Cognito – Facilit8 Leadership Coaching Sponsor
Building Better Leaders, Stronger Teams and Better Businesses
Cognito is Facilit8’s organisational sponsor for leadership coaching, supporting Perth business owners and professionals in building stronger leadership capabilities, more engaged teams and better-performing organisations.
Led by founder Brad Raynor, Cognito specialises in leadership development, executive coaching, team dynamics and organisational design.
Through practical coaching programs and workshops, Cognito helps businesses address common challenges including employee disengagement, staff turnover, ineffective communication, poor accountability and growing reliance on business owners to manage daily operations.
About Cognito
Cognito is a Perth-based leadership coaching and organisational development business founded by Brad Raynor, who brings more than 25 years of experience in leadership and organisational performance.
Cognito works with business owners, executives and leadership teams to build organisations where people understand their responsibilities, feel valued and contribute effectively.
Its approach centres on three interconnected elements: Leadership, Leader Skills and Team Dynamics.
By strengthening these areas together, Cognito helps businesses create what it calls a culture of explicit belonging, where employees understand how they contribute, what is expected of them and how their work supports the organisation’s broader goals.
The objective is to build more capable teams, improve performance and develop businesses that can grow without every decision depending on the owner.
As Facilit8’s organisational sponsor for leadership coaching, Cognito brings this specialist expertise to our growing Perth business community.
Leadership Coaching & Organisational Development Services
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Cognito provides structured coaching for business owners, executives, emerging leaders and management teams.
Its Learning-Driven Leadership Coaching program focuses on practical leadership situations, helping participants improve decision-making, communication, influence, accountability and their ability to manage complex organisational challenges.
Leadership & Team Development
Effective leadership is about more than managing people. It requires clear expectations, shared direction and an environment where teams can take responsibility for outcomes.
Cognito’s Leading Self-Leading Teams program helps organisations strengthen leadership capability, improve team performance and establish practical frameworks for accountability, planning and ongoing development.
Communication & Emotional Intelligence
Communication challenges can affect workplace relationships, team engagement and business productivity.
Cognito’s Explicit Empathy program develops practical communication and interpersonal skills, helping leaders better understand others, navigate difficult conversations and build stronger professional relationships.
Business Leadership & Organisational Structure
As businesses grow, owners often find themselves increasingly involved in everyday decisions, managing people and solving operational problems.
Cognito’s CORE Business Academy helps established business owners develop stronger systems, understand their operational performance and establish the leadership structures required to move from managing day-to-day operations to leading a sustainable organisation.
Leadership Workshops
Cognito delivers practical workshops for executive teams, management groups and employees.
Topics include decision-making, critical feedback, effective meetings, emotional intelligence, questioning techniques and developing leaders who can coach and support their teams.
Workshops can address individual challenges or form part of a broader leadership development program.
Supporting Businesses Across the Facilit8 Network
Facilit8 connects business owners and professionals through local networking groups across the Perth metropolitan area.
As Facilit8’s organisational sponsor for leadership coaching, Cognito contributes specialist knowledge and experience in leadership development, team engagement, workplace culture and organisational performance.
These are challenges that affect businesses at every stage, from smaller operators developing their first leadership team to established companies preparing for growth, succession or reduced owner involvement.
Our Facilit8 network includes groups across Perth, including Joondalup, North Perth, Morley, Maylands, Bassendean, Belmont, South Perth, Mt Hawthorn, North Beach, Ellenbrook and Fremantle.
Find Your Local Facilit8 Group
Whether you’re growing a business, developing your leadership team or looking to build stronger professional relationships, Facilit8 provides opportunities to connect with other business owners throughout Perth.
Belmont
Day & Time: Wednesdays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Firehouse Restaurant
Joondalup
Day & Time: Tuesdays @ 7.00am – 8.30am
Location: Alcove Restaurant, Joondalup Resort
Maylands
Day & Time: Fridays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Maylands Peninsula Golf CLub
Morley
Day & Time: Wednesdays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Green St Cafe
Fremantle
Day & Time: Fridays
Location: Ootong & Lincoln
Ellenbrook
Day & Time: Fridays
Location: Laneway 7
Mt Hawthorn
Day & Time: Thursdays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Chinta
North Beach
Day & Time: Wednedays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Blake Hill
North Perth
Day & Time: Wednedays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Blake Hill
South Perth
Day & Time: Fridays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Hangout on Preston
Bassendean
Day & Time: Fridays @ 7.30am – 9.00am
Location: Daily Dose Cafe
Leadership Resources for Business Owners
Building a successful business requires more than attracting customers and generating revenue.
As organisations grow, leadership, team culture, communication and internal systems become increasingly important.
Cognito offers several resources and development programs for business owners looking to strengthen their leadership capability and improve organisational performance.
Learning-Driven Leadership Coaching
Explore how structured coaching can help business owners, executives and emerging leaders develop stronger decision-making skills, improve communication and apply effective leadership practices to real workplace situations.
Leading Self-Leading Teams
Discover how developing leadership capability, accountability and a shared direction can help teams become more effective and less dependent on constant management oversight.
Explicit Empathy
Understand the role of communication, emotional intelligence and interpersonal awareness in creating stronger working relationships and more engaged teams.
CORE Business Academy
Designed for business owners looking to transition from daily operational involvement towards strategic leadership, this program focuses on developing business systems, leadership structures and more sustainable operations.
Practical Leadership Workshops
Explore workshops covering decision-making, effective meetings, feedback, communication, emotional intelligence and other practical leadership challenges.
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