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Dare to Lead

  • 320 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 2018
  • 5 editions

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1 About this book

Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential.

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 with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work.

But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start.

Good for readers who want: business, psychology, and self-improvement.

  • Business & economics
  • Management Science
  • Psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Self-help
  • Personal growth
  • Leadership
  • Success in business

2 About Brené Brown

Born 1965

Casandra Brené Brown (born November 18, 1965) is an American academic, author and podcaster. Brown is known for her work on shame, vulnerability, and leadership, and for her widely viewed 2010 TEDx talk. She has written six number-one New York Times bestselling books, including The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, Dare to Lead, and Atlas of the Heart and hosted two podcasts on Spotify.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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