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Accelerate Your Leadership: Master Exclusive Habits and Conversations for Rapid Results

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With Sarah Cherif, CEO SkillsGym, and Nils Maes, Co-Founder SkillsGym Health l 1-Hour Training
After 20+ years training leaders at Deloitte, IKEA, and Samsung, we uncovered the key to mastering skills fast. This video reveals the one lesson that changes everything.

What You'll Learn in the FREE MASTERCLASS "Lead With Proven Habits"

You Don’t Need 40 Years of Experience—You Need to Know What Works.

You Deserve Better Habits - and So Does Your Team.

Leadership isn’t guesswork. Learn proven techniques in minutes. Get our free Leadership Compass to find The One Skill you need to master now.
What you aren’t aware of is that it’s your habits holding you back. Gain exclusive access to the proven habits of the top 1% of leaders and start transforming your leadership today.

The Team You Lead Reflects Your Leadership.

You Don’t Need Business School—You Need Results.

Leadership is a mirror—your team reflects your strategy, vision, and habits. Great teams don’t win by chance; they win because great leaders know and apply the right strategies daily.

The best leaders don’t rely on theory. They rely on strategies that deliver. We’ll show you how. Discover our proprietary 1-3-3 method for accelerated leadership mastery.

Meet Your Trainers Behind the 1-3-3 Hack

Sarah Cherif

With 20+ years of experience, Sarah Cherif has transformed leaders at top companies like Deloitte and IKEA. As SkillsGym’s founder, she cuts through leadership noise, delivering actionable strategies that drive real results.


Nils Maes

Former London National Ballet dancer, martial arts expert and gym owner, Nils Maes helps leaders optimize health and energy. As co-founder of SkillsGym Health, he turns well-being into a high-performance advantage.

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Proven programs, trusted by top organizations.
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  • We've done over 1000+ projects (seriously)
  • Our content is rooted in behavioral science, tested by thousands, and measured for impact with our Habit Promotor Score (HPS), ensuring evidence-based effectiveness.
  • We have a 97% client retention rate (we’ve lost like 3 over 20 years..., and learned from that as well)
  • We’ve delivered over 10.000+ in-person training days (yeah, we know!)
Why do our clients consistently continue to choose us for their leadership development?

What do these clients say?

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Katrien Driesen, L&D Manager, IKEA
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Peter Quaghebeur, CEO, Mediafin

What our clients say

Wim Vroonen, L&D Manager

I had worked with SkillsGym in my prior job at Deloitte, and had witnessed first-hand the strategic impact they had in up-skilling leaders and teams, and trusted them to do the same at Toyota Boshoku. I wasn’t sure if their approach would also work in our culture as a Japanese automotive manufacturer, but I can confirm now that it does! We love working them.

Inge Diels, Talent Director

“SPARK is all about a culture shift from talking about people to talking with people. Sarah and her team supported us in this change journey, developing new skills and habits for our improvement performance management cycle. What I appreciated most is the fact they adapted well to our culture, were open for feedback, were thinking along with us yet not afraid to challenge us. “

Inge Diels, Talent Director

“SPARK is all about a culture shift from talking about people to talking with people. Sarah and her team supported us in this change journey, developing new skills and habits for our improvement performance management cycle. What I appreciated most is the fact they adapted well to our culture, were open for feedback, were thinking along with us yet not afraid to challenge us. “

Katrien Driesen, HR manager

SkillsGym has been a trusted learning & development partner for us for more than 15 years. We trust them to help our leaders build superior leadership skills, and other critical skills such as time management, inclusion and diversity...

Lien Van Renterghem, International HR Director

SkillsGym has been instrumental in up-skilling all our leaders and employees. As a leading global provider of Financial Market Infrastructure, we are constantly challenged to stay agile and innovative. SkillsGym allows us to provide top-notch training to all our employees in a scalable, personalized, and just-in-time manner.

Peter Quaghebeur, CEO

At my former position of CEO at Medialaan (a leading media- and entertainment group in Belgium), I had trusted Sarah Cherif and her team to help our leaders build superior leadership skills required to stay ahead in a fast-changing and competitive market. So when I changed jobs, and became CEO at Mediafin, I trusted them to do the same for our leaders there. And we love working with SkillsGym here as well.

Carlo Neyt, Director Operations

The Antwerp Police fulfills, within the national and international context, specialized and supra-local police missions and it provides support to police authorities and local police forces. We trust SkillsGym in building the leadership skills and culture required to face the challenges of a modern police force.

Nadia Torel-Ubaysi, Chief Human Officer

As a Candriam is a global asset management company with a 25-year track record in ESG Investing, our leaders and employees need to personify the highest levels of competency and credibility. SkillsGym is a trusted learning and development partner for us in up-skilling our leaders and teams, and enabling us to thrive in a highly competitive and demanding industry.

Kevin Coppetiers, Global Talent Manager

 As the largest global malting company, our leaders and teams are under constant pressure to perform, and innovate. SkillsGym is our strategic partner in making sure our leaders and teams have superior soft skills, as well as well-being skills to stay ahead in this highly competitive market.

Anouck Van Hoydonck, Director Agile Workforce

As a very innovative organization, part of a fast-changing industry, we trust SkillsGym in up-skilling our leaders in critical and challenging skills such as intrapreneurship, agility, dealing with ambiguity... 

Koen Mathys, Talent Development Manager

TVH is a global player in parts for forklifts, industrial vehicles, construction and agricultural machinery. Our leaders and teams need superior soft skills to stay ahead in this innovative and fast-changing landscape. We consider SkillsGym a critical partner in succeeding in this challenge.

Géraldine Steyaert, Learning and Development Advisor

As a is a leading global sustainable mobility player, our leaders face constant challenges to stay agile, productive, and competitive. SkillsGym is a trusted partner in making sure our leaders have superior soft skills, and build a strong management community.

Myriam Hoste, Chief People Officer

As a global leader in broadcast management software, our leaders and teams are constantly challenged to innovate, and disrupt the way we do things. For us, SkillsGym is a trusted partner in supporting our leaders and teams in building essential soft skills to optimize the way we work together.

Caroline Wouters, Head of Talent Acquisition

Degroof Petercam is a reference investment house built on more than 150 years of integrated financial knowledge; investment banking, private banking, asset management. SkillsGym is a trusted partner for equipping our future leaders with the skills to thrive in a highly competitive, fast-changing and demanding market.

An Tobac, Leadership Consultant

KBC Group is a Belgian universal multi-channel bank-insurer, focusing on private clients and small and medium-sized enterprises in Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, and Slovakia. SkillsGym has been a trusted learning & development partner for KBC for many years, and they have helped thousands of our leaders and employees build critical soft skills, such as emotional intelligence, accountability, growth mindset, psychological safety...

Lieselot Van Damme, People & Culture Business Partner 

"Working with SkillsGym has been a great experience for our team. Their expertise in feedback and well-being has empowered our leaders to foster a culture of open communication and resilience, which aligns perfectly with our commitment to innovation and patient-centric solutions."

Nancy Spoelders, Global Learning&Development Co-ordinator

 Agfa Gevaert is a global leader in imaging technology, providing advanced solutions for healthcare, printing, and industrial imaging. Recognized for our impact, SkillsGym is Agfa’s trusted partner in training for communication and well-being, helping their teams perform at their best.

Gunter Van Rompaey, L&D manager

Lineas is a leading rail freight operator in Europe, committed to providing sustainable logistics solutions that shift freight from road to rail. Lineas partners with SkillsGym to equip its leaders with the skills needed to excel in a dynamic and essential industry.
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"At some point, whether you’re building a multimillion-dollar business, leading a small team, or striving to lead by example at home, it’s often your leadership that’s the barrier to achieving the results you want. The Leadership Habit is our flagship program—trusted by top organizations and valued at thousands to millions of dollars—because it delivers measurable results in engagement, productivity, and retention. That’s why our clients invite us back year after year to train their leaders. This program isn’t just a game-changer; it’s a results-changer."

Sarah Cherif, CEO SkillsGym


There's no one-size-fits all approach to leadership. Focus on what you need now.

Curriculum

Get immediate access to
  • 6 programs
  • 18 modules
  • 18 practice plans
Leading Self
The Leading Self program empowers you to unlock your emotional intelligence (EQ)—a stronger predictor of professional success than IQ—, helps you find your purpose and cultivate a growth mindset (based on Carol Dweck's groundbreaking research), essential for thriving in today's dynamic work environment.
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Finding your purpose
  • Growth mindset
Leading Health

Great leadership starts with great energy. Without health and vitality, you can't perform at your best. In this program, we focus on the essential pillars of health to sustain high performance: mastering stress and energy management, staying pain- and injury-free through proper posture and mobility, counteracting the effects of aging and sedentary habits, and leveraging breathwork as a powerful tool to reset your nervous system naturally. Empower yourself to lead with resilience, focus, and strength.

  • Managing stress and energy
  • Good posture
  • The power of breathwork
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Leading Others
The Leading Others program helps you manage change effectively, increase your overall impact by mastering Cialdini's influence techniques, and effectively hold others accountable to drive performance.
  • Managing change
  • Influencing and convincing
  • Accountability
Leading Growth
The Leading Growth program ensures that everyone who leaves your team is 10x smarter, more competent, and self-aware than when they started. That's how you create a winning team in the first place. You'll learn to coach effectively using the GROW technique, delegate tasks to set yourself and your team up for success, and learn how to have meaningful and transformative conversations.
  • Coaching
  • Delegating
  • Meaningful conversations
Leading Teams
The Leading Teams program teaches you how to intentionally design high-performing teams, as great teams don't happen by accident. You'll master Situational Leadership, adapting your style to meet your team members' needs, and cultivate psychological safety, the key to high performance, as highlighted by Google's own data on their best teams.
  • Building high-performing teams
  • Situational Leadership
  • Psychological safety

Leading Strategy
The Leading Strategy program helps you develop the ability to lead with vision, implement OKR-goal setting—the proven method used by top organizations like Google—and master check-in conversations, the top leadership habit according to expert Marcus Buckingham, to keep teams aligned and focused.
  • Leading with vision
  • Goal-setting
  • Check-in conversations
Our unique approach for accelerated skills mastery by focusing on proven habits & conversations is

Trusted by..

With a 97% NPS score, we're proud to rank among the best in the industry for delivering value and client satisfaction.
Katrien Driesen
L&D Manager, IKEA
Koen Mathys
Talent Manager, TVH Group
Hilde Willems
Talent Manager, Janssen Pharmaceutica
Lien Van Renterghem
HR Director, Euroclear
Lies Dekegel
HR Director, Lukoil
Jean-Paul Corin
General Manager, CM Oost-Vl
Peter Quaghebeur
CEO, Mediafin
Kevin Coppetiers
Talent Manager, Boortmalt
Inge Diels
Managing Partner People & Purpose, Deloitte
Wim Vroonen
HR Manager, Toyota Boshoku
Caroline Wouters
Talent Mgr, DegroofPetercam
Carlo Neyt
Director Operations, Antwerp Police
Jan Van Acoleyen
HR Director, Proximus
Lieselotte Umans
Senior Transformation Consultant, Deloitte
Isabelle Rouzée
Learning Partner, Proximus
Deborah Bogaert
Antwerp Management School
Nancy Spoelders
L&D, Agfa
Inge Onsea
Talent manager, Samsung
Roel Dumont
HR Leader, Confinimmo
Kathleen Wets
HR Manager, Tractebel
Eric Lauret
CSR Manager, Samsung

Proven Habits, Game-Changing Conversations

No one else brings you the distilled essence of 20 years of leadership mastery—habits and conversations designed to fast-track your leadership growth. This isn’t theory or methodology; it’s the answer to what the world’s top leaders would do if they had decades of experience and executive training behind them.


Think of our approach like going to the gym: you don't need every exercise or machine, just the right routines and consistency to get stronger. Leadership is no different—focus on the high-impact habits and meaningful conversations that build your 'leadership muscles,' and watch your team transform. With our flagship program The Leadership Habit, we cut through the noise and trends, offering a targeted, practical approach that works—just like a personal trainer guiding you to real results."

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Leaders Trained

Learn how to harness the power of your team with our 6 programs designed to build the core leadership skills every leader needs. You’ll explore Leading Self, Leading Others, Leading Teams, Leading Feedback, Leading Strategy, and Leading Growth through on-demand webinars, personally delivered by Sarah Cherif and/or Nils Maes (1 hour each), and follow a “Put into Practice” plan that focuses on 3 science-backed habits and 3 proven conversations for each module.

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$997 


one-time payment
  • Masterclass 'Accelerated Skills Mastery
  • The Leadership Habit online program
  • Optional Accreditation
  • Unlimited access to online program
  • 24 - 48 hours of self-study material
  • 24 hours of video-learning (recorded webinars delivered by Sarah Cherif)
  • 24 proven 'practice plans' (3 habits + 3 conversations)
  • Extra resources on the platform (including references to theoretical frameworks, authors, thought leaders...)
  • Optional accreditation: Go through 3 programs, take online assessment, and receive your digital badge to add to your socials
  • Pay in Full Bonus 1: 'Leading Feedback', including 3 extra programs 
  • asking for and receiving feedback
  • feedback culture
  • giving feedback
  • Pay in Full Bonus 1: 'Leading Conversations', including 3 extra programs 
  • communicate with impact
  • non-violent communication
  • conflict for the better
Save $263 when you pay in full
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PAYMENT PLAN

$420

spread the cost monthly over 3 months with 3 easy payments
  • Masterclass 'Accelerated Skills Mastery'
  • The Leadership Habit online program
  • Optional Accreditation
  • Unlimited access to online program
  • 18 - 36 hours of self-study material
  • 18 hours of video-learning (recorded webinars delivered by Sarah Cherif)
  • 18 proven 'practice plans' (3 habits + 3 conversations)
  • Extra resources on the platform (including references to theoretical frameworks, authors, thought leaders...)
  • Optional accreditation: Go through 3 programs, take online assessment, and receive your digital badge to add to your socials
$420 monthly over 3 months
2 bonus programs
With the one-payment option for The Leadership Habit, you’ll unlock two bonus programs, including six extra modules and 6 hours of video-learning—giving you even more tools to elevate your leadership and drive results.
Leading Feedback
Leading Conversations
  • asking for and receiving feedback
  • feedback culture
  • giving feedback
  • communicate with impact
  • non-violent communication
  • conflict for the better

Who is this program for?

Basically anyone that wants to get the exact same training top Fortune 500 companies provide to their leaders. They know the value of investing in leadership—now it’s your turn.
Aspiring leaders
Increase your chances of landing a leadership position and hit the ground running from day one.
New leaders
Skip the most common leadership mistakes and hit the ground running as a new leader.
Team leaders
Great teams are built by design, not by accident. Leading people can be challenging, but you're not alone—learn from best.
Strategic leaders
Don’t let your leadership career stall in operational firefighting. Elevate your focus and execute strategy effectively.
Self-leaders
Leadership isn’t just for those with a formal title. Mastering leadership skills can empower you in every aspect of your life.
Change leaders
Drive lasting change in your organization. Learn how to inspire others, overcome resistance, and turn vision into reality.
Certified Leadership Excellence: Prove Your Mastery
Gain exclusive certification in The Leadership Habit, recognized by top organizations worldwide. Showcase your expertise in proven leadership habits and conversations that drive real-world results.
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So here’s a summary of everything that you get with
The Leadership Habit

Summarizing two decades of expertise in accelerated skill mastery, habit formation, and transforming teams, our simple and proven process includes:

The SkillsGym Habit Method

Access our Master Class: How to Accelerate Skills Mastery and learn SkillsGym's proprietary method, a practical, actionable approach that you won't find anywhere else—designed to deliver faster, more effective results than any other training.

Expert Delivery

While Sarah Cherif, founder and CEO of SkillsGym, typically only delivers training for executive teams, she made a special return to the studio to personally deliver all the on-demand webinars for the Leadership Gym—bringing her unique expertise in simplifying complex skills directly to you, a rare opportunity usually reserved for top leadership teams.

24 Skill Programs

The Leadership Habit gives you access to 18 leadership programs, allowing you to personalize your development by focusing on your strengths and minimizing weaknesses, with each program offering a tested, accelerated skills plan designed to deliver results in 3-6 weeks.

72 Team Conversations

Traditional training focuses on leaders, not where the real impact is—the team. SkillsGym team challenges ensure you have the right conversations and apply your skills where it matters most: in real life.

Extra Resources

Each program includes access to extra resources on our platform. All of our evidence-based content is based on extensive research, and measured for impact.

(Team) Skill Compass

The Team Skill Compass is a dynamic tool that helps individuals or teams identify and focus on the most critical skills needed for success at any given moment, ensuring targeted growth and impactful results.
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Remember you don’t have to say YES right now. You only have to say MAYBE. Go through the materials for 15 days risk-free from the day of purchase.

You can refund yourself anytime with one click. No emails, no phone calls, no hassle. Just reach out through our Refund Page and get a full, friendly and fast refund. No questions asked.

Frequently asked questions

What makes this program different from traditional training programs?

Most programs focus on knowledge, business cases, complex theory, or advanced skills training, often neglecting the essentials and foundational skills. Research suggests that even at the executive level, many leaders lack these crucial fundamentals. Our program flips the script by building from the ground up.

What is unique about your method?

We cut through the noise and focus on what truly works: evidence-based habits and essential conversations that drive real-world leadership success.

What kind of results can I expect?

Expect tangible outcomes like potential promotion, improved leadership engagement scores, better team retention, and enhanced productivity. On a personal level, you can expect greater self-confidence and improved overall well-being.

How long will it take to go through the program?

You can move at your own pace, but the total study time for all the content is approximately 18 to 25 hours.

Do I need to go through all the programs?

No, you don't. Each of the 18 programs is stand-alone, so you can focus on the areas most relevant to your development at any particular moment.

What do organizations typically pay for this kind of leadership development training?

Our clients invest between $50,000 to $500,000 for their leadership teams. Some have invested over $1,000,000 in their leadership development through our programs.

Will I get a promotion after this training?

While we can't guarantee promotions, we frequently see our participants receive promotions or take on more responsibilities after completing the program, thanks to their enhanced leadership skills.