Courageous Communications: The Leader’s Code
About this Event
Why this Matters
Somewhere on your team right now, someone knows about a problem and isn't saying anything not because they don't care, but because no one ever taught them how to bring it up without making it worse.
Courageous Communications: The Leader's Code is a hands-on, half-day workshop built to close that gap. You'll leave with a practical framework for feedback, difficult conversations, and building a culture where people actually say what needs to be said early, directly, and without the drama.
This isn't a lecture. You'll practice the framework on real workplace scenarios, get feedback in the room, and walk out with something you can use the same day.
What You'll Learn
• Create a Culture of Communication — Build open, honest communication into the way your team already works, not as a special initiative.
• Give More and Better Feedback — Make real, specific feedback a normal part of every conversation instead of a once-a-year event.
• Master the First 30 Seconds — Learn exactly how to open a hard conversation so it moves forward instead of sideways.
• Apply a Three-Step Framework — Prepare for Success, Confront Collaboratively, Follow Up: a repeatable process for the conversation you've been avoiding.
• Practice Courageous Communications — Run the framework live on real workplace scenarios, with feedback from the room.
A Leader's Code — Six Commitments. One Foundation.
Everything in this session runs through one code, the six commitments that separate leaders people follow out of respect from leaders people merely report to.
Who Should Attend
Leaders, managers, supervisors, team leads, HR professionals, and anyone who's tired of watching problems get bigger because no one said something sooner.
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
Welcome & Purpose
🕑: 08:15 AM - 09:00 AM
Creating a Culture of Communication
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM
Feedback That Works — Building a Feedback-Rich Environment
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
The Courageous Communications Framework
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Practice: Real Workplace Scenarios
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Debrief & Group Q&A
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Wrap-Up & Next Steps
About Sean Ryan
Host: Sean Ryan, President & CEO
Info: For more than 30 years, Sean Ryan has challenged the thinking of individuals and organizations, developing innovative consulting tools, processes, and leadership education that help leaders and teams perform at their best.
As President and CEO of WhiteWater International Consulting, Sean brings extensive executive leadership and consulting experience. He has helped organizations including Perrier Group of America, Nucor, and FedEx Supply Chain navigate cultural transformation and improve performance.
Sean has served as COO of Georgia’s Callaway Gardens Resort and as VP of Learning and Organizational Development for Perrier. He is also the author of *Get in Gear: The Seven Gears That Drive Strategy to Results*, drawing on decades of experience helping organizations turn strategy into execution and measurable results.
Sean challenges leaders to think differently, lead more effectively, and achieve better results.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 139.00 to CAD 179.00
