COURAGE: THE #1 LEADERSHIP SKILL
FOR OUR COMPLEX TIMES

DARE TO LEAD™ FOR INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS

-Dr. Brené Brown

DARE TO LEAD™ FOR INDIVIDUALS & TEAMS
Dare to Lead™ is an empirical, Courage-building program for leaders and corporations created by TED speaker and best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown.

Why Courage? Because it was identified by a large group of global C-level leaders as the #1 must-have skill for leaders in these increasingly complex, uncertain times.

Dare to Lead™ breaks Courage into four practical, learnable skills that build capability in areas that challenge many leaders and employees and deeply impact organizational health and profitability. They are:

Rumbling with Vulnerability: The ability to stay grounded and open in tough moments so you can keep hold of the bigger picture and model brave leadership.

Living into our Values: Knowing what you stand for and intentionally living your life in alignment with your beliefs. In short, walking the talk.

BRAVING Trust: Seven behaviors that make up the acronym “BRAVING” and help you approach, assess, and build 1:1 and team-level trust in concrete ways.

Learning to Rise: Mastering resilience, the vitally important reset and recovery skills that help people pick themselves up, dust off, and keep moving forward with purpose.

Dare to Lead™ is modular and customizable to your operating context. As your facilitator, my first priority is to learn about your business and cultural priorities so we can build the smartest approach and ensure your program is anchored in the most targeted and relevant workplace scenarios.

Virtual or in-person and designed to be interactive and to foster meaningful connection and sticky learning, my workshops have consistently received stellar sponsor and participant ratings.

At Brené’s invitation, I began partnering with her to bring Dare to Lead™ to thousands of leaders in its pilot form for 18 months before its October 2018 release. Since then, in addition to facilitating the work with my clients around the world, I am one of only three senior mentors for the program. I am actively involved in several aspects of curriculum optimization and facilitator community management and care. I am also part of a small, hand-picked speaking team bringing Dare to Lead™-based keynotes to corporations around the world. In short, I love this work, I live this work, and am confident that we can design an approach that makes you and your people unstoppable.

Contact me for more information on Dare to Lead. See How I Work for more details.

WHAT LEADERS AND TEAMS ARE SAYING:

Leaders:

“Today was a watershed moment. [After a major crisis], I was afraid of the rumble based on years of gossip. IT WAS THE OPPOSITE! I am thrilled. There was no triangulation, and the only sentiment is “Let’s do this!!” [My people] are behind the company in a way I could never have dreamt, nor did I expect. With this energy, I empowered [them] to take the lead on defining their new world … and invited them to lead together. All teamed up to strategize on how to keep me okay, and themselves okay, while staying true to the values we all have. TEAM is rising up around me as leader, and I am not forcing leadership.”

“Leading a large infrastructure organization though rapid growth and with a mix of wonderful leaders from different industries, I engaged Lakshmi to design and lead [Dare to Lead™] workshops focused towards driving cultural transformation. She started with a series for the leadership team and looking at the value delivered, we further expanded the effort globally to [250] leaders deeper in the organization. I was impressed with Lakshmi’s ability to quickly understand our business, organizational challenges, and establish trust with my leadership team. The team gained critical insights and took practical tools that are already having a positive leadership impact on everyday operations. Lakshmi is especially astute in connecting dots, observing cultural traits and behaviors, and constructively coaching senior leadership towards positive outcomes. Our journey has only started, and expectations are high.”

Workshop participants:

“This was the best training I’ve been to in over a decade.”

“More insight into people I thought I knew well but also more insight into myself and my motivations and roadblocks. Many eye-opening moments.”

“Very inspiring speaker and love her story-telling. Could listen all day. Could tie concepts to tools I can see myself using.”

“This was very challenging material and Lakshmi is outstanding at creating a safe, honest, caring environment while presenting often uncomfortable material. Well done.”

“Lakshmi engaged a room of 60 or more principals to sit in a room together for 8 hours with no one opening a laptop. Everyone was engaged. It was very positive and powerful information.”

“Lakshmi presented things so clearly and recognized when additional rumble time was needed. We have had other trainers but she surpassed them and our expectations as well.”

“Lakshmi did a fantastic job of setting a safe environment. Managed the content well for different layers of management/experience all in the same room. Moderated the conversation well during high emotions.”