The Founding Cohort is a group of 100-150 thoughtful leaders who commit to working with the Courageous Wholeness App in the month of Sept. 2026.

They will get a meaningful leadership development experience and will provide honest feedback to inform the Center’s future efforts.

This method and the related app were both developed by Dr. Max Klau, a Harvard-trained expert in servant leadership development, Integral Master Coach, author and speaker who has spent years developing a powerful, scalable approach to doing inner work at scale at some of America’s highest-performing nonprofits.  The approach is described in detail in Dr. Klau’s new book, Developing Servant Leaders at Scale: How to Do It and Why It Matters.

We are looking for a diverse cohort of thoughtful individuals who:

-Understand the importance of shadow work

-Recognize the need for inner development

-Are excited to test an innovative approach to leadership development

-Are willing to share honest feedback to inform the future development of this approach

That’s it! Individuals in any field and at any stage in their career are encouraged to apply.

Members of the Founding Cohort will get the following:

-Clarity regarding your personal leadership mission and your shadow.

-Daily personalized reminders and reflection prompts related to your inner development

-Opportunities to practice being the person you most want to be

-Connection to a community of fellow travelers who are passionate about living and leadership with greater courage, integrity, and wholeness

-An important voice in shaping the future of this the Courageous Wholeness movement

The Center for Courageous Wholeness gets the following:

-Active engagement with its new approach to inner development

-Honest feedback about how this approach can be improved in the future

-Data regarding the impact of this approach on users

-A community of valued partners who want to help shape this work in the future

Participants will:

-Participate in a mandatory one-hour Launch Call in early Setpember

-Complete a 5-7 Start-of-Program Baseline Survey

-Interact with the daily prompts for 1-2 minutes per day

-Complete a 5-7 minute End-of-Program Feedback Survey

-OPTIONAL: Attend an one-hour post-program focus group to share your experience in detail

These commitments will require approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours of your time over the course of the entire month.

The Founding Cohort will run from September 1st through September 30th, 2026.

The deadline to register is Wednesday, August 19th.

Participants will hear about their involvement by Wed, Aug. 26th.

Nothing. The program is free for participants.

Complete this brief application form to express your interest in getting involved with this pilot. 

The deadline to register is midnight on Wednesday, August 26th.

Reach out to maxklau@courageouswholeness.org with any additional questions.