Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. [B1172]

2018 HCDJ in excellent condition. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Brené Brown has 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 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. Brown writes, "One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. Easy? No. Because choosing courage over comfort is not always our default. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and our work. It's why we're here." This book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "It has giving me tools for my professional and personal life, I am inspired not to leave my vulnerability behind and instead to embrace it to become a better leader. To conquer and sail through my emotions, and to better understanding others - and myself. I recommend it, specially to be read with patience and openness."; "The book is geared towards leaders in business, but I was able to take the ideas and apply them to my role as an educator and also to my personal life."; "Valuable tools for life."; "Always a winner. Brené Brown does a wonderful job distilling complex research into ideas and concepts that affect us all. She not only puts a name and organizational structure to these ideas, but provides practical action to follow through."