Digging Your Heels In to Be a Courageous Leader

Empowering leadership and advancing women in the workforce.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: You Don’t Have to Have a Title to Be a Leader

    • Introduction: Joan Kuhl's Courageous Leadership Course

    • Lesson 1: Leadership Is How to Be, Not How to Just Do

    • Lesson 2: Breaking Through the Barriers to the C-Suite

    • Lesson 3: Finding Your Fuel

    • Lesson 4: Authentic Leaders Overcoming Barriers

    • Lesson 5: Intro to Worksheet - What Is Your WHY?

    • Lesson 6: Uncovering What's Most Important to You - Downloadable PDF

  • 2

    Chapter 2: The Hardcore Data Speaks for Itself - Come Along Way, Along Way to Go

    • Lesson 1: Making the Case for Change

    • Lesson 2: 3 Industry Examples: Where are the Women?

    • Lesson 3: Making the Case for Change Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

  • 3

    Chapter 3: Where Are Women Today? The Pipeline: Government, Business & Sports

    • Lesson 1: Who Is in the Pipeline?

    • Lesson 2: Intro to Worksheet - Who Is in Your Pipeline?

    • Lesson 3: "Who Is in Your Pipeline?" Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

    • Lesson 4: The Value of Business School - Your ROI of an MBA

    • Lesson 5: Building on Good News

    • Lesson 6: Meet Tiffaine Stephens… Can We Talk?

  • 4

    Chapter 4: The Good Girl Curse

    • Lesson 1: Making It Happen

    • Lesson 2: The Good Girl Thinking Quiz

    • Lesson 3: The Good Girl Thinking Quiz WorkSheet

  • 5

    Chapter 5: Navigating Conflict

    • Lesson 1: Tools to Navigate Conflict

    • Lesson 2: Tension Trapeze

    • Lesson 3: Dealing With Tough Personalities in Meetings

    • Lesson 4: Pause & Connect

    • Lesson 5: Imposter Syndrome

    • Lesson 6: Intro to Imposter Syndrome Worksheet

    • Lesson 7: Strategies for Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

  • 6

    Chapter 6: Making Work Worth It

    • Lesson 1: Relationships Are Everything

    • Lesson 2: Finding the Relationships You Need Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

    • Lesson 3: Vague Feedback Holds Women Back

    • Lesson 4: Men As Allies

    • Lesson 5: Workplace Safety Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

  • 7

    Chapter 7: Dig Your Heels In!

    • Lesson 1: Move the Needle to the Boardroom

    • Lesson 2: Intro to Worksheet - Courageous Leadership Questions

    • Lesson 3: Courageous Leadership Questions Worksheet - Downloadable PDF

    • Lesson 4: Leader to Leader Article - Downloadable PDF

    • Lesson 5: It’s Time to Dig Your Heels In!

    • Final Assessment

    • Course Survey