the team to change.~ Manager, Global IT Company, based in Japan

“This course felt like a reminder that leadership should never come at the cost of people’s wellbeing. It gave language to things many of us feel but rarely say out loud. I left feeling both challenged and encouraged.” ~ Marketing SME, Global Company, based in Singapore

“I had no idea how much my way of leading was creating stress and silence around me. I think Japan needs to adapt this mindset for its global survival, not just success. It was one of the most honest leadership experiences I have ever had. Gab is such an inspiration sharing stories and experiences that really shook me.” ~Senior Operations Manager, Global Company, based in Japan

Testimonials

“This course forced me to face parts of my leadership I had been avoiding for years. I thought I was being demanding for the sake of excellence, but I could see how much fear and pressure I had been passing on to others. It was confronting, emotional, and deeply valuable. I came away more aware, more humble, and far more human. ~CxO Global Company, based in Japan

“For the first time, I felt like a leadership course was speaking to the real human experience at work. It was thoughtful, honest, and surprisingly practical. This is a course every single employee should take BEFORE they enter the workforce” ~Engineer, Global Company, based in Australia

“This was not a soft leadership course. It was real, direct, and transformative. It helped our leaders see how easily toxic habits can become normalized in the workplace, and why wellbeing has to be part of leadership development. The impact was immediate and profound.” ~HR Director, Global Company, based in Malaysia

How to Enroll

Self-Paced Lead Human Course Self-Paced Lead Human Course
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Self-Paced Lead Human Course
$199.00

6 modules • Lifetime access • Start anytime After purchase, you'll receive course link + materials

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Live Online: Lead Human Course
$599.00

6 modules • Lifetime access • Start anytime After purchase, you'll receive course link + materials

Lead Human Course with Premium 3-month Coaching Lead Human Course with Premium 3-month Coaching
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Lead Human Course with Premium 3-month Coaching
$1,999.00

6 modules • Lifetime access • Start anytime After purchase, you'll receive course link + materials + 3 month personal 1:1 coaching with Gab Ciminelli

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  • 📚 What's included:

    • 6 video modules (45-60 min each)

    • Total: 4-6 hours self-paced

    • Lifetime access go at your own speed and availability

    • Downloadable workbook (PDF)

    • Start immediately after purchase

    ⏰ Recommended Time commitment:

    • Flexible: 1 module/week or weekend

    • Private reflection built in

    • No deadlines

    🎯 You'll walk away with:

    • Clarity on your leadership blind spots

    • HEAL framework for human leadership

    • More energy

    • The power to build a great place to work for everyone

  • Two Half-days (7 hours total)
    Choose from schedule below
    Perfect

    📚 What's included:

    • Two half-days (7 hours total)

    • Choose from flexible schedule

    • Lifetime access to online modules

    • Learn from other leaders in the course from around the world

    • Downloadable workbook (PDF)

    • A chance to ask specific questions

    ⏰ Recommended Time commitment:

    • Set aside two consecutive half-days

    • Contact us if no times meet your criteria

    • Minimize distractions

    🎯 You'll walk away with:

    • Clarity on your leadership blind spots

    • HEAL framework for human leadership

    • More energy

    • The power to build a great place to work for everyone

    • The sense of what it means to lead as a human

  • Two Half-days (7 hours total)
    Choose from schedule below
    Perfect

    📚 What's included:

    • Two half-days (7 hours total)

    • Choose from flexible schedule

    • Lifetime access to online modules

    • Learn from other leaders in the course from around the world

    • Downloadable workbook (PDF)

    • A chance to ask specific questions

    • 3 months of 1:1 live coaching at an agreed time

    • Tracking plan that ensures your human responsiveness

    ⏰ Recommended Time commitment:

    • Set aside two consecutive half-days

    • Contact us if no times meet your criteria

    • Minimize distractions

    🎯 You'll walk away with:

    • Clarity on your leadership blind spots

    • HEAL framework for human leadership

    • More energy

    • The power to build a great place to work for everyone

    • The sense of what it means to lead as a human

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