Research & Executive Institute

The Center for Daring Leadership

Bringing empirically based courage-building programs to organizations across the world. We partner with teams ready to transform the mental models and systems that hold courageous leadership back.

“The level of collective courage in an organization is the best predictor of that organization's ability to develop strong leadership at every level, sustain a culture-wide commitment to innovation, and align new technologies with growth and revenue drivers.”
— Executive Research & Thought Leadership

Global Impact by the Numbers

20+
Years of empirical research on courage and vulnerability in organizational leadership
45
Countries represented across global corporate cohorts
150K+
Leaders completed the Dare to Lead transformational curriculum globally
+34%
Higher performance achieved when cultivating tenacity, agency, and grounded trust

A Case for Courage: Replacing Armor with Grounded Confidence

Fear is not what gets in the way of courageous leadership — it is defensive armor. When leaders learn to replace self-protective armor with observable, teachable grounded confidence skills, they create psychological safety, embrace productive urgency, and pivot from playing not to lose into playing to win.

The Four Strategic Pillars

Curriculum

Research-backed frameworks tested across 150,000+ executives.

Community

Peer executive cohorts sharing vulnerability and real-time practices.

Coaching

Individualized 1:1 sessions to translate theory into daily habits.

Context

Tailoring interventions directly to your company's strategic roadmap.