Dare To LeadTM with Debra Birks, in collaboration with Leadership Great South Coast - Nov 2026

Building Brave Leaders & Courageous Cultures

Delivered by Leading Facilitator & experienced Certified Dare To Lead™ Facilitator Debra Birks, in collaboration with Leadership Great South Coast.

Delivered over 3-Days IN-PERSON

PLUS BONUS COACHING - 'Circle Back' Group Coaching session 4 weeks post the workshop.

Day 1: Wednesday 10th Nov - 8:30am - 5:00pm: The Foundational Skills

Day 2: Thursday 11th Nov - 8:30am - 5:00pm: Mastering the 'Rumble'

Day 3: Friday 12th Nov - 8:30am - 5:00pm: Rising Strong & Leading Courageously

Why Dare To Lead™ Leadership?

The Dare To Lead™ program cultivates Brave Leaders and Courageous Cultures with a focus on accountable, values-led, self-aware and empathic leadership skill development. Leaders will be skilled up to rise from failures and setbacks, to align values with behaviours, to unlearn and relearn what vulnerability is, and to strengthen trust in self and others. This program is transformational in leadership, and life. Sharpening emotional literacy, understanding shame resilience, and cultivating your critical thinking is integral for authentic and courageous leadership.

About the Dare To Lead™ program

Based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based courage-building program of 4 skill sets that are measurable, teachable and observable, designed to be delivered by a Certified Dare To Lead™ Facilitator. This is a highly interactive and experiential workshop that delivers on its research in clear and practical ways.

Who should attend?

Brené defines a leader as "someone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and has the courage to develop that potential."

A Call to all Leaders. People leaders, self-leaders, emerging leaders, educators, community and business leaders; health practitioners, coaches and consultants, this is a deep dive into 'Brave Leadership', and if you're committed to leading authentically, ethically and inclusively, with your whole heart, then this program is for you. 

Discover how to...

• Cultivate courageous cultures and brave leaders

• Increase innovation and creativity

• Operationalise your values - reset and realign values to meaning and purpose 

• Build empathy and the practice of self-care and emotional wellbeing

• Build trust through accountability, reliability and setting boundaries 

• Rise from setbacks – acquire strategies and skills to reset from failure and disappointment

Key Learning Outcomes

• Defining your Leadership identity 

• Identify the 4 skill sets of courage

• Recognise the critical role that self-awareness plays in daring leadership

• How to show up for hard conversations

• Understand why courage requires vulnerability

• Why self-protection (armour) - not fear, is our greatest obstacle in daring leadership

• Identifying the myths of vulnerability

• Understand how courage is measurable, teachable and observable

• Cultivating an essential feedback culture

Program Includes

• A copy of Brené Brown's New York Times #1 bestselling book Dare to Lead™

• Dare to Lead™ official workbook only available from your Certified Dare To Lead™ Facilitator 

• Dare to Lead™ ‘Participant Trained’ digital LinkedIn credential* 

• Pre-work: Daring Leadership assessment - measuring the 4 skill sets of courage

• Brené Brown videos - created exclusively for the Dare To Lead™ program

• Resources to continue and embed the learnings 

• Access to ANEWDAY's private group coaching circles. Exclusive to DTL graduates - Value $2,000

Morning & afternoon Tea, plus a nutritious lunch will be provided

Cost:

Early Bird rate: $2,995*

Full rate: $3,295*

LGSC Alumni: 10% discount on full rate price*

* GST plus Humanitix booking fee.

Scholarships may be available for this program - please contact us to discuss

**This program does not provide you with a Dare To Lead™ Certified Facilitator accreditation to facilitate the Dare To Lead™ program. However, once the 3-day curriculum is completed you may be eligible to deliver the 'Daring Teams Rollout Program' to your broader team as a Daring Team's Co-ordinator. Register your interest with debra@anewday.com.au

About Debra Birks - your facilitator

Debra, an experienced and Certified Dare to Lead™ (CDTLF) and Daring Way™ Facilitator (CDWF), ICF, IECL Lvl 3 Executive/Leadership Coach, amd experienced executive leader of 30+ years, will facilitate and guide you through...

• Dare To Lead™ 3-day curriculum.

• All lessons using her own personal stories, humour, knowledge and wisdom to compliment the research and science. 

• The skills, common language and tools required to operationalise your own courage in your organisation, workplace and life.

About Brené Brown

Brené is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and most recently completed a 10-year study on courageous leadership. She is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Any additional questions - programs@lgsc.org.au