Dare to Lead

Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

By: Brené Brown

Narrated by: Brené Brown

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Number-one New York Times best seller.

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.

Don’t miss the hour-long Netflix special Brené Brown: The Call to Courage!

Named one of the best books of the year by Bloomberg.

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 that’s 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.

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 audiobook, Brown uses research, stories, and examples to answer these questions in the no-BS style that millions 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 four skill sets that are 100 percent teachable, observable, and measurable. 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 audiobook is for anyone who wants to step up and into brave leadership.

©2018 Brené Brown (P)2018 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"With Dare to Lead, Brene brings decades of research to bear in a practical and insightful guide to courageous leadership. This book is a road map for anyone who wants to lead mindfully, live bravely, and dare to lead." (Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook, founder, LeanIn.Org and OptionB.Org)

"Whether you're leading a movement or a start-up, if you're trying to change an organizational culture or the world, Dare to Lead will challenge everything you think you know about brave leadership and give you honest, straightforward, actionable tools for choosing courage over comfort." (Tarana Burke, senior director, Girls for Gender Equity, founder, the Me Too movement)

"Brene truly gives it all away in Dare to Lead. Courage is a set of teachable skills, and she teaches us exactly how to build those muscles with research, stories, examples, and new language. The future belongs to brave leaders, and she's written the ultimate playbook for daring leadership." (Scott Harrison, founder and CEO, charity: water)

Another insightful and amazing book

I need to buy the physical book to underline and take note all of her important points. Another incredible book that has shaped and changed my mind.

Learn to lower your armor and lead with courage.

I had to listen/read this book for my graduate business communication class at UH. Brené uses very specific language and examples to help the listener feel more relatable. The book overall has a lot of information that you won’t memorize, but even just understanding a few key concepts will help you tune your leadership skills. I recommend this book for this purpose.

Personal

Two stars - meh
three stars - good
four stars - worth a second read
five stars - life-changing - my top 50 of all time
Required reading - Recommended to my children as essential for a well-rounded education

Another good book. Read by author. Excellent perspective on leadership through vulnerability(and truth). Choose discomfort over resentment. Exploration of self-defensive behavior. Be brave in exploring your own issues. Set boundaries to remain in your own integrity.Trust - choosing to risk makings something you value vulnerable to another's actions.

Wildhearts Need to Hear Brene

She articulates the nature of relating and navigating interpersonal relationships stunningly. Good for a swift kick in the ass and the heart. A must read for those who aren't afraid to deal with the real.

Best Leadership book!

Love so much, going to buy for managers in my office. So many great tools to learn and develop to make leadership fantastic! i could listen to Brene talk all day long!

Loved it!

Loved it! Love the values section and the discussion on boundaries. Great addition to the Brene Brown collection.

A Great Read!!

I cannot get enough of Brene Brown and this latest book is another one in a long list that speak to me. Brene has a way of speaking directly and passionately at the same time and her stories are typically hilarious when she shares her experience.

A ton of great and useful information.

I loved it! This is one book that I will be listening to over and over again. I am definitely a fan of Brene Brown and her work now!

Amazing!

I loved every secound of this book. The reading was done wonderfully, the information absolutely eye opening, and as a young 24 year old aspiring leader, I look foward to a life of executing a truly successful life with this book being the bible to my mission.

Brave and afraid

This book is going to reshape my life. Thank you so much for making this so special for me to really step into my values and make changes for not only myself but all of the ones around me!