COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP

     A training course designed by Bill Treasurer, the author of Courage Goes to Work. Bill Treasurer is chief encouragement officer at Giant Leap Consulting. His client includes NASA, eBay, Lenovo, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spanx, UBS Bank, and the US Department of Veterans Affairs. He is the bestselling author of five books including A Leadership Kick in the Ass and Leaders Open Doors.

Why We Need Courageous Leadership

     The hardest part of a manager’s job is dealing with workers who are too comfortable doing things the way they’ve always been done and too afraid to do things differently—they are, as Bill Treasurer puts it, too “comfeartable.” They set safe goals, say safe things, and make safe choices, resulting in their businesses becoming dangerously safe.

Treasurer, a leadership expert, proposes a bold antidote: courage. He treats courage as a skill that can be developed with the Three Bucket of Courage: Try Courage, having initiative and taking action; Trust Courage, releasing control and being vulnerable; and Tell Courage, being honest and assertive.