Get great at having hard conversations in this 1-day workshop with Kaila Colbin

This is the first public cohort of Courageous Communication™. We're looking for early adopters willing to give robust feedback.

Tuesday, 25 March 2025 | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

 

Has this ever happened to you?

You’re sitting in a meeting and there are 50 elephants in the room with you that nobody is mentioning, and you’re doing the strategic plan but everyone knows it’s never going to work because the team don’t have the capability or the capacity and that one person never follows through and that other person thinks her work is better than it is, but nobody says anything and as you leave you think well THAT’S three hours I’m never gonna get back…

It's hard to say the hard thing.

The number one indicator of a lack of courage is an inability to have hard conversations.

Hard conversations are scary. Our hearts start pounding, our tummies clench, our mouths go dry.

Hard conversations feel dangerous. If I say this thing, he’ll be offended! She’ll be angry! I’ll get in trouble!

Hard conversations are tempting to avoid. Nobody else is mentioning these elephants. Why should I?

But what if you were great at them?

What would it mean for your relationships?

What would it mean for your career?

What would it mean for your life?

The Framework

Hard conversations require a three-element strategy to lay the foundation, and a three-element strategy to have the conversation.

 

Simple — but not easy. Each element requires a commitment to being constructive rather than right. Each one invites us to be self-aware, generous, humble and clear.

Taken together, these elements form the foundation of conversations that leave you feeling

  • relieved, not resentful

  • energised, not exhausted

  • confident, not cowardly. 

These are the conversations you’ve been wanting to have and meaning to have. 

They’ve been waiting for you.

But first, a quick word on how we got here.

In 2019, our founder and CEO, Kaila Colbin, trained with Dr Brené Brown to facilitate the Dare to Lead™ curriculum. In the past six years, she’s taken more than 4,000 people through programmes to grow courage as a core competency.

This framework is based on Kaila’s insights from that work: from the questions that come up over and over, the repeated challenges that arise, and the clear patterns in what works. 

It’s a framework that can be used in any environment to improve communication, connection and belonging.

In this workshop we’ll cover the specific elements of laying the foundation for hard conversations — and the specific elements of having the hard conversations.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This workshop is designed for people who:

  • want to get great at having hard conversations

  • are excited to try something new

  • love giving robust, thoughtful feedback

We will be talking to you before the programme to understand your context and what you’re hoping to get from it, and afterwards to get your feedback.

As one of the first 30 public participants, you’ll receive 50% off full price.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE

If you don’t get value from the day, we’ll give you 100% of your money back. All we ask is that you talk to us within 2 weeks of the programme date to let us know where we missed the mark.

REGISTRATION

Cost: $1495 + GST $745 + GST and booking fees (early adopter discount!)

Educators and Not-for-Profits: $995 + GST $495 +GST and booking fees (early adopter discount!)

Group rates: save $50 or more per person with groups of 3+ or 6+. For groups of 9+, get in touch.

Includes morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and tea and coffee.

NEED HELP WITH THE COST?

If you are an Educator or at a Not-for-Profit, you can automatically access a special rate of $495 + GST when you register.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN

Boma is committed to delivering safe events. We’re following best practices suggested by the New Zealand health authorities and work closely with our suppliers to prioritise health and wellbeing.

Our comprehensive health and safety plans ensure you can book with certainty and attend with confidence.

OUR REFUND POLICY

For details on event refunds and transfers, please see our refund policy.

 

About Kaila Colbin

 

Kaila Colbin is founder and CEO of Boma, an organisation building a world of intentional, intelligent, courageous leaders.

An award-winning leader renowned for impact, Kaila works with teams and organisations to build cultural alignment, cultivate honesty, and adapt to a rapidly changing world.

As an international keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with the likes of Bear Grylls, General Stanley McChrystal, astronaut Chris Hadfield, and Swati Mandela. Her powerful, up-to-the-minute insights and world-class delivery make her a standout favourite with any audience.

She developed TEDxChristchurch into New Zealand’s flagship TEDx event and brought Singularity University to New Zealand and Australia, supporting thousands of people to engage with exponentially accelerating technologies and their impact on humanity. She trained with Dr Brené Brown as a Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator.

As a founder of the non-profit Ministry of Awesome, Kaila played a critical role in developing Christchurch’s startup ecosystem. She has extensive governance experience, and has been involved with mergers, capital raises, and company sales in the US and NZ.

A native New Yorker, Kaila’s work to champion Aotearoa New Zealand on a global stage saw her given the 2022 Kea World Class New Zealand “Friend of New Zealand” award. Her purpose in life is to be an uplifting presence.

Kaila Colbin has worked with more than 4,000 people to grow courage as a core competency. The Courageous Communication™ framework emerged from that experience.

If you have any questions about this workshop, please email us at [email protected]

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