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Virtual Leadership Seminars

Each semester, VLS provides engaging, webinar-style programs that offer practical tools members can immediately apply to their life and leadership journeys.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Books will be shipped by Aug. 25. Contact Assistant Director of Enablement Kari Gaffey at kgaffey@trisigma.org if you have not received your book by Sept. 15.  

  • For the purposes of registration, all participants will receive a copy of the book, along with a small token of thanks! We encourage all interested members to register.

  • Required reading prior to Session 1:  

    • Introduction 

    • Part One: Rumbling with Vulnerability 

     

    Required reading prior to optional partner huddles: 

    • Part Two: Living Into Our Values  

    • Part Three: Braving Trust  

    See the Partner Huddle tab for more information. 

     

    Required reading prior to Session 2:  

    • Part Two: Living Into Our Values*  

    • Part Three: Braving Trust*  

    • Part Four: Learning to Rise  

    *If not participating in the optional partner huddles.  

  • The partner huddles are completely optional. They provide an additional opportunity to engage with sisters on a more personal level, outside of the facilitated sessions. Interested participants will be paired in groups of 2–3 to further discuss the book. Members will be responsible for scheduling their huddle with their partner(s) between Oct. 6 and Nov. 1.

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    Members interested in joining a partner huddle should select "yes" to participating on the registration form in Sigma Connect.

  • This program is hosted virtually via Zoom. Members should complete the required reading on their own time prior to each session.

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    Both Sessions are hosted through the Essential Sigma Learning Center. Click here for a tutorial on accessing the sessions.  

  • Yes! There is no cost to register, and reading materials have been generously provided by the Tri Sigma Foundation! Please ensure you are able to participate fully in the sessions. 

  • This opportunity is open to all collegiate and alumnae members. 

  • We hope participants can attend both sessions, but we understand life happens! Please contact the facilitator if you miss a session and need to catch up. 

Meet the Facilitator

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Desiree Paulhamus Jackson

Alpha Omicron–University of Central Arkansas

Lafayette and Northern Virginia Alumnae Chapters

 

Desiree remains an engaged alumna as a national volunteer supporting Tri Sigma’s Virtual Alumnae Book Club. With 12+ years of nonprofit experience in fundraising, communications, and relationship-building, she currently serves as Assistant Executive Director of the Foundation for Fraternal Excellence.

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Desiree also serves as a trustee for the National Panhellenic Conference Foundation, past president of Leadership Saline County, and an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Often described as a natural-born leader, Desiree remains especially curious about the role leadership plays in both personal growth and organizational success—a perspective that draws her to Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead. 

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You’ll find this ENFJ reflecting on her own leadership journey, leaning into her Input and Strategic CliftonStrengths, and activating her i-style (DiSC) to build connections and spark meaningful conversation. 

Dare to Lead: A Virtual Leadership Book Study on Courageous & Vulnerable Leadership

Courageous leadership is built through daily behaviors and conversations. Tri Sigma members are invited to join Desiree Paulhamus Jackson, Alpha Omicron, for a two-part book study 

focused on Dare to Lead by Brené Brown.

 

During this book study, participants will explore the foundational elements of values-based leadership, strengthen practical skills for building trust, learn how to navigate difficult conversations, and discover ways to lead with resilience. After participating, members will have the courage to lead with greater authenticity, connection, and trust.

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Session 1 • The Heart of Courageous Leadership

Oct. 5 from 7–8:30 p.m. ET

 

Session 2 • The Everyday Practice of Courageous Leadership

Nov. 2 from 7–8:30 p.m. ET

Thanks to the generosity of the Tri Sigma Foundation, every participant will receive a free copy of Dare to Lead by Brené Brown! Books will be shipped to participants by Aug. 25.

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Space is limited to 70 participants. Registration closes Aug. 14, or once capacity is met. 

  • Session 1 • The Heart of Courageous Leadership

    Oct. 5 from 7–8:30 p.m. ET

     

    Participants will explore the foundational elements of daring leadership through vulnerability, self-awareness, shame resilience, and values-based leadership. Members will also examine the barriers that often keep leaders armored and begin building the courage to lead with greater authenticity, connection, and trust.

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    After attending this session, participants will be able to: 

    • Define courageous leadership and vulnerability 

    • Identify barriers preventing courageous leadership 

    • Explore vulnerability myths and armored leadership behaviors

    • Increase awareness of shame and emotional triggers

    • Clarify personal leadership values

     

    Required Reading:

    • Introduction 

    • Part One: Rumbling with Vulnerability

  • Session 2 • The Everyday Practice of Courageous Leadership

    Nov. 2 from 7–8:30 p.m. ET

     

    In this session, participants will strengthen practical leadership skills for building trust, navigating difficult conversations, giving engaged feedback, and leading with resilience using tools and frameworks from the book.

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    After attending this session, participants will be able to: ​

    • Practice rumble skills and difficult conversations 

    • Identify how to build trust using the BRAVING framework 

    • Explore feedback skills

    • Explore resilience through reckoning, rumble and revolution 

    • Create a courageous leadership action plan

     

    Required Reading:

    • Part Two: Living Into Our Values* 

    • Part Three: Braving Trust* 

    • Part Four: Learning to Rise

     

    *If not participating in the optional partner huddle (see the Partner Huddle tab for more information)

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  • Optional Partner Huddles

    Monday, Oct. 6 – Sunday, Nov. 1  

    Meeting time determined individually by partner groups 

     

    Participants have the opportunity to engage beyond the two facilitated sessions by joining a partner huddle between Session 1 and Session 2. The purpose of the partner huddles is to provide members with a space for deeper reflection, processing content they resonate with, connecting concepts to their experiences, and building trust, accountability, and belonging within Tri Sigma.

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    Interested participants will be paired in groups of 2–3 to further discuss the book. Members will be responsible for scheduling their huddle with their partner(s) between Oct. 6 and Nov. 1.

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    Members interested in joining a partner huddle should select "yes" to participating on the registration form in Sigma Connect.

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    Required Reading & Additional Tasks:

    • Read Part Two: Living Into Our Values  

    • Read Part Three: Braving Trust

    • Complete the free Daring Leadership Assessment

    • Complete identified reflection(s) not covered during Session 1

     

    More details and instructions will be provided by the facilitator after Session 1. 

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