DARE TO LEAD

Over the past seven years, she found that leaders in organisations ranging from
small entrepreneurial start-ups and family-owned businesses to non-profits,
civic organisations and Fortune 50 companies, are asking the same questions: How
do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brene
Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the
wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and
culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we
can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles, status and power over
people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the
potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for
everyone who is ready to choose courage over comfort, make a difference and
lead. When we dare to lead, we don't pretend to have the right answers; we stay
curious and ask the right questions. We don't see power as finite and hoard it;
we know that power becomes infinite when we share it and work to align authority
and accountability. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations; we
lean into the vulnerability that's necessary to do good work.But daring
leadership in a culture that's defined by scarcity, fear and uncertainty
requires building courage skills, which are uniquely human. The irony is that
we're choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at
the same time we're scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines
can't do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection and
courage to start.Brene Brown spent the past two decades researching the emotions
that give meaning to our lives. Over the past seven years, she found that
leaders in organisations ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups and
family-owned businesses to non-profits, civic organisations and Fortune 50
companies, are asking the same questions: How do you cultivate braver, more
daring leaders? And, how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?Dare
to Lead answers these questions and gives us actionable strategies and real
examples from her new research-based, courage-building programme. Brene writes,
'One of the most important findings of my career is that courage can be taught,
developed and measured. Courage is a collection of four skill sets supported by
twenty-eight behaviours. All it requires is a commitment to doing bold work,
having tough conversations and showing up with our whole hearts. Easy? No.
Choosing courage over comfort is not easy. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave
with our lives and work. It's why we're here.'