Will You Answer
The Call To Courage?
Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential.
When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work.
But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, for starters.
Having spent over two decades dedicated to studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and most recently completing a study on courageous leadership, Dr. Brené Brown’s research reveals that the ideal leader is someone who cultivates a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the expectation.
“Kathy is a skilled trainer who demonstrates understanding of her topics. I appreciate the humanistic approach that she takes that truly comes from her heart and emotion. She is fantastic at drawing us into the emotional connection of the topics and how our vulnerability and courage can help us to be better leaders.”
”Thank you for opening the door and guiding me to this important journey with Dare to Lead! The training has permeated my thoughts and actions this week in a thoughtful, positive, and empowered way. I am looking forward to continuing to practice these new skills, to speak my truth and emotions, and to trust that falling is part of the brave road ahead that I choose to live full out because “This is me!”. I am grateful to have been a part of the training, and to now know a very special group of people. ”
What You’ll Learn
In this three-day training (also offered as an 8-week series), I’ll guide you on a powerful discovery to become a braver leader as you learn the four empirically based skill sets of courageous leadership, all of which are teachable, measurable, and observable:
Rumbling with Vulnerability – facing risk, uncertainty, and emotional exposure with courage and clarity
Living into our Values – identifying, operationalizing, and practicing the beliefs we hold most important
BRAVING Trust – creating or deepening connections in relationships and teams based on the seven elements of trust
Learning to Rise – learning and growing from the inevitable failures, setbacks, and disappointments that happen when we’re brave
Individuals who successfully complete the full 24-hour Dare to Lead™ training program will receive a certificate of completion and are permitted to put the “Dare to Lead Trained” badge on their LinkedIn account.
“The way Kathy allowed us to dive deep into important conversations, especially around accountability, diversity and inclusion. Using Howspace was a great way to interact and stay engaged between sessions. Kathy was excellent model of vulnerability.”
”I wanted to thank you for the workshop and introducing me to Dare to Lead. What a transformative experience; I’m still processing everything! Every session was like a Ted talk on steroids – so much truth and knowledge was being dropped. I wish something like this was available to me at the start of my career – I can only imagine how different my journey would have been. Fortunately for me I now have the information, strategy and tools to continue this journey in a more powerful and courageous way with the support of some very special people.”
Dare to Lead Training Objectives
Gauge your strengths, and your opportunities for growth, as a daring leader
Better understand why vulnerability is the foundational skill set of courage
Understand the role that self-awareness plays in daring leadership
Understand that it’s armor, not fear, that’s the greatest obstacle to daring leadership
Identify the four skill sets that make up courage
Understand that courage is a collection of skill sets that are measurable, observable, and teachable
Recognize that vulnerability is the birthplace of many of the behaviors that define daring leadership
Understand that daring leadership requires showing up for hard conversations and rumbles, including giving and receiving feedback
Who Should Attend
Those who:
Are interested in developing their courageous leadership skills (executives, directors, managers, emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, small business owners, and personal and professional development seekers, to name just a few)
See the potential in people and processes and desire to take responsibility for developing that potential
Are passionate about accelerating performance in themselves and others
Want to create braver, more resilient organizations and teams
Desire to live and lead more courageously
About Brené Brown and the Dare to Lead Program
Based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage-building program designed to be led by Certified Dare to Lead facilitators.
Brené is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and most recently completed a seven-year study on courageous leadership. She is the author of five #1 New York Times best sellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead, which also debuted at #1 on The Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly lists.
The most significant finding from Brene’s latest research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable. Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitators focus on developing these courage-building skills through workshops, trainings, and coaching to help individuals, teams, and organizations move from armored leadership to daring leadership.
This 24-hour program is designed for individuals who are ready to embrace brave leadership, shed their armor, and show up with their whole hearts in their work and life. As a Certified Dare to Lead facilitator personally trained by Brene, I have the profound and distinct privilege of guiding individuals, teams, and organizations through the actionable and measurable skills of daring leadership,
