Communication. Conflict. Courageous Leadership.
Leadership challenges rarely become easier simply because they are delayed. The C3 Leadership Intensive is a live, applied experience built around one real situation from your work.
Bring one real leadership challenge. Leave with greater clarity and a practical plan.
Difficult leadership moments require more than good intentions.
Leaders are often expected to communicate clearly, address concerns, maintain trust, strengthen accountability, and keep work moving forward, all at once. That becomes especially difficult when:
- A needed conversation keeps being postponed
- Someone is not following through
- Resistance is slowing an important change
- Conflict or tension keeps resurfacing
- Expectations are unclear or misaligned
- A team is under increasing pressure
- A decision affects people with different priorities
- The leader feels mentally drained, reactive, or uncertain
In these moments, knowing leadership principles isn’t always enough. Leaders need a way to slow the situation down, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, determine what responsible leadership requires, and prepare a next move that is both courageous and thoughtful.
Leadership grows through practice, not information alone.
This is not a webinar, lecture, or passive professional development session. Leaders don’t simply learn about courageous leadership. They practice it.
Applied
Participants work on a current leadership challenge, not a hypothetical case.
Structured
A clear process moves leaders from pressure toward clarity and action.
Practical
Tools built for meetings, difficult conversations, and accountability.
Guided
Facilitation, reflection prompts, and space to test your thinking.
Transferable
Frameworks you can use again the next time conflict shows up.
Four hours of applied leadership practice.
During the intensive, you’ll move through facilitated learning, individual reflection, practical application, and leadership planning. You will:
- ✓Select one meaningful leadership situation to work through
- ✓Identify what has made the situation difficult to address
- ✓Examine the values, responsibilities, and expectations involved
- ✓Recognize emotional pressure and regain leadership steadiness
- ✓Diagnose the sources of resistance, tension, or misalignment
- ✓Consider the perspectives and needs of key stakeholders
- ✓Prepare a conversation, message, decision, or next step
- ✓Build a practical plan for moving the situation forward
During The Courageous Leader webinar, we explored how to Name the Moment instead of avoiding it or reacting to it. The intensive helps you move through the full Courage to Move Framework™, giving you a structured, repeatable process for navigating high-stakes leadership moments with greater clarity and confidence.
A pathway for high-stakes moments.
Name the Moment
What is actually happening?
Choose the Principle
What values guide this decision?
Steady Yourself
Regulate before responding
Read the Resistance
What information is underneath the pushback?
Align the Tension
Clarify the gap, standard, or agreement
Speak with Clarity
Communicate what matters most
Move the Change
Lead the next step forward
Where Are You Getting Stuck?
Every leader enters the framework at a different point. You may need to steady yourself, understand resistance, prepare a conversation, or gain confidence in the next step.
The Courage Move Diagnostic™ helps you identify where you are and where to focus next.
Find Your Courage MoveFree diagnostic · Takes about 5 minutes
Practical tools for each leadership move.
The framework gives you the path. The Courageous Leader Toolkit™ gives you practical tools to move through it.
- Resistance Diagnosis Map™
- C3 Conversation Planner™
- Courage Choice Point™
- S.T.E.A.D.Y. Reset™
- Conviction Filter™
- Tension-to-Alignment Tool™
- Change Pressure Map™
Every move has a matched tool and a clear output.
| Courage Move | Leadership Area | Tool | Primary Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name the Moment | Courageous Leadership | Courage Choice Point™ | A clearly named leadership moment |
| Choose the Principle | Values-Aligned Decision-Making | Conviction Filter™ | A values-aligned decision anchor |
| Steady Yourself | Emotional Steadiness | S.T.E.A.D.Y. Reset™ | A self-regulation plan |
| Read the Resistance | Resistance Management | Resistance Diagnosis Map™ | A resistance diagnosis and matched response |
| Align the Tension | Leadership Communication & Conflict Navigation | Tension-to-Alignment Tool™ | A clarified gap, standard, and agreement |
| Speak with Clarity | Courageous Communication | C3 Conversation Planner™ | A prepared courageous conversation script |
| Move the Change | Organizational Change | Change Pressure Map™ | A change pressure diagnosis and action plan |
Key outcome data from previous C3 training components.
More than ideas. A prepared response to a real leadership challenge.
- Clearer diagnosis
- Prepared conversation
- Action plan
- Greater steadiness
- Stronger alignment
- More confidence
- Reusable tools
Designed for leaders responsible for people, decisions, and results.
Built For
- Executives and senior leaders
- Managers and supervisors
- School and district leaders
- Nonprofit and community leaders
- Government and public-sector leaders
- Healthcare leaders
- Human resources and people leaders
- Business owners and founders
Especially Helpful When You’re
- Preparing for a difficult conversation
- Addressing repeated follow-through concerns
- Navigating resistance to a decision or change
- Managing tension between individuals or teams
- Working through unclear expectations
- Leading during uncertainty or transition
- Trying to rebuild alignment or trust
- Carrying a situation that has become mentally draining
No specific industry background is required.
Build shared leadership practice across your organization.
Team registration is designed for organizations that want leaders to build shared language, communicate more consistently, strengthen accountability, and create better alignment during change.
Team Participation Can Help You
- Create shared language for leadership challenges
- Improve the quality of difficult conversations
- Strengthen clarity and follow-through
- Build more consistent leadership practices
- Reduce avoidable miscommunication
- Navigate resistance with greater understanding
- Carry the tools into meetings and planning
- Receive a shared implementation guide
Pivot to Action: Communication, Conflict & Courageous Leadership
Individual Early Bird
Individual Regular
Team of 3
Team of 5
Team pricing offers a lower per-leader rate. Registration is expected to close around September 13, 2026, or when all available seats are filled.
What to know before you register.
Do I need to attend The Courageous Leader webinar before registering?
Is this coaching?
What kind of leadership challenge should I bring?
Will I have to share my challenge with the full group?
How much time will be spent in breakout rooms or partner activities?
Is this appropriate for both experienced and emerging leaders?
Will the session be recorded?
Will continuing education credit be available?
What is the cancellation or transfer policy?
Have another question? Email info@pivotpathstrategicsolutions.com and a member of the Pivot Path Strategic Solutions team will be happy to assist you.
You only need to name the challenge you’re ready to move forward.
Bring the conversation, conflict, resistance, accountability concern, decision, or change moment that requires thoughtful leadership. Leave with greater clarity, practical tools, and a responsible plan for what comes next.
Practical leadership development for pivotal moments.
At Pivot Path Strategic Solutions, we believe leadership grows through practice, not information alone. Our learning experiences combine practical frameworks, guided application, and real-world leadership expertise.
Pivot Path Strategic Solutions is led by Jermaine Wilson, Ph.D., an executive leadership coach, organizational leader, facilitator, and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, whose work draws from extensive experience in executive leadership, organizational change, education, student services, team development, strategic planning, and leadership coaching.