🌿 Month Four Lesson Page — Dismantling the Myths

Welcome Message

By now, you’ve begun naming the systems, the norms, and the power structures that define your workplace culture.

But every system protects itself with myths — stories we’ve been taught to justify why things are the way they are.

Myths allow leaders to stay neutral.
Myths allow workplaces to delay change.
Myths allow harm to continue.

This month, we expose those myths directly.
Because dismantling professionalism means dismantling the lies that hold harmful leadership in place.

Your Learning Tools for Month Four
Dismantle the Myths: Reflection Guide

  • Exposes the most dangerous leadership myths:

    • “We’ve always done it this way”

    • “Intentions matter more than impact”

    • “Speaking up will divide the team”

  • Unpacks:

    • Why neutrality protects power

    • How silence allows harm to grow

    • What accountability actually requires

  • Includes reflection prompts after each myth for individual or team reflection.

📥 Download Dismantle the Myths Guide

Community Discussion Guide — Is Silence Worse Than Getting It Wrong?

  • Full facilitation guide for:

    • Leadership teams

    • HR departments

    • DEI practitioners

    • All-staff reflection sessions

  • Includes:

    • Group debates on leadership avoidance vs courageous action

    • Team exercises for exploring leadership fears

    • Public accountability challenges and follow-up actions

  • Builds group ownership of justice-led leadership culture.

📥 Download Community Discussion Guide

The Courageous Leadership Framework

  • Full step-by-step model for leadership redesign.

  • Covers:

    • The 3 Fears that block courageous leadership:

      • Fear of losing power

      • Fear of getting it wrong

      • Fear of public backlash

    • The 5-Step Courageous Leadership Model:

      1. Stop the harm in real-time.

      2. Center impacted voices.

      3. Make public commitments.

      4. Implement structural change.

      5. Accept accountability without defensiveness.

    • Courageous Leadership Scorecard for self-assessment.

    • Executive Leadership Pledge for public commitment.

    • Action steps for power redistribution.

📥 Download The Courageous Leadership Framework

Why This Month Matters

Your DEI work will never move beyond performance until you confront the myths leadership uses to justify avoiding action.

Courageous leadership means stepping into discomfort, owning harm, and choosing responsibility over reputation.

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