Have you ever wanted to disagree with your boss in a meeting? Speak up about something that doesn’t seem right? Make a tough decision that you know will be unpopular?
We all have opportunities to be courageous at work.
But since courage requires risk—to our reputations, our social standing, and, in some cases, our jobs—we often fail to act, which leaves us feeling powerless and regretful for not doing what we know is right.
There’s a better way to work and live.
Courage isn’t a character trait that only a few possess. It’s a virtue developed through practice.
In this webinar you will learn:
About the Speaker: Jim Detert
Jim Detert is the author of the book Choosing Courage: The Everyday Guide to Being Brave at Work, published by Harvard Business Review Press.
He is the John L. Colley Professor of Business Administration in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior area at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and a Professor of Public Policy at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
Jim’s research focuses on workplace courage, improvement-oriented voice (why people speak up or stay silent at work), ethical decision-making and behavior, and other leadership-related topics. This research, as well as his consulting experiences, has been conducted across a variety of global high-technology and service-oriented industries as well as public sector institutions, including K-12 education.
Jim received his M.A. in sociology and Ph.D. in organizational behavior from Harvard University. He also holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota and a BBA from the University of Wisconsin.