Gearing Up

You are not here to become a leader.

You are here to remember that you already are one. Everyone is a leader.

At its core, Gearing Up is not a training—it’s an awakening. This experience is designed to help you rediscover what’s already inside you: the insight, values, courage, and clarity that define powerful, authentic leadership.

This is not about titles. It’s not about formulas. It’s about alignment. It’s about presence. It’s about waking up the part of you that already knows how to lead—and helping it rise to the surface.

Whether you’re leading yourself, early in your leadership journey, or have been leading teams for years, this experience will spark a new way of seeing yourself and those around you. You are not here to be given something. You are here to activate it.

“The strongest leaders aren’t born or appointed—they are awakened.”

This program doesn’t just build skills—it reawakens belief. It’s designed to be catalytic, immersive, and deeply personal. Here’s how it stands apart:

Awakening Over Achievement You won’t walk away with a script. You’ll walk away with a spark. This program is about uncovering what’s already in you, not adding layers but shedding them.

Leadership for Everyone, Everywhere You don’t need a title or permission to lead. You need alignment. We define leadership as a daily decision to show up with presence, clarity, and purpose, regardless of your role.

Immersive, Real-World Activation Through live challenges like Line of Sight, interactive frameworks, and powerful reflection, participants don’t just talk about leadership—they experience it.

Rooted in Values, Lit by Purpose The most powerful leaders are values-driven. You’ll leave this experience having named your leadership values, your leadership creed, and your next act of leadership, small or large.

Half-Day - 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM

(Doors Open At 8:00 AM)

8:00 – 8:30 AM | Arrival & Registration

• Coffee & light breakfast snacks
• Networking & introductions

8:30 – 8:45 AM | Welcome & Activation

• Opening remarks
• Activation Icebreaker – Zip, Zap, Zop

9:00 – 9:15 AM | Defining Leadership

• What leadership is (and isn’t)
• Why leadership matters: impact on people, culture, and results
• Reflection Prompt: “Think of a leader who impacted you — what made them effective or ineffective?”

9:15 – 9:30 AM | Leadership Attributes

• Core attributes of exemplary leaders
• Group exercise: Identifying traits in action

9:30 – 9:45 AM | Break & Connection

9:45 – 10:15 AM | The Leadership Difference

• Difference between Leadership and Management
• Activation Exercise – Map the Motion

10:15 – 10:45 AM | Leadership Activation Exercise

• Exercise – The Big Picture

10:45 – 11:00 AM | Break & Connection

11:00 – 11:45 AM | Core Values: Your Internal Compass

• What values are (and what they are not)
• Card-based values exercise → select your top values
• Reflection on how values guide leadership

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | The Leadership Creed

• Writing your personal Leadership Creed
• Group share and feedback
• Banner ritual (anchoring the Creed)

12:00 – 12:15 PM | Reflection & Closing

• Practical decision-making tool
• Reflection circle: “How will you gear up?”
• Activation Commitment
• Closing remarks & commitments

Host or Publisher Dirigo