Devon Gilchrist coaching a front-line leader

The jump from doing the work to leading people is the hardest transition in this industry.

SPARK is a 6-month online leadership course built for front-line managers in heavy equipment. Weekly lessons, real-world assignments, and a clear path from a high-performance worker to confident leader. $875.

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They were great with the machines. So you gave them a team.

Now they're running meetings they were never taught to run, having conversations they don't know how to have, and losing people they don't know how to keep.

They're not stumbling because they're not smart enough. They're stumbling because everything is moving so fast there's no time for on-the-job mentoring.

SPARK gives them the foundation, on their schedule, at their pace.

Six modules. Six months. A complete leadership foundation.

Each module includes 4 weekly lessons with real-world stretch assignments. Built for the pace and reality of heavy equipment.

01
Leadership Foundations
From task manager to people leader, find your identity and build from there.

Leadership isn't a promotion, it's a practice. You'll redefine your role from task manager to people leader, tackle imposter syndrome with a practical framework, find the balance between authority and approachability, and learn to see how your decisions ripple across the entire operation.

4 Lessons in This ModuleThe True Role of a Leader · Overcoming Imposter Syndrome · Establishing Healthy Authority · Systems Thinking

02
Personality Styles
Understand how you're wired and how to work with people who are wired differently than you are.

You'll learn a four-style framework: Action, Structure, Relationship, Possibilities. This changes how you communicate, give feedback, and resolve friction from mismatched expectations. You'll leave with specific language to bridge the gap with every person on your team.

4 Lessons in This ModulePersonality Styles Intro · Working with Different Styles · Bridging to Other Styles · Putting Styles into Practice

03
Managing Conflict
Stop avoiding the hard conversations and learn how to have them confidently with good outcomes.

You'll learn five conflict styles and when to use each one, how to diagnose the root cause of friction before reacting, and a proven framework for fierce conversations that combines honesty with care so you can say what needs to be said without burning the relationship.

4 Lessons in This ModuleConflict Styles · Root Cause of Conflict · Fierce Conversations · Conflict Resolution Framework

04
Communication
Meetings, emails, presentations & listening: the four skills that make or break your day.

Run meetings people actually want to attend. Write emails that get clear answers. Present without spiraling and listen without hijacking. This module covers the four communication skills that make or break a leader's daily effectiveness, from weekly huddles to the words you choose in a text message.

4 Lessons in This ModuleThe Power of the Weekly Meeting · Presenting with Confidence · Written Communication · Verbal Communication

05
Beyond Time Management
You can't create more hours. But you can stop losing them to your biggest time wasters.

Learn to manage your energy and state instead of your calendar (and why that's more important), how to prioritize when everything feels urgent, lead effectively when you're short-staffed, and multiply your team's capacity by removing the obstacles you didn't know you were creating.

4 Lessons in This ModuleState Management · Time Management Methods · Leading Under Constraint · The Time Multiplier

06
Building a Strong Team
Trust is the foundation of a great team, and it doesn't build itself.

You'll learn why high-trust teams move faster and cost less, how teams actually form (and why adding one person resets the dynamic), and how to create a culture of real accountability through shared ownership and clear agreements.

4 Lessons in This ModuleSpeed of Trust · Stages in Team Formation · Accountability · Leading Through Change

What six months looks like.

Week 1

Course opens. Your first module drops. Lessons arrive weekly via email.

Ongoing

One new lesson each week: short enough to fit between jobs, deep enough to change how you lead. Each lesson includes a stretch assignment to practice in real time.

Month 6

Final module. Program wrap-up + SPARK Field Guide delivered.

What's Included

  • 24 weekly lessons across 6 leadership modules
  • Stretch assignments for real-world practice
  • SPARK Field Guide upon completion
  • Access to course content for 12 months

Enrolling multiple leaders?

Group discounts are available for companies enrolling 5 or more leaders into SPARK. Contact us to learn about team pricing, supervisor progress updates, and group coaching options for company cohorts.

Give them a coach, not just a course.

The course gives your leader the knowledge. Coaching gives them someone to work through it with: a thinking partner who knows your industry, the challenges of stepping into leadership, and what it takes to actually change behavior on the job.

Add 6 monthly coaching sessions with a certified Iluma coach and your leader gets:

  • Personalized guidance on their real leadership challenges
  • Accountability and support as they put lessons into practice
  • A confidential space to think out loud about the hard stuff

$2,400 for the online course + 6 coaching sessions

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What changes.

Before SPARK
After SPARK
Avoids hard conversations
Uses a framework to address conflict directly, honestly and constructively
Runs ineffective meetings, or doesn't hold them at all
Leads focused weekly huddles that align the team
Overwhelmed by the jump from technician to manager
Grounded in a leadership identity & clear on their role
Clashes with people who work differently
Recognizes personality styles and adapts their communication
Reacts emotionally under pressure
Pauses, manages their state, and responds with intention
Firefighting all day, no time for strategic work
Prioritizes what matters and multiplies their team's capacity

Ready to become the leader your team needs?

$875 for the full 6-month course

That's less than $150/month: less than one day of off-site training, and it works around the schedule you already have.

Buy the Course Purchase the course + coaching bundle for $2,400 Have questions? Let's talk.