Virtual The Dare to Lead ™ Programme

The Dare to Lead™ Programme is an empirically based course designed by the renowned researcher and author Brené Brown, whose more than 30 years of research into courage, vulnerability, trust, shame, feedback, and leadership — including over 400,000 datasets — have profoundly shaped leadership cultures and organisations worldwide.

At its core, Dare to Lead™ explores what courageous leadership looks like in practice — especially under pressure:

• navigating difficult conversations with courage and clarity
• giving and receiving feedback without excessive defensiveness or avoidance
• leading from values rather than fear, perfectionism, or self-protection
• building trust, accountability, and meaningful connection in teams and relationships
• Learning how to use your leadership to embed courage buidling skills into the fabric of your organisation.

Why take The Dare to Lead™ Programme this Autumn 2026?

Whatever industry you are in right now there is a lot of churn and change. We need leaders with High IQ, EQ and the emotion coaching skills to regulate, reassure and bring calm into these stormy waters.  They are many reasons to take this  programme but here are a few to get you thinking. 

• You are figuring out how to use Ai to superpower your team. 
• You need a clean mirror, a new perspectives and a tool kit that you can use at home and at work.
• You simply love learning.
• You are in a highly dysfunctional team and it is starting to knock your self confidence and sense of self worth. You don't want to leave but you do want to innoculate yourself from the stress. 
• You want to  learn a blue print of skills that will cultivate a highly functioning team. 
• You want to learn how to spread courage based skills through your team so they speak up and raise their game. 
• You are in a career transition and you want to figure out your next steps.
• You want to learn how to regulate your emotions and not offload your stress onto others. 
• You want to learn how to stand your strong ground in the midst of the tricky team dynamics.
• You want to "Be who you are and do it on purpose" Dolly Parton.

 The Dare to Lead™ Programme is  NOT for you if:

• You don't register
• You don't want to change.
• You are not open to another’s’ influence. 
• You believe that leadership can only be learned by leading. 

Deadline for registration is 21st August @ 5pm 2026. Early bird registration deadline is Friday 3rd July 2026 @ 5pm.

Why choose this Dare to Lead Programme ?

Sonya and I will model and practice what we teach and co create the conditions for deep connection and learning. In conjunction with the coaching and peer support on offer you will have every opportunity to explore what holds you back and emerge as the leader you were always encoded to become. 

Autumn dates for 2026 for next Dare to Lead™ Programme 
Full curriculum delivered over 7 virtual half days starting:

1. Friday 4th September, 2026 (9.00am-12.00pm)
2. Friday 11th September, 2026 (9.00am-12.00pm) 
3. Friday 18th September, 2026 (9.00am-12.00pm)
4. Friday 25th September, 2026 (9.00am -12.00pm)
5. Friday 2nd October, 2026 (9.00am -12.00pm)
6. Friday 9th October, 2026 (9.00am -12.00pm)
7. Friday 16th October, 2026 (9.00am -12.00pm)

Who will be facilitating ?

Antoinette Ross is a qualified Better Up certified,  Dare to Lead facilitator l (CDTL) with 8 years experience of delivering Dare to Lead. She was trained by Brene Brown in San Antonio in 2019 and has been the Managing Director of Award winning consultancy Withinsight Ltd since its inception in 2008. Simply put, she makes C suite leaders braver so they can embed courage building skills into the fabric of their organisation. 

I am delighted to be co facilitating with Sonja Noss, who works at the intersection of sustainable high performance, relational leadership, and human skills in complex international environments. She supports scientists, academics, engineers, and decision-makers in staying clear, grounded, and effective under pressure — while fostering thoughtful communication, genuine connection, and collaboration rooted in trust and integrity.