Dean Smith

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Workshops & Training

Where a keynote creates awareness, a workshop builds capability.

Dean Smith — Workshops & Training

From insight to applied skill.

A keynote opens the door. A workshop walks your team through it — hands-on, practiced, and applied to their real challenges.

Participants map their own Emotional Overhead, work through the E.D.G.E. Forgiveness Development Method™ step by step, and leave with a personal implementation plan they'll use the same week.

Every format is customized to your audience, your industry, and your goals.

Options

Workshop Options

Choose the depth that fits your team and your time.

Half-Day Workshop

4 hours · 60–150 participants

Perfect for adding depth after a keynote, or as a standalone leadership development event.

  • Deep dive into Hidden Emotional Overhead™
  • Introduction to the E.D.G.E. Method™
  • Guided practice with one core tool
  • Personal reflection on application

Full-Day Workshop

7 hours · 40–100 participants

Comprehensive immersion in the framework with multiple practice opportunities and deeper peer learning.

  • Complete framework mastery
  • Practice with all four steps (Examine, Decide, Ground, Elevate)
  • Real-scenario practice and peer learning circles
  • Personal implementation planning

Multi-Day Intensive

2–3 days · 15–40 participants

Deep transformation for executive teams or high-commitment cohorts ready to shift their leadership culture.

  • Complete mastery of the E.D.G.E. Method™
  • One-on-one coaching sessions with Dean
  • Peer accountability structures
  • 3-month follow-up support

How It Works

What a Full Workshop Day Looks Like

Reframe the Problem

Name Emotional Overhead and why capacity — not workload — is the real constraint.

30 min

Examine the Cost

Each leader maps the specific weight they're carrying and what it's costing.

90 min

Decide to Release

Make the deliberate decision to forgive — practiced, not just presented.

90 min

Ground the Response

Run the H.U.M.A.N. Bridge™ live — the sequence that makes the decision durable.

90 min

Elevate Your Capacity

Build the daily practice that turns the decision into a lasting habit.

60 min

The Outcome

What your team walks away with

  • A shared language for the Emotional Overhead limiting the team
  • Hands-on fluency with all four steps of the E.D.G.E. Method
  • A personal 90-day action plan for every participant
  • Measurable gains in team cohesion, trust, and decision quality

Ready to move your team from insight to capability?

Tell us about your team, your goals, and your timing — and we'll design the right format.