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

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    About this audiobook

    In her #1 New York Times bestsellers, 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. 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.

    Four-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Brené Brown has spent the past two decades studying the emotions and experiences that give meaning to our lives, and the past seven years working with transformative leaders and teams spanning the globe. She found that leaders in organizations ranging from small entrepreneurial startups and family-owned businesses to nonprofits, civic organizations, and Fortune 50 companies all ask the same question:

    How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture?

    In this new book, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions of readers have come to expect and love.

    Brown writes, "One of the most important findings of my career is that daring leadership is a collection of skills and practices that are 100 percent teachable. It's learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations, and showing up with your whole heart. 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."

    Whether you've read Daring Greatly and Rising Strong or you're new to Brené Brown's work, this book is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 9, 2018
    ISBN9781984844224
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    Reviews for Dare to Lead

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    • 4/5
      As an IT Manager, I really enjoyed the book. It also comes with a workbook that you can download from Brene's website. Lead from compassion and caring and you will succeed. Good Luck!
    • 5/5
      As always, Brene uses clear language and helpful tools to inspire readers to take a look at their actions and emotions, and change them if needed for the better. A must read for leadership.
    • 5/5
      This book was very needed in my life thank you , I really needed to be refreshed in my understanding about myself in leadership and where I was going ,or not going and thought I was going . This is the stuff that most people don’t talk about
    • 5/5
      Phenomenal! I’m already putting some of these things into practice at work and at home!
    • 2/5
      The audio book can feel heavy going. There are sections which you can listen to easily, such as her description of early public speaking. The academic layout of the book feels more suited to reading, although her voice is light and energetic. Part one of the book is detailed and slower reading than subsequent parts. There were sections of personal use to me, such as leaving mean comments on the floor, and recognising my desire to practice "badass" comebacks. Her openness also helps you understand the author and this is useful in gaining insight into her advice and perspective. There are parts I would reference, but would not reread the book as a whole.
    • 5/5
      I’ve become a fan of her work and this book takes on various for her main ideas in a cohesive and entertaining way. I would recommend it to anyone looking to learn about how we can communicate better in our professional and personal lifes, as well as dealing with our fears and strengths.
    • 5/5
      Excellent content, well presented. Perhaps a bit repetitive for folks who read Brenée’s previous books but lots of new stuff too.
    • 5/5
      An eye opener, helping me both professionally and personally.
    • 5/5
      I love everything she writes, I practically want to Cline her. This is great and so useful and so vindicating.
    • 5/5
      I love this book and all of Dr.Brown’s book. So insightful and practical. Read it!
    • 5/5
      Through this book Brene was able to dissect the psyche and thought process behind the decisions we make when interacting or failing to interact with others. A few 'aha' and 'that's exactly what I was thinking' moments. The section about the military really resonated with me. As a former NCO for Army National Guard I wish I would have been taught vulnerability and conflict resolution the way that Brene teaches. There were many missed opportunities for soldiers to be heard and to solidify the bonds that were created through our shared experiences. Now that I have moved on from the military I will incorporate Brene's wisdom in our family business. The immortal words of Michael Buffer "Let's get ready to rumble."
    • 5/5
      Great book that gets to heart of what it means to lead daringly!
    • 5/5
      As usual, Brown inspires me to live my values and claim my courage. I’m excited to practice the principles personally and professionally. Great listen, absolutely worth my time. I will buy the print copy, and I’d like to gift it to everyone I know.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this book it help me define success in my life
    • 5/5
      First book that I read from her, and I just loved it! I'm already starting the next
    • 5/5
      I've put into practice some of the skills explained in this book and I've started to see a drastic change in my business alone.
    • 3/5
      I love Brene Brown. I just thought this book might be better to read instead of listen to - it was just a lot to take in via an audiobook.
    • 5/5
      This book has changed my outlook on leadership !
    • 5/5
      Dare to Lead has left me with a new perspective on leadership. It held up a mirror to my own abilities and perfectly reflected the areas where I struggled and where I was succeeding and how to grow from there. I'll definitely be buying the book so I can go through it with the printable workbook. I want to squeeze every drop of wisdom out of this experience!
    • 4/5
      Quite good, although I'm looking forward to our book club at work, I think it will lead to some good discussion. I really like Brown's emphasis on trust and vulnerability; those two factors have been heavily present in my own positive work experiences. I find this the case for many self-help or business books, there are so many models and acronyms that the last 1/3 of the book had me in a bit of a daze. I'm still not sure how I felt about the story with her assistant/colleague at the airport. Part of me feels like the entire scenario was inappropriately handled, but Brown seemed very happy with how her colleague reacted and helped, so I might be misremembering.
    • 4/5
      I've been hearing the Brene Brown hype for years and this is the first time I've dove into one of her leadership books. It was really eye opening - I rarely take notes or mark pages but there were multiple times when I had to stop to re-read something because it struck me, The concepts are great for organizational leadership and also personal growth. Strategies range from developing empathy to accepting feedback to passing over perfectionism can help improve anyone's lives. Extremely eye opening. Brown has lots of free printables (workbooks, motivational posters, etc) on her website and I look forward to digging into those as well. I definitely wouldn't mind reading her other work - she referenced them quite a lot in this one.
    • 4/5
      I love audio books but his one would be better if I had the workbook and could go through it more thoughtfully. She can really challenge a person to brave honesty, and so live with more integrity and courage. The outcome is a greater impact on other peoples' lives.
    • 2/5
      Definitely not my favorite Brene. This is the corporate version for sure, and lacks the insight and storytelling I most love her work for. A substantial portion of it is also resummarized from her previous books.
    • 1/5
      This book is marginally useful at best. It is full of distracting self-quotes from the author's earlier publication and self-analysis of the author. Worst of all, middle-school-level gutter language shows up everywhere. The author tries to justify this as a positive virtue. I will not read another of her books.
    • 4/5
      Brene Brown frames her research and rumbling techniques for leadership situations. It's practical and helpful, even if there are familiar elements from her previous books. 4.5 stars.
    • 3/5
      This is my first Brene Brown book. It comes across like a Greatest Hits compilation album, because she frequently references her previous books and includes their info here. I'm guessing this book does not have a lot of new material, but maybe it is a way to take the old material and re-package it for a (business) leader audience. As with many follow-up self-help books that trail behind an initial bestseller, there is a lot of garrulous patter that fluffs up the actual content. Concise is not a word to describe this one. Surprisingly, I found the second half of the book to have more meaningful gems than the first half (usually it is the opposite). I also think this book would be useful as a reference, that there are sections that could be re-read as one encounters situations and needs reminding or coaching through them. So, good stuff but it could use some weeding. Or Cole's notes.
    • 4/5
      Learning 'me' is the prerequisite for leading them - is the premise of this book. Handling vulnerability, dealing with fear, taming my ego, being non-judgmental are some virtues that are seen in a leader. Many parts of the book are backed by research and/or proven empirically through interviews with some successful leaders.I'm more conscious about giving feedback now. The pointers given in the book that one should remember while giving feedback make a lot of sense and put us in the other's shoes making us empathetic while doing so. I'm also becoming more aware of my breathing during tough/tense situations, but I know it's a long and winding path ahead of me to master that."People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care." - so very true.
    • 4/5
      I often use slow times of the year to read psychologically oriented books that apply to my life. This Christmas, I picked up this book that deals with leadership and being up-front with emotions in the workplace. This book’s author served in the military before getting a PhD in sociology. Her topic of interest is vulnerability as a leadership trait.

      The influx of women into the American workplace has changed workplace dynamics. This book – whose topic could not have even been conceived of fifty years ago – is further evidence of that. Top-down leadership is out while developing a flatter, healthier workplace environment is in.

      I think we, both men and women, owe a lot to those, like Brown, who are acting to change workplace environments. I appreciate Brown’s emphasis on direct truth-speaking while she encourages us not to wander into “brutal” truth-speaking. She responsibly advises us to manage and express our emotions in a healthier way. In terms of values, she admonishes her readers to choose courage over comfort.

      These concepts apply to either gender, but it is hard to read Brown’s words without considering the prism of gender. Feelings are human and not the sole possession of either men or women. However, their expression in social climates certainly tests one’s competency in gender issues. While I seek to be a male who is in touch with his feelings, I cannot imagine this book being written by a male who is not a therapist. But that’s a good thing. We need diverse voices to make our workplaces better.

      This book’s greatest strength consists of taking away one’s emotional “armor” (accrued through years of unhealthy work experiences) and endeavoring to make the reader more emotionally engaged. One can see Brown’s expertise in the area of personal vulnerability. I’d like to hear more from Brown about how that influences social dynamics of a team – how vulnerability in a leader translates into team action and team results.

      Overall, I always find myself grateful for occasionally reading books of a self-help ilk. They keep me from voyaging too far off the right path. Brown’s well-written book is no exception to this trend.

    • 5/5
      Another great listen from Brené. I love her authenticity and rawness. Learned so much from this book as well as from the first book I read From her Daring Greatly. This is a must for leaders, entrepreneurs and creators. I highly recommend it! ?
    • 5/5
      Great examples of daring leadership and incredibly helpful tools for showing up in your relationships both at home and at work!