The Power of Conversation: Seven Elements That Deepen Leadership

The Power of Conversation: Seven Elements That Deepen Leadership

Can a conversation transform the way you lead and connect? Discover David Whyte’s seven elements of conversational leadership and learn to lead with presence, insight, and impact.

Course curriculum

1. The Power of Conversation: Seven Elements That Deepen Leadership
1. Lesson 1: Entering the Conversation
2. Lesson 2: Conversational Reality as a Leader
3. Lesson 3: Stopping the Surface Conversation
4. Lesson 4: Bringing out the Best You to Lead
5. Lesson 5: Leading with Transparency to Make the Invitation
6. Lesson 6: Applying the Wisdom
7. Lesson 7: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Cultivating a Relationship with the Unknown
2. Lesson 2: Not Knowing: The Vehicle to Deepening Conversation
3. Lesson 3: Going Deeper: Questions for Reflection
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Coming to Ground
2. Lesson 2: Finding New Ground
3. Lesson 3: Going Deeper: Questions for Reflection
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Following the Path of Vulnerability
2. Lesson 2: Asking for Visible & Invisible Help
3. Lesson 3: Going Deeper: Questions for Reflection
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Practicing the Artistry of Leadership
2. Lesson 2: Standing "Just Beyond Yourself"
3. Lesson 3: Going Deeper: Questions for Reflection
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Making the Invitation as a Leader
2. Lesson 2: Sustaining Relationships
3. Lesson 3: Going Deeper: Questions for Reflection
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Lesson 1: Bringing in the Present Harvest
2. Lesson 2: Sharing the Harvest with Other Artists
3. Lesson 3: Practicing the Harvest of Leadership
4. Lesson 4: Interactive Workbook
1. Everything is Waiting for You!
2. Final Assessment
3. Course Survey
1. Where Many Rivers Meet
2. Everything is Waiting For You
3. Just Beyond Yourself
4. Sweet Darkness
5. Blessing of the Morning Light
6. Coming to Ground

About this course

$147.00
41 lessons
1.5 hours of video content

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