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Radical Care Leadership

Cultivating Accountability, Belonging, and Care in the Workplace

A free mini-course to help leaders cultivate regulation, responsibility, and care without sacrificing accountability or standards.

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Radical Care Leadership

A free mini-course to help leaders cultivate regulation, responsibility, and care without sacrificing accountability or standards.
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Leadership Isn’t Failing—The Models Are

Most leadership models were built for control, hierarchy, and output—not for humans navigating burnout, complexity, and constant change. We’ve been taught to prioritize productivity over people and accountability over care, creating workplaces that feel unsafe, disconnected, and exhausting.

The result?
Low engagement. High turnover. Leaders who are overwhelmed and teams that are quietly disengaging.

Radical Care Leadership offers a different path—one where accountability and care are not opposites, but partners.

 
—  WHAT THIS FREEBIE IS  —

IN THIS FREE GUIDE, YOU'LL DISCOVER:

This free Radical Care Leadership mini-course invites you to rethink motivation, power, and belonging using grounded research, lived experience, and practical reflection. It’s designed to be digested in short, meaningful moments—on a walk, between meetings, or during intentional pause.

Why traditional leadership models (including Maslow’s hierarchy) fall short in today’s workplaces

How love and belonging are central—not optional—to motivation and performance.

What Radical Care Leadership looks like in real organizational systems

How accountability can exist without fear, control, or burnout

Reflection prompts to apply immediately to your leadership context

CURIOSITY-BASED QUESTIONS

Unlock your potential with a collection of thought-provoking questions designed to expand your mindset, inspire innovation, and foster growth at every level of your organization.

DEVELOP STRONGER TEAMS

Empower your team members with the right questions to encourage collaboration, creativity, and mutual support, leading to stronger, more cohesive teams.

IGNITE INNOVATION

Stimulate innovative thinking and problem-solving by asking questions that challenge assumptions, spark creativity, and drive breakthrough solutions.

LEAD WITH IMPACT

Transform your leadership style by incorporating curiosity-driven inquiry into your daily interactions, inspiring trust, empowering others, and driving meaningful change.

 and more... 

You’re Doing Maslow All Wrong—and It’s Costing Your Team (and Sanity)


Maslow’s hierarchy has been misapplied for decades, treated as a ladder employees must climb to “earn” belonging and meaning. But Maslow’s original research—rooted in Indigenous wisdom from the Blackfoot people—tells a very different story.

Human needs are interconnected, collective, and relational.
Love and belonging are not rewards at the top—they are the foundation.

When leaders center belonging, psychological safety, and relational accountability, motivation follows naturally.

This mini-course walks you through that reframe—and what it means for modern leadership.

This Freebie Is For You If…

  • You lead teams and want accountability without fear or micromanagement
  • You’re tired of performative “wellness” with no systemic change
  • You care deeply about people and results
  • You’re navigating burnout, disengagement, or cultural repair
  • You believe leadership should feel human, ethical, and grounded
—  WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT  —

This Isn’t Another Leadership Checklist


This mini-course blends:

  • Organizational leadership research
  • Trauma-informed and systems-aware thinking
  • Indigenous wisdom and collective care frameworks
  • Real-world leadership application

It’s not about fixing people.
It’s about redesigning how leadership is practiced.

 

—  WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE  —

What’s Included in the Free Download

  • Radical Care Leadership mini-course (PDF)

  • Reflection questions and journaling prompts

  • Action-planning worksheet

  • Invitation to explore deeper UnCourses and facilitation options

Meet the Author

Dr. Christine Perigen Fonner is a leadership expert, educator, and facilitator with over 25 years of experience across nonprofit, corporate, and educational sectors. She holds a PhD in Organizational Leadership, with research focused on toxic leadership and its impact on safety, belonging, and esteem in the workplace.

Christine’s work bridges strategy and soul. She combines systems thinking, trauma-informed practices, and relational accountability to help individuals and organizations lead with clarity, courage, and care.

More Information:
christinefonner.com
evolvingleaderfellowship.com

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