FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND LEADERS
Real leadership isn’t a title. It’s what you do.
Real Leadership: The Handbook brings together practical leadership lessons drawn from Daimien Patterson’s experience leading in the military, business and not-for-profit organisations.
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Build a Team That Performs Without You
Real Leadership: The Handbook gives you practical leadership lessons drawn from Daimien Patterson’s experience in the military, business and not-for-profit organisations — and shows you how to apply them in the real world.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
- Build a team that takes greater ownership
- Delegate with confidence
- Create accountability
- Become the kind of leader good people want to follow
- Start improving your leadership immediately
DAIMIEN PATTERSON
FORMER ARMY OFFICER. CEO. AUTHOR. KEYNOTE SPEAKER.
Daimien Patterson has built businesses, led teams under pressure, and learned — often the hard way — what separates leaders who thrive from those who don’t.
Drawing on 14 years of military service, a Royal Military College Duntroon education, and hands-on experience scaling businesses across multiple industries, Daimien brings rare depth to the keynote stage. A 2017 Australian of the Year nominee, author of several books on leadership and property investment, and holder of an MBA, he mentors executives and founders with one goal in mind: building organisations that perform when it matters most. His frameworks aren’t academic — they’re forged from real decisions, real consequences, and real results.
WHAT BUSINESS OWNERS ARE SAYING
and install the precision systems required to reclaim your time and scale your revenue.
“I had the pleasure of working with an exceptional business coach named Daimien, who helped me kickstart my business and take it to the next level. His approach to providing business start-up advice was unique and refreshing, breaking the mould of traditional advice and providing modern strategies that actually work.
Daimien’s coaching style was very effective in making me accountable for getting things done. He provided a strategic plan with simple steps that quickly built the necessary processes and systems that ensured my business was ready for marketing and providing an excellent customer experience. His guidance was firm but fair, and he was always approachable and easy to talk to.”
“Damien is in a “category-of-one” as one of the most engaging speakers we have ever hired for our group. The audience absolutely were enthralled by his energy, enthusiasm and amazing real life stories. His gift is truly authentic storytelling — authentic because he “walks his talk” and has been there and done that. His story is like reading a novel you never want to put down. Hands down, he’s the kind of speaker that after just a few minutes on stage, the entire audience never wants to leave their seat!”
“Daimien took the time to understand our business and our Franchisees and that paid large dividends in the relevancy of his topics. He delivered his presentation in a clear, concise, no-nonsense manner with all our Franchisees could easily understand and digest. He also facilitated a round table discussion of several tables and ran a high-performance Franchisee panel which received great reviews. I would highly recommend Daimien to any business looking for a real-world person to deliver a quality presentation that will bring real results.“
“Daimien’s approach is practical, deeply insightful, and, most importantly, grounded in real-world results. Daimien doesn’t just talk theory—he delivers strategies that work because he’s walked the path himself.
From the very first session, I felt like I was being guided by someone who genuinely cared about my growth, both personally and professionally. He has an incredible ability to cut through complexity and get to the heart of what’s holding you back while also giving you the exact tools to move forward with confidence. I particularly love his structural approach (must be that army influence) on how to grow a business. Very practical ways to grow that are doable for anyone.”
“We recently had Daimien Patterson workshop with our senior staff on strategies to improve our systems and processes.
Daimien comes from a different angle to other leaders I have ever dealt with – I highly recommend his services.”
“Working with Daimien Patterson gave my business the shot in the arm it needed to become profitable and regain momentum. I had already been successful in another business but bought a new one that was struggling to succeed, so I called Daimien for a fresh perspective.
Daimien spent two days with my staff and me. On the first day, he refreshed our understanding of business fundamentals. On the second day, he asked insightful questions, identified issues with our most profitable product, and helped us fix them. His advice on marketing strategy and lean business models was invaluable, and within two years, our business grew 10x. Daimien taught me new strategies and reminded me of effective practices I’d forgotten.
If you’re a business owner struggling to see the blind spots in your business and need advice from someone who is the real deal, look no further than Daimien. Have him come and take a look at your business, and he will help you get it moving in the right direction.”
