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Dare to Lead
Dare to Lead: Brave Work, Tough Conversations, Whole Hearts | Brené Brown
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.
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lauramisiara
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Great book to become not only a great leader but a great communicator, friend, and human being. Sometimes it is not as engaging with the reader, that‘s why I give it a 4â­ï¸, but a good read nonetheless.

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sarahgreatlove
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Well. This book took me years to lead but I got there in the end. I think it hit a little too close to home and I took a huge breather before I was ready to go back. Then I breezed through the last third and loved it 🤷ðŸ¼â€â™€ï¸ really thankful for the work Brene does in leadership spaces. â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸

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Kshakal
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Eggs 💚📚💛 2y
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Sarahreadstoomuch
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There is a lot packed in here, and so my first reaction is that I‘ll have to listen/read this again… she actually heavily references earlier books of hers, so maybe I‘ll just listen to those!

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Maggie4483
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Snow Day To-Do List. â„ï¸ðŸ“šâ˜•ï¸â˜ºï¸

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BethM
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Re-listening to the tagged book bc I have an interview for a promotion tomorrow. Trying not to freak out 😳 wish me luck!

vivastory Good luck! 3y
Aims42 Good luck!! ðŸ€ðŸ€ðŸ€ 3y
Lindy Sending best wishes your way 🌻 3y
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robinb Best Wishes!!! You've got this! 3y
megnews Good luck!! 3y
JenReadsAlot Good luck!!! 3y
Jas16 Wishing you the best of luck! 3y
DivineDiana You‘ll do great!â˜˜ï¸ 3y
Librarybelle Good luck! 3y
Laughterhp Good luck! 3y
Branwen You've got this! Good luck! 💕😃 3y
Sparklemn Best of luck! Let us know how it goes. 3y
LazyOwl Good luck 🀠3y
Avanders Ooooh I‘m so late on this, but I hope it went so well!! â™¥ï¸ 3y
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everlocalwest
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Another book read with a professional development book club. We actually read the book months ago, but I've been working my way through the ancillary materials. I always enjoy Brene Brown's books and find her work grounding.

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DebbieGrillo
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People often ask me if I still get nervous when I speak in public.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

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Outofcontroltbr
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Interesting book and will be using concepts from it. She plugs quite a few concepts and research from other works she has published but great use of the research and case studies were interesting.

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DebbieGrillo
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"We deserve real comfort."

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DebbieGrillo
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I taught my children to armor up. How do you teach them as adults to lean in to vulnerability?

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DebbieGrillo
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"...if you're going to dare greatly, you're going to get your ass kicked at some point. If you choose courage, you will absolutely know failure, disappointment, setback, even heartbreak. That's why we call it courage. That's why it's so rare."

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TheKidUpstairs I've heard nothing but good things about Brown, but never read one! 4y
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vlwelser
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This is interesting. It talks about being a leader obvs but there's a lot on communication and listening to your team and having great, productive conversations. She's kind of a superstar in this arena.

#BookSpinBingo free space
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Jlmarlowe03
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Terrific book. The author gives different ways using real world examples to show how to be more effective in leadership as well as your own personal life.

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CampbellTaraL
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Another book where the people who need to read it won't, and the people who do read it will have to face some hard decisions.

Ugh. It's good, but ugh. Do I need a reckoning with myself right now?!

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alvingregorio
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I couldn‘t connect or relate to this one. I kept trying to apply it to parenting, as a “leader†of children. And some of it could be, but this book definitely has a target audience and I‘m not it.

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sarahlandis
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This should be assigned reading for everyone that exists and works with other people. Wish I‘d had it in college before I‘d started working full time at a desk job, but this book applies to any organization and/or relationship. I love how Brene also works on reviews of all her other books in each new one she writes. My favorite take away from this book: assume everyone is always doing their best.

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sdbruening
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I like and appreciate the ideas of vulnerability and wholeheartedness but there are a lot of jargon words that I couldn‘t see my colleagues using seriously. And in order to use the ideas fully from this book, everyone has to read it. It was also a little hard to follow all the lists listening on audiobook.

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BookBelle84
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I love Brene Brown and while some of the ideas are repetitive from her other books, I find there is always something that I can learn and try to apply in my own life.

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Twainy
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🎧 She‘s a little too IDK emotional maybe ?? for me. About being vulnerable to acquire trust, sharing mistakes, being brave. I‘m a little too analytical and not enough drama queen to adhere to most of what she suggests but I do already follow some of her suggestions so that was a nice confirmation. She‘s like a mom giving you advice & she tells stories to explain. Not bad but not amazing either. Still looking. â­ï¸â­ï¸â­ï¸

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matthewlee
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Awesome read with great wisdom and relevant stories for you to connect with. It probably goes without saying, but this book has a ton of heart. Her ending quote is incredibly powerful and inspiring, if you weren‘t already called to action. Found a lot of her insights very applicable to both my personal and professional life. Brave leadership won‘t be easy, as is being vulnerable - but the treasure of a life well lived seems worth it.

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Jemmygem
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Trying to be more empathetic and listening to others more

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Blaire
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Having read a lot of Brené brown before this book covers some familiar ground and tells stories she uses in other books, but applies it to leadership in thworkplace. Found the core values section and the section on thinking about the story you bring (is what you read into) someone‘s else statement to be insightful. Nitpick that got to me in the audio -The use of the word “rumble†for a tough conversation was irritating.

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LionHeartLeo
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Although some stuff seems repetitive & from her past books, Brene Brown is always amazing.
This book is essential reading for management or any leaders, to be successful & have a happy team/company/employees etc.

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LionHeartLeo
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My latest birthday book haul!
I‘ve been on this search to find/read books that have changed peoples lives. Deep, meaningful books that when someone asks “What book have you read that changed your life?†you can definitely answer.
I‘ve read thousands of books. Really amazing ones. But I‘m sad that I have yet to find one that when someone asks me that question I can immediately answer.
If anyone has rec‘s please let me know! I‘m hungry!!

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CareBear
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Happy Friday, Littens! 🥰

Beatlefan129 That looks delicious 😋 5y
Sarahreadstoomuch This book was just mentioned at the library leadership symposium I just attended! 5y
CareBear @Sarahreadstoomuch it‘s wonderful! This is a library copy and I just bought myself one this morning so I can mark it all up (which I rarely do). 5y
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Jen2
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Good stuff!

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Edecmcl
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Listened to this and really enjoyed it. I would consider buying it in print and reading it again next year.

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wmei
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Power with, power to, power within.

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wmei

Section 3: Rather than protecting n hiding our heart behind bulletproof glass, wholeheartedness is about integration...... It‘s putting down the armor and bringing forth all of the scraggly, misshapen pieces of our history and folding in all of the different roles that, when falsely separated, keep us feeling exhausted and torn, to make a complex, messy, awesome, whole person.

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wmei

In the past, jobs were about muscles, now they‘re about brains, but in the future they‘ll be about the heart.

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Date:
Meeting intention:
Attendees:
Key decisions:
Tasks n ownership:

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wmei

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

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wmei

Quote by Madeleine L‘Engle :â€When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability.â€

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Chelseabillups30

And just because someone failed to see the value in what we can create or achieve doesn‘t change its worth or ours.

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Chelseabillups30

Just because we didn‘t measure up to some standard of achievement doesn‘t mean that we don‘t possess gifts and talents that only we can bring to the world.

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Chelseabillups30

No person is ordained to judge our divinity or to write the story of our spiritual worthiness.

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Chelseabillups30

Just because someone isn‘t willing or able to love us, it doesn‘t mean we are unloveable.

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Chelseabillups30

When light and dark are not integrated, overly sweet and accommodating can feel foreboding, as though under all that niceness is a ticking bomb.

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Chelseabillups30
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💥🔥💥🔥💥🔥

Itchyfeetreader Loved this one 5y
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Chelseabillups30

We don‘t fully see people until we know their values.

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Chelseabillups30

A brave leader is someone who says I see you. I hear you. I don‘t have all the answers, but I‘m going to keep listening and asking questions.

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Chelseabillups30

A brave leader is not someone who is armed with all the answers. A brave leader is not someone who can facilitate a flawless discussion on hard topics.

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Chelseabillups30

To opt out of conversations about privilege and oppression because they make you uncomfortable is the epitome of privilege.