Dare To Lead™ Workshops & Coaching

We offer the Dare to Lead™ program created by Brené Brown to assist individuals and organizations in fostering growth and developing a more courageous workplace. The most significant finding from Brown’s research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable. Those skills include:

Rumbling with Vulnerability – Learning how vulnerability impacts us at work

Leaning Into Our Values – Getting clear on our values and the behaviors that represent them

Braving Trust – Understanding what builds and what diminishes trust

Learning to Rise – Building resilience for when we fail

We build braver cultures by working with organizations to align leaders and teams around the language and skill sets provided in Dare to Lead™.

• Driving a “fitting in” culture
• Leading for compliance and control
• Struggling with hard conversations
• Resisting change
• Getting stuck in and owned by failures
• Trust is undefined and expected

• Leadership being about position and status
• Leaders needing to be right
• Reactively leading
• Managing using shame and blame
• Fostering a scarcity-driven culture
• Professing vs practicing values
• Driving a “fitting in” culture
• Leading for compliance and control
• Struggling with hard conversations
• Resisting change
• Getting stuck in and owned by failures
• Trust is undefined and expected

Designed for organizations that want to provide group interaction and learning over three days. This workshop covers all four skill sets of courage-building and includes the Dare to Lead™ assessments and participant materials. The workshop may be conducted live or virtual.

The 90-day program is the complete Dare to Lead™ curriculum, covering all four skill sets and is designed to integrate with everyday workflow. Workshops are conducted asynchronously, live or virtual, at regular intervals over 90 days and include the Dare to Lead™ assessments and participant materials.

Dare to Lead™ Individual and Team or Group Coaching

We created the Dare to Lead™ coaching programs for busy leaders who want to practice and apply the four skill sets of courage in their day-to-day work.

Designed to meet leaders’ specific pace, and busy schedules, workshops are conducted virtually, over a total of 24 hours, in increments of one hour or more, and ideal for teams in multiple geographies. Dare to Lead™ participant materials and individual or group assessments included.

These programs are designed to meet most individuals or organizations’ needs, however, we will work with you to customize a program for your specific requirements. In addition, customized, shorter, targeted individual and group workshops and coaching programs are also available.

All individuals who participate and complete the 24-hour Dare to the Lead curriculum are offered the Dare to Lead™ trained designation.

We are also able to provide additional training materials to assist you to roll out the curriculum throughout your organization.

“Courage is contagious. To scale daring leadership and build courage in teams and organizations, we have to cultivate a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the expectation, and armor is not necessary or rewarded.”

-Brené Brown

“I was concerned about doing the work virtually, but the use of chat and the breakout sessions made the group of 60+ feel small and safe. We had great conversations that were very insightful and thought-provoking.”

“I like the quality of the materials and the presenters, Debbie and Randy. The breakouts helped me understand that I was not alone and that my peers struggle with the same things that I do!”

“It was good to hear about the work from Brené in the videos and Debbie was good at getting everyone involved, even in our large group. Her attitude, inclusiveness, and ability to connect with us enabled us to open up and have hard conversations with each other”

“I really appreciated the breakout conversations; we had some good moments of reflection. Given that it was remote, the facilitators did a great job, the time flew by. I loved the different teaching methods, with videos, voiceovers, and small group breakouts. It kept it engaging and participatory for all.”

Teams

“I was excited that the team was engaged and that everyone participated. Multiple viewpoints came together to illustrate that even though we are all different and communicate
differently, we are all working toward being exceptional in our work and as individuals.”

“Good synthesis of a complex topic with effective facilitation, good materials and effective use of tech to support the class”

“I especially liked the post-it note approach to answering the hard questions. I think it allowed for more honesty” There were good conversations, and the people who don’t usually share their thoughts did!”

Individuals

“I appreciate the time spent on my personal development, and I like it that Debbie works through the exercises and shares her experiences with me”

“It’s fantastic – each week, we work through a chapter, and I find that I can easily apply it and practice at work. In addition, it always makes our discussions richer the following week. The Dare to Lead coaching has been a powerful learning experience for me”

“This is my first introduction to Brené Brown’s work, and I’m inspired! I look forward to my weekly sessions, and I have already started to use some of the techniques I have learned.

“I was concerned about doing the work virtually, but the use of chat and the breakout sessions made the group of 60+ feel small and safe. We had great conversations that were very insightful and thought-provoking.”

“I like the quality of the materials and the presenters, Debbie and Randy. The breakouts helped me understand that I was not alone and that my peers struggle with the same things that I do!”

“It was good to hear about the work from Brené in the videos and Debbie was good at getting everyone involved, even in our large group. Her attitude, inclusiveness, and ability to connect with us enabled us to open up and have hard conversations with each other.”

“I really appreciated the breakout conversations; we had some good moments of reflection. Given that it was remote, the facilitators did a great job, the time flew by. I loved the different teaching methods, with videos, voiceovers, and small group breakouts. It kept it engaging and participatory for all.”

“I was excited that the team was engaged and that everyone participated. Multiple viewpoints came together to illustrate that even though we are all different and communicate
differently, we are all working toward being exceptional in our work and as individuals.”

“Good synthesis of a complex topic with effective facilitation, good materials and effective use of tech to support the class”

“I especially liked the post-it note approach to answering the hard questions. I think it allowed for more honesty” There were good conversations, and the people who don’t usually share their thoughts did!”

“I appreciate the time spent on my personal development, and I like it that Debbie works through the exercises and shares her experiences with me”

“It’s fantastic – each week, we work through a chapter, and I find that I can easily apply it and practice at work. In addition, it always makes our discussions richer the following week. The Dare to Lead coaching has been a powerful learning experience for me”

“This is my first introduction to Brené Brown’s work, and I’m inspired! I look forward to my weekly sessions, and I have already started to use some of the techniques I have learned.

About 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 facilitated by organizational development professionals.

The most significant finding from Brené’s latest research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable. The Dare to Lead™ program focuses on developing these courage-building skills through workshops, training, and coaching to help individuals, teams, and organizations move from armored leadership to daring leadership.

Individuals who successfully complete the full 24-hour Dare to Lead™ program will receive a certificate of completion and are allowed to put the Dare to Lead Trained badge on their LinkedIn account.