From Touch Down
to Takeoff
Land 2026 well, honour the people who carried you there, and set your team up to win in 2027.
3 December 2026 to 27 January 2027
Workshop 9am to 12pm, Toowoomba Library Community Rooms
Coaching 9am to 10am on Microsoft Teams, every session recorded
The way you finish the year shapes how you start the next.
December is when tired teams quietly drift into the break and January is when leaders scramble to restart. This program gives you a better way: land 2026 with gratitude and clarity, then take off into 2027 with a plan your people believe in.
Finish 2026 really strong
Encourage and congratulate your team on a year of hard work, handle arrivals and departures with confidence, and give everyone permission to rest.
Set up to win in 2027
Choose your destination, make the strategic calls that matter most, align your key people and launch the new year with a story worth following.
One workshop. Six coaching sessions. A year ready for takeoff.
3 hour in person workshop
Thursday 3 December 2026, 9am to 12pm, Seminar Room C, Toowoomba Library Community Rooms. Review the year that was, celebrate well and cast vision for what comes next.
6 online coaching sessions
Group coaching on Microsoft Teams, 9am to 10am (Queensland time). Every session is recorded and shared by link, so you can catch up or rewatch any time.
| 3 hour workshop (full price) | $3,000 |
| 6 coaching sessions at $500 each | $3,000 |
| Total package value | $6,000 |
Seven stops from touch down to takeoff
Each step builds on the last. Coaching runs online from 9am to 10am (Queensland time) and every session is recorded, so you never miss a stop.
Touch Down: Reviewing the year that was
- How to acknowledge your team's effort throughout the year
- Arrivals and departures: handling staff transitions with confidence
- Vision casting: gaining alignment with key staff for the future
- How to tell the story of what has been
- Casting a vision for the new year that energises people
- The importance of celebration, rest, reflection and recreation
Pre launch preparation
- Choosing your destination: where are you heading in 2027?
- By the end of 2027, where would you like your company to be?
- Creating the flight plan
- Milestones and key markers that tell you you're on course
Strategic decisions
- The core elements that would make the biggest difference next year
- Which of these you will focus on
Your Captain's Message: telling the story of your 2027 flight
- Where are you heading?
- How fast, and at what altitude?
- Weather on the horizon and how you'll handle it
- Refreshments throughout the journey
- What people are free to do during the year
Key person strategies
- Who has influence, and how they can help implement your vision
- Who needs to grow?
- Who needs to go?
- Who needs to change seats?
Takeoff: Launch
- Deliver your story
- Meet with key staff
- Clarify expectations, goals and accountability measures
We're flying. Now what do we do?
- Direction and safety check: intentionally check individual progress
- Answer questions and make early adjustments
- Communication flow: keeping people up to date on the journey
Leaders who carry a team
Business owners, CEOs, principals, senior pastors, ministry leaders and managers who want to walk into the new year with clarity, alignment and energy, rather than just hoping January sorts itself out.
Secure your seat for $600
A $6,000 program for a tenth of the price. Places are strictly limited so every leader gets real attention in the coaching sessions.
- Register with the form, it takes under two minutes
- Choose to pay in full or in 2 payments of $300, and we'll email your invoice
- Receive your Teams link, pre work and access to session recordings
- Touch down with us on Thursday 3 December at the Toowoomba Library Community Rooms, Seminar Room C
Registrations close Friday 27 November 2026, or sooner if places fill. Download the brochure
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Questions before boarding
How does payment work?
Once you register we'll email you an invoice. You can pay the full $600, or split it into 2 payments of $300.
What if I can't make a coaching session?
Every coaching session is recorded and shared by link, so you can catch up whenever suits you.
Do I need Microsoft Teams?
No account needed. You'll receive a link to each session and can join from your browser, computer or phone.
Where is the workshop?
Seminar Room C, Toowoomba Library Community Rooms, on Thursday 3 December 2026 from 9am to 12pm.
Can more than one leader from our organisation join?
Absolutely. Each leader registers individually at $600. If you'd like this experience for your whole team, take a look at a tailored in service below.
Want this conversation with your entire staff?
Darren can tailor a team in service around your context, whether that's closing the year with gratitude, resetting culture or launching 2027 together. Delivered at your venue, shaped around what your people need most.
Full day in service
A deep, whole team experience with time to reflect, align and plan.
Half day in service
A focused four hour session on the one thing that matters most right now.
Darren Copland
Darren is the Director and Facilitator of LifeRoad Enterprises, with over 30 years of experience working with people. He holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Education, is accredited in DiSC and the Five Behaviors of Effective Teams, and works with tools including the Leadership Circle Profile, HBDI and CliftonStrengths. He loves helping leaders, teams and organisations realise their potential.