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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Team leaders, managers, executives, and other business and IT professionals who lead others as well as Individual contributors ready for transformational self-development as a leader. Overview Recognize vulnerability as the emotion we feel during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure. Explain why courage requires vulnerability. Establish a link between what I learned and behaviors I want to change. Recognize the critical role that self-awareness plays in daring leadership. Give examples to support how armor - not fear -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. Recognize 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. Give examples of why daring leadership requires showing up for hard conversations and rumbles, including giving and receiving feedback. This workshop is all about your own leadership self-awareness, identifying your call to courage as a leader and the learning, practice and integration of the four courage skills sets so you can show up authentically in life and leadership. Dare to Lead? is the ultimate playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. The greatest barrier to daring leadership is not fear; the greatest obstacle is armor ? how we self-protect when we feel uncertainty, risk and emotional exposure. Learn the skills to move from armored leadership to daring leadership. Daring leaders are self-aware, know how to have hard conversations, hold themselves and others accountable, build trust, lead with empathy and connection, take smart risks that lead to innovation, reset quickly after disappointments and setbacks, and give and receive feedback. This interactive curriculum is delivered in five, half-day sessions and is based on the research by Bren‚ Brown. This course comes with a PDF workbook and an Amazon gift card to purchase the Dare to Lead? book in the version of your choice. You also have access to a series of leadership and personal development assessments and exclusive training videos led by Dr. Bren‚ Brown. At the end of the event, a digital badge is awarded to those who complete 24 hours of course content. The Heart of Daring Leadership Permission Slips Container Building Armored Leadership versus Daring Leadership Call to Courage Assembling Our Armor Building Grounded Confidence to Replace our Armor Aplying the 5Cs Self-Awareness & Emotional Literacy Developing Emotional Literacy Getting Curious About Emotions Exploring the Iceberg The Myths of Vulnerability Rumbling with Vulnerability The Six Myths of Vulnerability Exploring Your Arena Shame Resilience Shame 101 Defining Shame The Physiology of Shame Shame Shields How Shame Shows Up in Organizations How Shame Shows up at Work Empathy and Self-Compassion Attributes of Empathy What Does Empathy Look Like? Empathy Misses Comparative Suffering Self-Compassion Talk to Yourself the Way You Talk to Someone You Love Empathy & Self-Compassion Commitment Supplemental Exercise: Kristin Neff?s Self-Compassion Scale Supplemental Exercise: Putting Empathy, Curiosity, and Rumble Tools in Action Living Into Our Values Living Into Our Values Values Clarification Taking Values from Professing Words to Practicing Behaviors Grounded Confidence and Rumbling Skills Grounded Confidence and Rumbling Skills Rumble Starters The 5Cs of Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, and Delegation Using the 5Cs Supplemental Exercise ? Gritty Faith & Gritty Facts Supplemental Exercise ? Horizon Conflict Engaged Feedback Giving Engaged Feedback Recognizing Defensiveness in Feedback Conversations BRAVING Trust BRAVING Trust Square Squad Rumbling with Self-Trust Trust with Others Trust on Teams Rumbling with Living BIG Learning to Rise: The Reckoning Learning to Rise: The Rising Strong Process The Rising Strong Process Getting Emotionally Hooked Offloading Hurt: Barriers to Reckoning with Emotion Strategies for Reckoning with Emotion The Rumble and The Revolution Writing My SFD The Delta The Revolution: When the Process Becomes a Daily Practice Supplemental Exercise ? Reset and Resilience Practices Integration Dare to Lead Integration Plan

Learn the skills of being more confident and assertive in the workplace plus be able to influence people to do the things you would like them to do. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) This ‘Assertiveness and Influencing Techniques’ workshop is interactive and practical and facilitated by a subject matter expert via a virtual platform. Exercises and breakout rooms will be used during this training. Delegates are encouraged to login from a location where they feel safe to turn on their camera, use their microphones and engage in conversations as required. Objectives  The aim of this course is to introduce delegates to a variety of influencing skills and techniques to deal with aggression and challenging situations. These skills and techniques will improve confidence and personal effectiveness when working in groups / meetings. By the end of the course delegates will be able to recognise and define what assertive behaviour is and its benefits, the impact of non-verbal communication and how to use it to enhance influencing behaviours. Content What is influencing and assertiveness? Sources of power Influencing skills and choosing the right approach When to be assertive and alternative behaviours Assertive behaviour Behavioural styles and their impact on working relationships Identifying different behaviour types; assertive, aggressive, passive Building confidence and negotiating a win/win result Developing Skills Communication skills – the language of influence and communication dynamics Different influencing techniques and when to use them The art of saying ‘No’ - having the confidence to challenge Receiving criticism assertively and assertiveness behaviour analysis The language of assertion Meeting skills Giving and receiving feedback Dealing with confrontation, aggression and challenges in a confident manner Practical Exercises and Action Planning Practical exercises will be used throughout the training and the training will culminate with the creation of a personal action plan

Learn the skills, knowledge and have the confidence to tackle difficult conversations in a productive way. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Do you worry about how to give negative feedback or deal with performance issues? Are you concerned about giving bad news? This workshop is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle these scenarios in a productive way. If you are a people manager, team leader or supervisor looking to make those challenging conversations less stressful and more effective, this workshop is for you. Lots of practical sessions will ensure you have the opportunity to relate your learning to your real life work situations. The one day session will use professional actors in the afternoon so that you can practice handling real-life challenging conversations. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Deal with a wide range of challenging conversations Describe the preferred behavioural style for giving feedback State the most appropriate influencing technique to use in your situations Explain how to give successful constructive feedback Content What are challenging conversations What type of challenging conversations occur? Why do we find them challenging? Communication Practical exercise to demonstrate and act as a refresher of the fundamentals of communication Barriers to communication especially in a difficult discussion Choosing the right behavioural style Refresher of assertiveness and why it is important in this context Practical exercise demonstrating how behaviour breeds behaviour, and the impact of choosing an inappropriate style Steps to using assertive behaviour Influencing Cialdini’s model for influence How to use influencing techniques in handling challenging conversations Practical application Feedback Understanding feedback – positive vs. negative Using the ABCBC model for feedback Using the basics of emotional intelligence to give effective feedback Practical application Practical Activities Professional actors will work with you in small groups in the afternoon to practice real-life challenging conversations.

Learn the skills and mindset to become a business partner, align your expertise with the organisational goals, drive growth, and shape the future of your company. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) This is a highly interactive and practical course which will help you to understand the role of Business Partnering and the key skills needed to be successful in the role. The course is designed specifically to give you an opportunity to explore the role and test a range of techniques to improve your strategic working as well as your influencing and relationship building skills. This course is aimed at individuals who work cross-functionally and with other people to achieve business results and is particularly helpful for those who engage frequently with senior managers and executives. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Describe the role of Business Partner and the benefit to the business Develop stronger engagement with all internal and external stakeholders Influence without authority Build positive relationships Handle robust conversations Be forward thinking, not reactive Act as a change agent Communicate with confidence and credibility Content Understanding the role of the Business Partner What is Business Partnering from an individual, departmental and business view Using a psychometric test to look at where your strengths are and how you can use them effectively in the role Developing Relationships Creating a powerful first impression. Communication skills Understanding different communication styles Being more proactive in developing key relationships Stakeholder engagement Presenting ideas in a confident and articulate way Understanding and developing trust Connecting with people Networking Influencing and Negotiating Influencing and persuading others Dealing with conflict and difficult conversations Becoming a trusted advisor/Business Partner Advanced questioning skills and techniques to get to the root of a problem Strategic Thinking Develop the mind-set and strategic capability to play a more proactive leading role in the business

Landscape Architecture Course Create jaw-dropping landscape designs with the help of the Landscape Architecture course. This course will take your landscape designing sense to the next level. Within a few steps, you will master the core skills required to shine in this area. From the Landscape Architecture course modules, you will learn the fundamentals of landscape architecture. The informative lessons will show you the strategies for planting and keeping the plants healthy. In addition, you will learn the skills to develop pathways, water features and fences. The course will also cover lectures on landscape ecology. You will also grasp a solid foundation in entertainment and recycling projects. Join now and boost your skills! Course Curriculum Module 01: Introduction to Landscape Architecture Module 02: Green-scaping Module 03: Planting Trees and Shrubs Module 04: Maintenance of Planting Module 05: Pathways Module 06: Walls and Fences Module 07: Water Features Module 08: Entertainment and Recycling Projects Module 09: Landscape Ecology (Learn more about this online course)