The Dare to Lead™ program, based on over 20 years of research by Dr Brené Brown, focuses on humanising the workplace by exploring who we are and how we lead.

WorkUP QLD have partnered with Lead with Courage to bring the Dare to Lead™ program to the DFV, sexual violence and women's health and wellbeing sector in QLD (WorkUP target group) for a heavily subsidised price.

Before registering, please read all the information including about eligibility, dates and times.

Based on the research of Dr Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is a courage-building program designed to be facilitated by organisational development professionals.

Key Learning Themes:

Brave Leadership and Courage Cultures

Rumbling with Vulnerability

Shame, Self-compassion and Empathy

Living into our Values

BRAVING Trust

Learning to Rise

For more information about the course, please visit Lead with Courage’s website.

Tickets are limited and only available for WorkUP Queensland target group. We reserve the right to limit places per service if oversubscribed. Please register a maximum of one person per organisation.

Please register on the waitlist if you would like a place and the team will contact you to progress the waitlist process and secure your place.

Please contact Jade at workforce@healingfoundation.org.au if you have any further questions.

*WorkUP Queensland’s target group is specialist DFV, women's health and wellbeing and sexual violence services funded by the Queensland Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety, Office of Women and Violence Prevention.

**Non-target registrations will not be accepted.

Program Inclusions

Dare to Lead™ Certified Facilitator – Tammy Coggan

Pre-course Daring Leadership online assessment

Pre-course Team Culture online assessment for intact teams (if applicable)

Official Dare to Lead™ workbook exclusive to this program

A copy of Brené Brown’s bestselling book Dare to Lead™

Morning and afternoon refreshments; and lunch each day

Exclusive access to our bi-monthly Courage Connections virtual 90-minute sessions where we continue to explore enhancing leadership skills with recent research.

On completion of the program, you will receive a Dare to Lead™ participant certificate and digital LinkedIn credential

Event Details

Session 1: Monday, 19th October 2026

Session 2: Tuesday, 20th October 2026

Session 3: Wednesday, 21st October 2026

Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm AEST (all sessions)

Location: Hotel Grand Chancellor Brisbane - 23 Leichhardt Street, Spring Hill, QLD, 4000

Please note: this is a three-part series, participants are encourage to attend ALL days.

Who should attend

Leaders, seniors team members and practitioners with the capacity to be implementing the learning who are working in the domestic and family violence, women’s health and wellbeing and sexual assault sector will find this program beneficial.

Tickets are limited and only available for WorkUP Queensland target group. We reserve the right to limit places per service if oversubscribed. Please register a maximum of one person per organisation.

Please register on the wait list if you would like a place and no tickets are available.

Please contact Jade at workforce@healingfoundation.org.au if you have any further questions.

*WorkUP Queensland’s target group is specialist DFV, women's health and wellbeing and sexual violence services funded by the Queensland Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety, Office of Women and Violence Prevention.

**Non-target registrations will not be accepted.

Presenter details:

Experience the Dare to Lead™ program with us. As a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator and founder of Lead with Courage, Tammy trained directly with Brene, with permission to bring this empowering program to Australia.

You will feel like Brené is in the room with you.

Together, we will guide you to develop these courage-building skills so you, your team, and your organisation can move away from armoured leadership and embrace daring leadership. Our role is to create a safe, inclusive, courageous space for you to journey into Daring Leadership.

Contact the host of Dare to Lead™ (Brisbane) October 2026