Today’s leaders are navigating unprecedented complexity, change and competing demands. Building capacity in organizations isn’t simply about asking people to DO more. It’s about helping people access their innate resources to bring more of who they already are.
The language of Captain and Poet gives leaders access to their inner compass for navigating complexity, leading authentically, and turning challenges into opportunities to grow and thrive.
After learning about your unique Captain and Poet, you will be able to:
– Immediately recognize your strengths, patterns and opportunities for growth
– Deepen self-awareness and discover your authentic leadership style
– Expand your repertoire of approaches
– Strengthen communication, relationships and collaboration with others
– Navigate complexity and change with greater confidence and agency
– Unlock potential in yourself and others
– Build stronger teams and cultures around you
– Lead with greater intention
"I appreciate the sincere manner in which you engage and empower people as leaders!"
"Thank you very much for a very informative session. Let's become fearless!"
"Succinct but a very powerful concept. Wow!!"
"An eye-opener presentation."
"The P.D. Workshop was highly informative, expertly facilitated, and allowed for a balance of participation and reflection."
"Honestly, it was the best leadership-focused PD I've done."
"I loved exploring the many facets of my Captain and Poet and will have them top of mind going forward, both professionally and personally."
"Participants left the workshop empowered to embrace the fabric and wide expanse of our true authentic selves."
"Compassion Fatigue is a really important topic for teachers right now, not just in Nunavut but across Canada. The Captains and Poets session helped showcase what Compassion Fatigue could look like and reflect on how we can see it in ourselves and others around us. The activities, handouts and suggestions on self care were helpful and easy to integrate into our day. I really love the self check-in sheet and the worksheet to create boundaries. These two tools help to solidify what I need for myself to not become overwhelmed and burn out. The suggestions and actionable items will help both me and my students daily."
"Captains & Poets helped students and adults to think differently about the concept of identity. It was inspiring to see the light bulbs come on as each participant began to better understand their true nature, their innate drivers, and what enables them to thrive."
"I appreciated the Teacher Workshop on Resilience - especially the strategies that we can adopt as educators to support student development of resilience."
"Captains & Poets is a wonderful tool for self-reflection that both educators and children alike can use to identify their unique strengths. At a time when educators really need more opportunities for self-care, these brief workshops provided simple, relatable concepts that help with recognizing and celebrating our diverse strengths."
"It was life changing."
"I was thinking ‘how am I going to get my Captain to show up for this situation?’ As it turns out, she’s been there all along and she’s not going anywhere."
"I want to express how happy I am that I attended the Captains & Poets sessions. "
"I learned a lot about myself as a leader in our four short sessions and excellent homework assignments!"
"One thing I am truly enjoying is the use of the LeadershipCompass chat. I was on it this evening for over an hour and a half and it helped with a major issue I am facing in my role."
"I loved the progression and the fact it was built around a concept that you can continue to explore to impact your leadership."
"Thank you for such a wonderful masterclass!"
"I find myself speaking internally to my captain and poet all the time now."
"This masterclass has helped me make decisions more effectively."
"Thank you for the provocative inquiry into self in leadership. "
“The Captains and Poets Coaching Session enabled me to reevaluate myself as an educator, a professional, and human being, and rediscover the values in me that influence my passion for the work I do. It helped me to ground my thoughts resulting in feelings of progression, inspiration, and intentionality."
"This isn't a program. This is a movement."
"The P.D. session was a transformative experience filled with laughter, insightful reflection, and meaningful connections. It strengthened our Advisor team and emphasized the importance of authenticity and well-being. Teachers valued the opportunity to focus deeply on these areas, recognizing their pivotal role in education."
"The impacts of learning my Captain and Poet are lasting and present with me…"
"I’ve been reflecting on my eloquent, dreamer of a Poet and my determined and disciplined Captain. It is helping me to articulate my ideas in a more clear, concise manner and to use delegation as a way of creating momentum with my team."
"Defining my "Determined Dreamer" Leader Within is motivating me to establish and execute a future vision for my organization."
"I wish I had more words to describe the impact."
"The Captains & Poets Teacher Workshop was well organized and facilitators were knowledgeable. In a relatively short period of time, they built up my knowledge of the power of resilience and how to support it in student development."
"Captains and Poets helps build teachers to be better humans to create a better future for themselves and their students. When we become more in tune with who we are, we are better able to see who our students are. Knowing this is like "armour” preparing us to work with others to tackle obstacles, and promotes critical thinking and problem-solving skills all in a kind, compassionate manner."
"The P.D. Workshop was highly informative, expertly facilitated, and allowed for a balance of participation and reflection. I loved exploring the many facets of my Captain and Poet and will have them top of mind going forward, both professionally and personally. Participants left the workshop empowered to embrace the fabric and wide expanse of our true authentic selves."
It was an inspiring experience, underscoring the value of authenticity and connection in promoting the well-being of both students and advisor families at our school.
Our interactive professional learning experiences help leaders and teams deepen their understanding of their innate strengths and one another, harness their authentic leadership styles, and expand their collective capacity to navigate challenges and thrive with greater confidence, connection, resilience and purpose.
In just 60-90-minutes, participants will leave feeling energized, connected and equipped with a common language they can use to reflect, communicate, collaborate, coach and bring out the best in one another. Participants will also gain access to MyCompass™ to deepen the impact of the session.
Looking for a deeper leadership journey? The Master Class is a small-cohort experience designed for leaders who want to explore the growth edges of their leadership, expand their repertoire, and deepen their impact.
Participants explore their unique Leader Within, uncover the patterns and assumptions that shape how they lead, and learn to bring more of their full selves to their leadership. Along the way, they deepen their capacity to bring out the potential in others and navigate challenges with greater self-awareness, presence, confidence and purpose.
This live experience includes four one-hour sessions featuring peer discussion, guided reflection, and individualized coaching, plus access to MyCompass™ to deepen reflection and growth between sessions.
Whether you’re beginning your discovery or continuing on your leadership journey, coaching creates dedicated space to reflect, grow and leverage your inner compass for bigger breakthroughs.
– Engage in a one-on-one discovery of your signature Captain, Poet and Leader Within archetypes
– Expand your application of the framework following a Discovery Session, Workshop, or Masterclass
– Deepen your connection with your Leader Within as you navigate professional goals, challenges, or new learning edges