Tough Stuff™

Tough Stuff™ is an experiential leadership development program that gives leaders the tools, mindset, and confidence to navigate the conversations they typically avoid. Built for real-world impact, the program focuses on the relational skills that drive engagement, innovation, and resilience, especially when things get tough. We help leaders go beyond performance metrics to address what really matters: how people feel, how they relate, and how they show up for each other in moments of tension, transition, and truth.

Program Structure

The full Tough Stuff™ experience is delivered over two 4-hour virtual sessions or an in-person 8-hour one-day intensive. The program includes:

  • Pre-work reflection on identity, relationships, and real leadership challenges.

  • Facilitated learning grounded in psychological safety, challenging assumptions, and behavior change.

  • Powerful breakout labs supported by world-class coaches where leaders practice real conversations using our proprietary Tough Stuff™ coaching framework.

  • Live coaching and peer feedback to surface assumptions, explore new perspectives, and expand choices.

  • 5 1/2 months of ongoing integration tools to embed learning beyond the session.

What Participants Learn

Participants leave the program with practical skills and deep insight, including how to:

  • Spot and shift unhelpful assumptions.

  • Build trust and psychological safety.

  • Navigate high-stakes conversations with empathy and precision.

  • Expand possibilities instead of defaulting to conflict, compliance, or avoidance.

Benefits

For Individuals:

  • Greater self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

  • Improved communication and confidence in tough conversations.

  • Stronger relationships across difference and hierarchy.

For Teams:

  • Increased trust, cohesion, and openness.

  • A shared language for addressing tension and feedback.

  • Better collaboration, creativity, and resilience under pressure.

For Organizations:

  • A more connected, human-centered leadership culture.

  • Reduced conflict avoidance and toxic dynamics.

  • Greater retention, performance, and innovation.

What You Get for Your Investment

  • 6-month experience.

  • 8 hours of high-impact, experiential learning.

  • A digital workbook and tools for real-world integration.

  • Support from world-class executive coaches during the session.

  • 5 ½ months of bi-weekly follow up reflections for stickiness.

  • Optional debriefs and follow-up coaching.

  • Customization options for leadership teams or intact groups.

Pricing

Note: Program requires a minimum of 12 and maximum of 24 participants

$1,800 per participant