Intrepid: The Academy for Effective Leadership

Intrepid is characterized by dauntless courage, fortitude, and resilience in forging fulfilling relationships with your team, clients, family, and community. This training is a 60-day, no-nonsense immersion in the exercise of effectively causing results through others.

Three weekends: Aug 22-24 / September 19-21 / October 24-26
Hyatt Place Downtown, Boise, ID

Why is leadership so difficult?

And it must be difficult because there is no other reason why so many organizations around the world are so poorly led. If leadership were easy, anyone could do it and we would have a lot fewer problems in our economy and society.

We live in complex times full of volatility, uncertainty, chaos, and ambiguity. One of the inevitable products of these challenges is the ongoing engagement of seemingly insoluble paradoxical realities.

An example of a paradoxical reality is easily seen when it comes to stress. Stress has been blamed, and still is blamed, for many workplace problems including poor employee mental and physical health, low productivity and low quality work. Leaders are urged to do all they can to reduce stress, to ‘drive out fear’ believing that stress-free workplaces will be more productive and more efficient. Yet, it has been proven that an element of stress can make people far more productive as well as more efficient, literally keeping them on their toes.

 

The studies in the book, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership by R. Heifetz, M. Linsky, and A. Grashow, show that eliminating stress altogether, attractive though it may sound, can also eliminate the push factors that lead people to perform and excel.

The stress paradox, sometimes also called the self-absorption paradox, reveals that people need to experience a degree of discomfort in order to perform effectively; what is bad for them is, at the same time, also good for them.

We have found that one of the tasks for a leader is not to eliminate stress but to understand the paradox and work out exactly where the optimal level is, to identify the fine line where stress ceases to be a positive externality and turns into a negative. Leadership scholar Ron Heifetz calls this the ‘zone of productive disequilibrium.’

"It’s a beautiful process that is worth any discomfort you will experience. Just GO! Jump in! You will learn something that will shift your life forever."

Jenni

Founder @ Jenni’s Splendid Ice Creams

The journey

Because people are diverse, there is no formula for leading. It takes a dauntless inquiry into what you think you already know, to open new possibilities for action. Our unique form of inquiry becomes a compass, guiding you to the root of what is wanted and needed to get to where you’ve never been before.

The Academy is a challenging environment where leaders can exercise the disciplines needed to lead and coach their clients or team to breakthrough results.

1: Self-leadership

Build confidence

Break through imposture syndrome and internal narratives that are holding you back from becoming a confident leader. 

2: Leading Others

Cultivate trust

Confidently engage in difficult conversations and motivate others to overcome their limitations.

3: Generating Results

Lead effectively

Achieve results that previously seemed impossible while navigating any challenges that come your way.

Skills you'll learn:

Meet your trainers

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Aileen Tocchini

VP of Client Development & Coaching Services

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to developing and creating leadership and coaching curricula, strategic planning, developing systems, managing staff, resolving problems, managing accounting records, producing financial reports, developing and monitoring business performance metrics, and coaching executive teams. Through all her business experience, coaching was second nature to her. Her ability to listen and ask questions would move individuals to take action in their lives where they didn’t see the possibilities.

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Dan Tocchini

Co-founder & Senior Partner

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Dan Tocchini is a business and social entrepreneur, a published author, a master trainer, executive coach, leadership whisperer and culture development specialist. Dan has worked with Disney, ESPN, Microsoft, Interstate Batteries, Nike, Seigel & Gale, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Gavin de Becker, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Smarty Pants Vitamins, World Vision, Homeboy Industries, Defy Ventures and many others.

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Adrian Koehler

Co-founder & Senior Partner

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Adrian has trained and developed leaders at NIKE, Virgin Hyperloop One, Herschel Supply Co., Oprah Winfrey Network, Gavin DeBecker & Associates, Siegel & Gale, Smarty Pants, UCLA and many more.

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Liz Haskins

Executive Coach & Associate Partner

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with over a decade of expertise, her unwavering commitment to empowerment and strategic deployment of success-oriented tools enable individuals and teams to unlock their potential and achieve their highest aspirations. Liz’s approach combines deep interpersonal connections with a results-driven methodology, fostering environments where growth and excellence thrive. Her dedication to continuous improvement and innovation positions her as a catalyst for transformative change in both personal and professional realms.

Liz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a minor in Business from Sonoma State University. She further refined her expertise through extensive experience in the corporate wine industry, followed by successfully managing a cosmetic surgery center. With a profound commitment to working closely with professionals and individuals, and an unwavering dedication to continuous learning, Liz immersed herself in the field of transformational leadership, earning her certification as a Transformational Coach.

Liz masterfully integrates personal growth with professional excellence. Her work is defined by a profound passion for people, unwavering dedication to family, and a steadfast commitment to results. She excels in strengthening connections and cultivating leadership in her mentees.

The Agenda

One of the key disciplines of effective leadership is preparation. To set you up to maximize your time in Intrepid: The Academy for Effective Leadership, we have list of assignments you will receive once we have completed your application, interview and been accepted into Intrepid.

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  • Introductions
  • Academy Orientation
 
Fundamentals
  • Conversational Nature of Action
  • Noticing How You Listen
    • What do you listen for?
  • Leadership As:
    • An Observer Giving an Account
    • Presence in Action
  • Coaching Clients and Team Members
    • Causing Results Through Others
      • Video Work
  • Setting Clients & Team Members Up to Win
  • Assignments for the next month
  • Clearing
  • Accounting for Impact With Clients
  • Identifying New Levels of Value
    • Navigating Difficult Conversations
    • Identifying New Opportunities for Breaktrhough with your client or team
  • Realigning Aim & Outcome
    • Video Work
  • Assignments for the next month
  • Playing an Infinite Game
  • The Power of Declaration
  • Finishing Well
  • Reinventing the Future Now
    • Video Work
  • Legacy – From Now On
  • Celebration Dinner

Application for Intrepid

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