See how your leaders actually operate when it counts
Most leadership teams have never been pressure tested.
Not really.
Live Simulations change that. Your leaders run a business under real constraints, and you see exactly how they make decisions, not how they describe themselves in a meeting room.
It pulls people out of silos, makes them work with others, and helps moderate expectations about what can be funded or how every decision impacts the whole. It creates a safe space to experience that pressure and to practise making difficult decisions.
Charles Cameron, CEO, RCSAThis is not a workshop
Nobody is sitting and listening. Your leaders are making decisions under pressure with consequences that play out in real time.
This is not team-building
It's not about fun or bonding. It's about revealing how your leaders think, decide, and operate when conditions are demanding. The insights are often uncomfortable. That's the point.
This is not training
There is no curriculum and no content delivery. The learning comes from the experience itself, from the decisions made and the patterns revealed.
You need this when…
- Offsite coming up
You want something that actually shifts behaviour, not just fills the agenda.
- Leaders coasting
Your people need genuine challenge, not another feedback form or personality profile.
- Growing fast
You need to see who can really lead under pressure before you find out the hard way.
- Decisions feel slow
You want to observe how your people actually make decisions when the stakes feel real.
- Training hasn’t stuck
Workshops and programs haven’t delivered lasting change. You need something your team will remember.
- New team, no baseline
You’ve brought new people together and need to accelerate trust, alignment, and honest conversation.
How It Works
01
Analyse
We learn what you need to see about your team and design the right scenario.
02
Strategise
Your leaders form teams and plan their approach with incomplete information and competing priorities.
03
Execute
The simulation runs live. Decisions have consequences, and pressure builds fast.
04
Reflect
We draw a direct line between what happened in the room and how your team actually runs the business. The conversations are sharp because everyone just lived it.
What it looks like in the room
Real pressure. Real decisions. Real insight.
The simulation creates the experience. The debrief creates the change. We sit down and draw a direct line between what happened in the room and how your team actually operates in the business.
Patterns that took months to form become visible in minutes. And once a team sees them clearly, they can start changing them.
It's not theory. It's what happens when strategy meets stress and every choice counts.
What Leaders Say
“I wanted every team member to understand the different decisions that need to be made in a dynamic business, and to see that it’s always a balancing act.”
“I’ve never had learning like this before. The session was interactive, different, and really unique. I would recommend this to anyone, any business, any sector.”
“It really lifts the veil on the competing considerations at play in any business decision. The simulation was such a powerful way to elevate everyone’s thinking and to get people looking through a different lens.”
Delivered across Vistage & TEC groups in Melbourne, Sydney & Perth
“What Live Simulations does so well is show that the game of business is about context. It pulls people out of silos, makes them work with others, and helps moderate expectations about what can be funded or how every decision impacts the whole.”
“I couldn’t believe how engaged the team was. Normally, in group sessions, I find myself having to step in when I see disengagement. This time, I was able to sit back and simply watch, because everyone was so invested in the decisions and the outcomes.”
“It showed me that without working together and understanding what’s happening across the business, you’re bound to fail. We came in without much strategy, and the lesson hit home quickly.”
“An excellent session. Your experience clearly shines through and I know that not only is a group in safe hands with you, but you’ll know exactly when to challenge them.”
“The personal reflection and learning from the game provided a springboard to go even deeper. The scores that afternoon were the highest I’ve ever had.”
“Interesting to reflect on how strategy decisions take place when you can see immediate feedback vs having to wait 3–5 years.”
“Interesting how we get drawn to certain info and exclude other data, whereas it would have been better to take a step back and take a different perspective.”
“Flexible strategy can feel a little like you don’t have one. But if you have a clear target and goals, how you get there strategically is less important than actually getting there.”
“I was reminded of the power of being in a team and leaning on each other’s strengths. It was also a good reminder of defining what winning actually looks like.”
“His more informal manner was a change from the usual experts, and that drew more commentary out from the group.”
“Great session. Well articulated with some very useful takeaways. I thoroughly enjoyed your approach to using live simulation to improve our understanding of strategic decision making.”
“Excellent method of learning. Different approach to all other TEC speakers.”
“What Live Simulations does so well is show that the game of business is about context. It pulls people out of silos, makes them work with others, and helps moderate expectations about what can be funded or how every decision impacts the whole.”
“I couldn’t believe how engaged the team was. Normally, in group sessions, I find myself having to step in when I see disengagement. This time, I was able to sit back and simply watch, because everyone was so invested in the decisions and the outcomes.”
“It showed me that without working together and understanding what’s happening across the business, you’re bound to fail. We came in without much strategy, and the lesson hit home quickly.”
“An excellent session. Your experience clearly shines through and I know that not only is a group in safe hands with you, but you’ll know exactly when to challenge them.”
“The personal reflection and learning from the game provided a springboard to go even deeper. The scores that afternoon were the highest I’ve ever had.”
“Interesting to reflect on how strategy decisions take place when you can see immediate feedback vs having to wait 3–5 years.”
“Interesting how we get drawn to certain info and exclude other data, whereas it would have been better to take a step back and take a different perspective.”
“Flexible strategy can feel a little like you don’t have one. But if you have a clear target and goals, how you get there strategically is less important than actually getting there.”
“I was reminded of the power of being in a team and leaning on each other’s strengths. It was also a good reminder of defining what winning actually looks like.”
“His more informal manner was a change from the usual experts, and that drew more commentary out from the group.”
“Great session. Well articulated with some very useful takeaways. I thoroughly enjoyed your approach to using live simulation to improve our understanding of strategic decision making.”
“Excellent method of learning. Different approach to all other TEC speakers.”
Scores and feedback collected via official Vistage speaker evaluation surveys
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Investment starts from
$3,500
Includes debrief session and a reflection booklet for every participant. All four simulations. Same base investment. Groups up to 30. Travel on top.
For a group of 20, that's under $175 per head. For 30, under $120. Less than most team lunches.
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