Dare to Lead：Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

Leadershipisnotabouttitles,status,andwieldingpower.Aleaderisanyonewhotakesresponsibilityforrecognizingthepotentialinpeopleandideas,andhasthecouragetodevelopthatpotential.Whenwedaretolead,wedon’tpretendtohavetherightanswers;westaycuriousandasktherightquestions.Wedon’tseepowerasfiniteandhoardit;weknowthatpowerbecomesinfinitewhenweshareitwithothers.Wedon’tavoiddifficultconversationsandsituations;weleanintovulnerabilitywhenit’snecessarytodogoodwork.Butdaringleadershipinaculturedefinedbyscarcity,fear,anduncertaintyrequiresskill-buildingaroundtraitsthataredeeplyanduniquelyhuman.Theironyisthatwe’rechoosingnottoinvestindevelopingtheheartsandmindsofleadersattheexactsametimeaswe’rescramblingtofigureoutwhatwehavetoofferthatmachinesandAIcan’tdobetterandfaster.Whatcanwedobetter?Empathy,connection,andcourage,tostart.Four-time#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorBrenéBrownhasspentthepasttwodecadesstudyingtheemotionsandexperiencesthatgivemeaningtoourlives,andthepastsevenyearsworkingwithtransformativeleadersandteamsspanningtheglobe.Shefoundthatleadersinorganizationsrangingfromsmallentrepreneurialstartupsandfamily-ownedbusinessestononprofits,civicorganizations,andFortune50companiesallaskthesamequestion:Howdoyoucultivatebraver,moredaringleaders,andhowdoyouembedthevalueofcourageinyourculture?Inthisnewbook,Brownusesresearch,stories,andexamplestoanswerthesequestionsintheno-BSstylethatmillionsofreadershavecometoexpectandlove.Brownwrites,“Oneofthemostimportantfindingsofmycareeristhatdaringleadershipisacollectionoffourskillsetsthatare100percentteachable,observable,andmeasurable.It’slearningandunlearningthatrequiresbravework,toughconversations,andshowingupwithyourwholeheart.Easy?No.Becausechoosingcourageovercomfortisnotalwaysourdefault.Worthit?Always.Wewanttobebravewithourlivesandourwork.It’swhywe’rehere.”Whetheryou’vereadDaringGreatlyandRisingStrongoryou’renewtoBrenéBrown’swork,thisbookisforanyonewhowantstostepupandintobraveleadership.