What We Believe

At STAND, we believe that a leader is honourable in direct proportion to the personal risks that they take for their opinion. There is no success to be found in making decisions where then sacrifice doesn't include an implication of the individual making them. Everything starts with the leader, including the training and development. We can help.

Meet our founder

Kaine Ogden

With over a decade of experience leading teams, Kaine has developed a lead by example framework to tackle the mercurial challenges of the 21st century leader. His previous role as the General Manager of the Regatta Hotel, coupled with his 8 years of experience as an Infantry soldier, has earned him a reputation as a revered leader across several industries.

In addition to his time spent leading teams, Kaine also invested in studies in psychology, training and assessment, and business. Not known to pull punches, he has also held leadership positions in regional-level rugby and B2C volunteering.

As a fierce proponent of professional development, Kaine has influenced hundreds of his team members to wakeup and play a more active role in their lives. He will use every arrow in his quiver to build better leaders; provided they possess the humility and desire to improve. Home is Brisbane, where he lives with his beautiful wife, Holly, and their 3 children.

Minimum Standards.

A leader is someone who:

  • Cares about others' and it shows in their day-to-day.
  • Tries incredibly hard not to lie, and when it happens, discloses it soon thereafter.
  • Doesn't say the word ‘they’ as a substitute for a body of people/ conglomerate. They call them by name outright, or they don’t say it at all.
  • Doesn't text in sick, they call, or they show up.
  • Is never too proud to look silly for the entertainment of children.
  • Remains curious about the world.
  • Refuses to embody arrogance and ego.
  • Understands that mistakes are life's greatest lesson.
  • Confidently makes decisions and owns the consequences.
  • Doesn't accept heresy or opinion as fact, they respectfully do their due diligence.
  • Never says something bad about another person that they haven’t first said to their face. Even still, best only then repeat it, to source a solution.
  • Calls elderly men Sir, and elderly women Ma’am if unsure of their name.
  • Trusts their gut instincts on some things where no other reasonable explanation is available.
  • Is never to proud to ask for help.
  • Is never to bashful to have the difficult conversations with their team members.
  • Remains monogamous to their wives and husbands.
  • Can demonstrate everything that they teach, otherwise they don't teach it.
  • Looks after their health and physical fitness.
  • Upholds a high standard of discipline, which is reflected in their daily habits and behaviours.