Based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage-building program, designed to support leaders as they face increasingly complex, rapidly changing environments with an insatiable demand for innovation, Tanya Williams (Authentic Coaching and Consulting) is facilitating a introductory survey of the 4 courage building skills (Rumbling with Vulnerability, Living Into Our Values, BRAVING Trust, and Learning to Rise) that will center the unique experiences of the intersecting identities of race, sex, and gender among other identities.
Our current world's call is for braver leaders and more courageous cultures. Navigating leadership through a lens of being a Woman of Color can offer its unique challenges. This 6 - hour exploration will give people who identify as Women of Color across a chance to focus on growing and reflecting on leadership skills within a group that will center gender identity, sexual identity, racial identity as well as other intersecting identities (such as class, ability, nationality, belief, etc.) and offer opportunities to process your exploration in the beauty of nature. We invite you to learn leadership in a setting that embraces all of who you are.
Who is a leader? According to Brené Brown, a leader is anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential. Leadership is not about titles or the corner office. It's about the willingness to step up, put yourself out there, and lean into courage.
The most significant finding from Brené’s latest research is that courage is composed of the following four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable.
Rumbling with Vulnerability: We lean into vulnerability, stay curious and generous, and circle back when necessary
Living into Your Values: We do more than profess our values, we practice them. We walk our talk—we are clear about what we believe and hold important, and we take care that our intentions, words, thoughts, and behaviors align with those beliefs.
BRAVING Trust: We understand the elements of trust and can identify when we—and others—are out of alignment. We shift from unproductive power dynamics to authentic and inclusive connection.
Learning to Rise: We create space to fail—for ourselves and others. We own our stories and sift through the discomfort, risk, and emotional exposure of vulnerability in service to connection, creativity, and courage.
The world needs leaders who are willing to model transparency, vulnerability, and authenticity—foundational skills for cultivating conditions of equity, inclusion, and belonging. This introductory Women of Color Dare to Lead™ program is designed and will be facilitated through a lens of identity and power, centering social justice as a core value. Transparency, vulnerability and authenticity can be difficult to navigate in systems framed by racism and sexism.
Participants in this introductory program will:
Deepen their understanding of the dynamics of identity and power—individual, interpersonal, and systemic—that influence our relationship to vulnerability and courage.
Better understand why vulnerability (uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure) is the foundational skill of courage.
Better understand the critical role that self-awareness plays in daring leadership.
Better understand that it’s armor—not fear—that is the greatest obstacle to daring leadership.
Identify the four skill sets that make up courage: rumbling with vulnerability, living into our values, BRAVING trust, and learning to rise.
Better understand that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are measurable, observable, and teachable.
Recognize that vulnerability is the birthplace of many of the behaviors that define daring leadership including creativity, accountability, and difficult conversations.
Understand that daring leadership requires showing up for hard conversations and rumbles, including giving and receiving feedback.