Courage and Leadership

Courageous Leadership, Trust, and Values-Based Culture

Courageous Leadership, Trust, and Values-Based Culture is a leadership development course based on the Dare to Lead™ curriculum and the research of Dr. Brené Brown.

The course is designed to help mid-to-senior leaders build the courage skill sets needed to lead with greater trust, clarity, accountability, and resilience. Courageous leadership is especially important in organizations that need leaders to navigate uncertainty, address difficult issues directly, support innovation, and create conditions where people can do meaningful work.

Participants explore four core courage skill sets: rumbling with vulnerability, building trust, rising in the face of adversity, and operationalizing personal values. Through discussion, reflection, exercises, and practical tools, leaders examine how courage shows up in daily leadership behavior, team communication, feedback, decision-making, and culture.

Leaders leave better prepared to create safer and more meaningful work environments, strengthen trust with their teams, give more useful feedback, and lead in ways that align with personal and organizational values. Upon completion, participants gain the distinction of being Dare to Lead™ Trained.

Business Issue This Course Helps Solve

Your Instructor

This course helps organizations address leadership and culture challenges such as:

Leaders avoiding difficult conversations or important feedback
Low trust that affects communication, innovation, and team performance
Teams that struggle to take smart risks or address challenges constructively
Leadership behaviors that are not consistently aligned with stated values
Difficulty creating a work environment where people can speak honestly and contribute fully
Leaders who need practical tools for navigating vulnerability, uncertainty, and adversity
Culture initiatives that require stronger leadership modeling and accountability
Teams that need a shared framework for courage, trust, feedback, and values-based behavior
Organizations seeking more resilient, self-aware, and accountable leadership

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for:

Mid-level leaders
Senior leaders
Leaders of leaders
Leadership teams
Executives and emerging executive leaders
Leaders responsible for culture, trust, engagement, or team performance
Leaders who need to strengthen feedback, vulnerability, resilience, and values-based leadership
Organizations seeking a shared leadership language around courage, trust, and accountability

Delivery Options

Courageous Leadership, Trust, and Values-Based Culture can be customized and delivered as:

One-day Dare to Lead™ leadership experience
Two-day Dare to Lead™ leadership development course
Three-day immersive Dare to Lead™ program
In-person leadership development course
Virtual or hybrid leadership learning experience, when appropriate
Senior leadership team development session
Mid-level leadership development program
Executive or leadership retreat
Culture, trust, and values-based leadership workshop
Module within a broader leadership development course or leadership academy
Cohort-based leadership development experience with application between sessions
Available in English

Recommended Course Duration

1, 2, or 3 Full Days

Participant Outcomes

As a result of this course, participants will be better able to:

Understand the core skill sets of courageous leadership
Practice rumbling with vulnerability in appropriate and productive ways
Build trust by understanding the behaviors and characteristics that support it
Rise more effectively after setbacks, conflict, or adversity
Identify and operationalize personal values in leadership behavior
Create a safer and more meaningful culture for teams
Support teams in taking risks grounded in courage and trust
Apply key components of brave leadership in daily leadership situations
Give more meaningful feedback to team members
Strengthen self-awareness and apply practical tools with teams
Bring greater clarity, courage, and accountability to leadership conversations

Assessment / Other Details

This course is based on the Dare to Lead™ curriculum and the research of Dr. Brené Brown. The workshop uses exclusive videos, exercises, reflection, discussion, and practical tools to help leaders build courage skill sets and apply them with teams.

Participants who complete the program gain the distinction of being Dare to Lead™ Trained.

This course is especially relevant for leaders and leadership teams working on culture, trust, feedback, vulnerability, resilience, innovation, values alignment, and team effectiveness.

Next Steps

Courageous leadership requires more than intention. Leaders need practical tools for building trust, addressing challenges, giving meaningful feedback, and leading in alignment with their values.

Contact Talent Authority to discuss how Courageous Leadership, Trust, and Values-Based Culture can support your leaders, leadership teams, or broader culture development efforts.