About this Event
ABOUT THE EVENT
Who the Event is For
Courageous Leadership is hosting Dare to Lead™ leadership training for individuals committed to being more courageous leaders at work or in their communities. This training is designed to provide new knowledge, skills, and tools for new leaders as well as seasoned, executive leaders.
About the Dare to Lead™ Program
Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage-building program based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, research professor and author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers. This 3-day training focuses on the four skill sets of courage identified through Brené’s research. These skill sets are 100% teachable, making daring leadership possible for all seeking to be brave and cultivate courageous cultures.
Schedule
Virtual Wednesday January 15th 9 am to noon
In-Person Tuesday and Wednesday January 21st and 22nd ``8:30am to 5pm
Virtual Wednesday January 29th 9 am to noon
In Person
8:30am Breakfast
9am to 5pm Workshop
Noon to 1pm lunch
What’s Included
Light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and coffee, tea, and water
Official Dare to Lead™ workbook
Follow-up 1-hour coaching phone call
Upon completing the training, you will receive a “Dare to Lead™ Trained” certificate and digital LinkedIn credential*
*This certificate will NOT allow you to facilitate the work as a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator.
If you are interested in becoming certified to deliver the Dare to Lead™ program to groups, organizations, or individuals, please see https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/train-to-become-a-dare-to-lead-facilitator/.
Program Features
24-hour curriculum designed by the Brené Brown Education and Research Group
In-person, co-creative facilitation
Videos of Brené made exclusively for the Dare to Lead™ program
Small group and pair work
Interactive and reflective exercises to practice the four skill sets of courage
Program Learning
Participates will learn:
What courageous leadership and cultures look like and what happens when courage is absent. Spoiler alert: Without courage, toxicity thrives.
What gets in the way of us showing up as our whole selves and being brave. Spoiler alert: It’s not fear.
The four skill sets of courage and how to immediately begin building them and putting them into practice. Spoiler alert: This includes having tough conversations.
Highlighted Focus Areas
Skill Set #1: Rumbling With Vulnerability
Define your call to courage as a leader
Understand the role of courage and vulnerability in daring leadership
Understand shame and empathy and their role in daring leadership
Recognize armor and articulate how it gets in the way of daring leadership
Understand the behaviors of armored versus daring leadership
Understand how to develop grounded confidence to replace your armor
Skill Set #2: Living Into Our Values
Learn how values operate in our lives and their role in integrity and daring leadership
Identify your core values and operationalize them into observable behaviors
Learn the daring skills that support you in tough conversations
Skill Set #3: Braving Trust
Understand how trust is built and its role in connection and psychological safety
Learn the seven elements of trust and identify observable behaviors for these elements
Skill Set #4: Learning To Rise
Learn the critical role curiosity and emotional literacy play in developing rising skills
Recognize common strategies for offloading emotions and learn more effective behaviors for managing them
Understand how our brain is wired for stories and how the stories we create affect our behavior and ability to effectively lead and interact with others
Learn how to rumble with our stories
Recommended Prework
Read Dare to Lead
Watch Brené’s TED talks: The Power of Vulnerability and Listening to Shame
Watch Brené’s Netflix Special: A Call to Courage
Take the Daring Leadership Assessment: https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/assessment/
FAQs
Sign in and a light breakfast will be served at 8:30 am on both days of the training.
Please dress for comfort. (Jeans are acceptable.)
Cancellation and Refund Policy
You can transfer your paid registration to another participant if you notify the organizer ([email protected]) within 7 days of the training date.
If you cancel your registration by December 15, 2025, you will be given a full refund of your registration price minus a $300 cancellation charge.
If you cancel your registration after December 15, 2025, you will be refunded half of your registration price.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
JW Marriott Edmonton ICE District, 10344 102 Street Northwest, Edmonton, Canada
CAD 1999.00 to CAD 2662.81
