Navigate Leadership Crossroads with Confidence

Accelerate growth and drive lasting impact with our leadership programs that improve staff retention and boost revenue.

Great leadership is essential to help your people and culture grow with your business, facing challenges with confidence and purpose.

As your company grows, you might think it will be easier to manage. But regardless of size, the path ahead is always complex and requires careful handling. Growth introduces new challenges that need strong management and real leadership.

Leading a bigger team means helping people to handle more complex situations and keeping communication clear. It’s more than just daily tasks, it’s about inspiring and empowering your team to succeed and work together to build a shared vision.

Are you facing any of
these challenges?

Accountability

Employees not taking ownership of tasks or outcomes.

Communication

Misunderstandings or lack of clarity in instructions or expectations.

Low Engagement

Disengaged staff lack motivation and enthusiasm.

Burnout and Fatigue

Overworked staff struggle with workload and feel overwhelmed.

underperformance

Team members not meeting expectations or struggling to deliver.

Lack of Trust

Trust is missing within teams, causing collaboration and productivity issues.

If these resonate, you might be ready to face some leadership challenges head-on.

About us

Pragmatico is a boutique business management and leadership consultancy based in Queensland, Australia. We work with organisations in all states and territories across Australia, to boost performance and accountability, lowering stress while building confidence through genuine and effective leadership methods.

Founder, Mark Pope, has a broad range of experience, building one of Australia’s largest wellness centre organisations from the ground up, and later leading a national business consultancy, serving diverse clients, from SMEs to ASX-listed companies.

Mark recognises the crucial role of clear communication and shared values in transforming an organisation’s culture and productivity. At the core of this change, is authentic leadership.

Reflecting on his experiences, Mark shares:

“I’ve experienced the thrill of success in both life and business. When you’re in the flow, everything feels easy; you ride the excitement, feel powerful and believe you can achieve anything.

But I’ve also tasted failure. There have been times when I felt lost, unable to understand what went wrong or how I got there. It challenged my understanding of success and turned everything I knew upside down.”

Mark's experiences with both highs and lows, in business and in life, have developed his approach to leadership over the last 30 years, encouraging others to lead with clarity, resilience and purpose.

Pragmatico
Services

Executive
Mentoring

As a business owner, you don’t have to face challenges alone. With tailored Executive Mentoring (1:1) from Mark Pope, you’ll gain invaluable insights from a seasoned mentor who understands both setbacks and the path to success.

Leadership
Odyssey

Join our Leadership, Culture and Performance Masterclasses & Consulting

Choose from a 7, 10 or 12 month period to transform, elevate and enhance your growth, with consistent support, engagement and inspiration.

Kickstart
Leadership

Explore our one-day intensive masterclass focussed on leadership, culture and productivity.

Also available to be delivered over two half-day sessions.

Key Note Speaking and Event MC Services

Book Mark Pope as an MC or keynote speaker to inspire leadership, energise your teams, and captivate your audience.

When you choose Pragmatico leadership programs, you’ll work directly with Mark Pope, who delivers and presents our executive leadership programs himself. Working closely with your team, his personalised approach is designed to boost performance, strengthen culture and increase accountability. Mark has extensive experience in multiple industries including manufacturing, engineering, construction and healthcare, however, his versatile leadership skills are crucial for any industry or organisation.

Rather than trying to appeal broadly, we focus on areas where our leadership expertise can have the biggest impact. We work closely with HR Consultants, General Managers, and CFOs, tailoring our approach to fit the specific and unique needs of each organisation. Although we operate across different industries, we target our efforts where we can achieve the most significant outcomes.

The Pragmatico
Difference

Measurable
Change

Effective leadership is the foundation of every successful business. Strong leaders know the importance of creating the vision, and how to transform that vision into a clearly articulated plan. The plan provides targets that set expectations for everyone within the business.

Let Pragmatico show you how to make that happen.

Deliverable
Results

The people in your business deliver the results you need. Pragmatico shows you how to set expectations and follow up with the right type of feedback; feedback that creates clarity and motivates your team towards high performance, ensuring your business stands out from the pack.

Successful
Improvements

The Pragmatico Journey

As a boutique Australian business and leadership consultancy, we have guided countless individuals and organisations on their journeys, providing mentorship every step of the way. At Pragmatico, we help you succeed by carefully planning and implementing effective strategies.

Our team’s skills, tools, and experience are essential to support your leadership growth, but the real secret is in listening closely to understand your needs and customising our strategies to match them. A recent study showed that over 67% of businesses attribute their higher growth rates to effective mentoring.

Another study discovered that 60% of leaders feel that getting the most from their teams was their greatest weakness.

Here are some of the methods we'll use to support you on your Leadership journey:

In-depth planning days
One to one and small group mentoring
Pulse checks
Flexible and tailored plans and strategies
Achievable targets that we set with you
Getting you in and out of comfort zones
Learning from mistakes without shame
Regular reviews and pit stops on your journey

Pragmatico Client
Testimonials

The leadership team at MEDLOG Australia has been working with Mark Pope for just over 6 months now. Mark has not only inspired our team, he has uplifted our team spirit with direction that is positively impacting team dynamics and most importantly our organisational outcomes! From group workshops to one on one mentoring, Mark continues to play a key role in MEDLOG’s leadership journey and we all look forward to our next get together! Thank you Mark!

I highly recommend Mark Pope as an executive performance coach and mentor who has had a profound impact on my professional growth and personal development. Mark provides sage advice on leadership, health, and wellbeing, challenging me to face my fears as a pathway to greater self-love. With his careful guidance, I have found my way forward and stepped up into high levels of leadership in both my professional and personal life. Mark possesses a deep understanding of how to BE a great leader and has consistently provided insightful perspectives and practical strategies. He has positively challenged me on my leadership journey and encouraged me to embrace vulnerability, unlocking hidden strengths and fostering greater self-compassion. Through his support, I have grown into a more authentic leader, positively impacting my team dynamics and organizational outcomes. Beyond the executive performance coaching, Mark's genuine care and dedication as a mentor has been invaluable. I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to work together, and I am confident that anyone who does will experience remarkable positive changes in their own lives.

Mark is an outstanding presenter and coach and brings an enormous wealth of business acumen. Mark has bought and sold businesses, retired and then come back into the market just to help others ... that's the kind of leader and coach you want at your table. Mark inspires you to be a better person and a better leader and he's humble with it. I highly recommend him for any business or leadership training, coaching or mentoring. Thanks Mark.

Mark is my business mentor and I am thankful every day for this. He always provides sage advice. When I am overwhelmed or feel out to sea, he sets my sails straight and guides me back on course. Mark is an excellent listener, firm but fair whilst remaining empathetic and caring. Mark tells you straight where work needs to be done, this is super helpful as a Business Owner. He really is a top bloke and one that you want in your corner. I am very happy to recommend his mentoring services - He is a delight and gets results.

He did a fantastic job as the master of ceremonies. He was very knowledgeable, great communicator, engaged with every delegate and got them involve in all the sessions. Several attendees seek his professional advice during and after on lean related project delivery methods. I would highly recommend anyone to seek his expertise as he is very much focused and passionate in helping his clients.

One of Mark's greatest strength's is his amazing ability to communicate in terms of his client's values. Whether that be, in the past as a health practitioner or to the HR manager of a large corporation, Mark is able to nail what needs to happen to give the client what they need and beyond.

Hi Mark, I wanted to express my gratitude for your mentorship and strategy sessions. They have had an enormously positive impact on both me and The Handpicked Group. Your guidance has been instrumental in refining our values, business structure, communications, and strategies, making it significantly easier to achieve our goals. Your ability to understand our needs and provide tailored solutions has greatly enhanced our overall performance. The mentoring sessions have not only boosted my skills and confidence they have also helped the leadership teams. The strategy days have provided us with clear, actionable plans that have set us up for success in the future. The team and I truly appreciate your continued support and invaluable contributions to our growth. Thank you once again,