Brave Leadership & Daring Conversations: A Dare to Lead™ Seminar
Will you become a Brave Leader?
Having the courage to show up and be vulnerable as a leader is challenging, but it’s something that can be taught and, ultimately, something that will transform your leadership and amplify your impact.
In this seminar, you will learn how to be braver as a leader in all your interactions. You will explore the key concepts of Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead™ and experience a deep dive into the crucial skill set that leaders need to shape behaviours, influence performance, and make difficult decisions easier.
Don’t miss this opportunity to unleash your leadership potential with the tools and strategies of one of the greatest leadership minds of our time.
Shape how you lead and dare to lead with courage and vulnerability today, before this seminar sells out.
Your event experience
The support and guidance of an expert trusted by Australia’s top organisations
Inspiring and practical: Brimming with “ah ha!” moments, you will leave this seminar feeling empowered, equipped, and energised
Take a deep dive into the values skillset to become a reliable, confident, and effective leader
Transform the way you lead and connect, infuse courage into every conversation, and cultivate a culture of trust
Benefit from tried and tested methods that cut through stress and burnout, resulting in more resilient and engaged teams that perform at their best
Tammy Coggan
Principal Consultant & Co-Founder, Lead With Courage
In 2019 Tammy travelled to San Antonio, Texas to be certified as a Dare to Lead™ Facilitator in a cohort led by Dr Brené Brown herself. The Dare to Lead™ program, based on over 25 years of research, focuses on humanising the workplace by exploring who we are and how we lead.
Tammy’s expertise lies in helping leaders unlock their courage, engage in tough conversations, and build high-value work teams. To date, over 2500 leaders have discovered how brave leaders build courageous cultures in Dare to Lead™ programs facilitated by Tammy.
Tammy Coggan She/Her
In 2019 Tammy travelled to San Antonio Texas to be Certified as a Dare to Lead™ Facilitator in a cohort led by Dr Brené Brown herself. The Dare to Lead™ program, based on over 20 years of research, focuses on humanising the workplace by exploring who we are and how we lead.
Tammy’s expertise lies in helping leaders unlock their courage, engage in tough conversations, and build high-value work teams. To date over 2500 leaders have discovered how brave leaders build courageous cultures in Dare to Lead™ programs facilitated by Tammy.
With over 21 years’ experience partnering with organisations across various industries Tammy applies business acumen, leadership knowledge and neuroscience-based coaching together with evidence-based research to optimise outcomes for organisations and assist individuals to lead successfully. Tammy is passionate about providing leaders with a range of practical tools to successfully overcome the challenges encountered in today’s workplace
Keeping curious about human nature Tammy aims to build change resilient, emotionally intelligent leaders for the future.
What is Dare to Lead™?
Based on Dr Brené Brown’s research, Dare to Lead™ is an empirically grounded courage-building program designed to be run exclusively by certified facilitators.
She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and most recently completed a seven-year study on courageous leadership. She is also the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers, including her blockbuster book Dare to Lead. This seminar is designed as a shortcut to Brené’s extended Dare to Lead™ curriculum and will explore its key concepts in a compact timeframe to optimise your professional development.
Benefits of attending
Harness your innate communication strengths and learn how to adapt your style
Develop your questioning and curious inquiry skills to cut through distractions and reach the core of issues
Tap into vulnerability and embrace courage
Have more meaningful and braver conversations with teams and colleagues
Understand courageous leadership and how it drives high performance and builds trust to create stronger connections
Remove your barriers to courage by identifying the “armour” you wear at work
Who will attend
Dare to Lead™ speaks a universal language of leadership and applies to any leader, in any situation.
This includes leaders in the public and private sectors: from administration staff, middle management, to senior directors and C-Suite Executives who strive to thrive. It’s equally relevant for consultants, practitioners, or business owners who wish to deepen their ability to connect. Dare to Lead™ is for everyone.
This seminar is relevant for anyone who wishes to ‘lean in’ and become a braver leader and live a courageous life.
Agenda
All times are shown in AEST
Acknowledgement of Country, opening remarks and scene-setting
Session one: Introducing Dare to Lead™
- Defining ‘Courageous Leadership’
- Outline the four skillsets of courage
- Creating your own courageous leadership style
Session two: Own your vulnerability with pride
- Discover the how and the ways armour shows up at work
- Identify your favourite armour
- Learn how to step into the ‘Arena’ without your armour
Morning break
Session three: Brave meaningful conversations
- How to have conversations that matter
- Building trust and connection
- What to say when you don’t know what to say
- Staying curious to ask questions that drive better outcomes
Live Q&A with Tammy Coggan
Closing remarks & close of seminar
Pricing
Save up until 22 May
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Early bird pricing
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Save up until 12 June
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Early bird pricing
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Standard pricing
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Pricing after early bird savings
Groups of 5+ save 10% | Groups of 10+ save 20%
Terrific opportunity to reflect on what is within my control and how my behaviours can make a difference.”
Fiona Buik
Associate Professor, UNSW Canberra, December 2025
Really enjoyed the training, and it provided me with skills and thinking to move forward.”
Karen Piscopo
Practice Leader, The Orange Door, December 2025
Brilliant, challenging, and informative. Thank you.”
Desmond Worboys
Senior Program Officer, Department of Industry, Science and Resources, December 2024
The ‘top-up’ session I needed to inspire me to continue developing in my leadership journey.”
Sharyn Smith
Senior Project Manager, Department of Communities, WA, December 2024
Very inspiring! Thank you. I enjoyed this course.”
Sally Hill
Program Coordinator - Teaching and Learning, SSEN Medical and Mental Health, December 2025
This course is inspiring! It gave me the confidence to speak up, take the lead, and look at my own strengths.”
Kathleen Tudio
Executive Assistant, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing, March 2025
The course helped me better understand my emotional intelligence and how to better understand my own responses and navigate the emotions of others with empathy and clarity.”
Lida Petrasek
Document Controller, Australian Radioactive Waste Agency, March 2025
Really practical and implementable advice. Made me think about what I could do differently tomorrow.”
Cynthia Yuan
Assistant Director, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water, July 2025
Fun course, great presentations and resources offered that are practical and applicable to my role.”
Melissa Oldfield
Operational Nurse Manager, NSW Health, July 2025
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