Dare to Lead by Brene Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts
About the Author
\nDr. Bren\xe9 Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation \u2013 Bren\xe9 Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.
\nShe has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership.
\nBren\xe9\u2019s TED talk \u2013 The Power of Vulnerability \u2013 is one of the top five most viewed TED talks in the world with over 35 million views.
\nBren\xe9 lives in Houston, Texas with her husband, Steve, and their children, Ellen and Charlie.
\n(Source: https://brenebrown.com/media-kit/)
\n\xa0
\nAbout the Book
\nDare to Lead is the fifth New York Times bestseller from Brene. In the book she digs into what it means to be human and how at work this fact is (too) often avoided. We regularly settle for comfort over courage and avoid the real conversations that make progress possible.
\n\xa0
\nShe builds on her previous work on empathy vs sympathy, shame vs guilt and vulnerability vs oversharing to bring them into a leadership and workplace context.
\n\xa0
\nBrene shares multiple examples of \u2018tough crowds\u2019 she\u2019s worked with, from those in military uniforms to those in corporate suits, and made the concepts real to them in their organisations.
\n\xa0
\nBecause ultimately we\u2019re all just people, people, people.
\n\xa0
\nBIG IDEA 1 (2:32) - \xa0Empathy connects us. A vital part of empathy is curiosity. You don\u2019t have to have to experienced the same exact scenario to be empathetic with someone. Everyone of us has experience so many emotions in our life , whether we are aware of it or not, we\u2019ve all experienced loss, grief, embarrassment, shame or guilt. \xa0Through curiosity we can connect with people.
\n\xa0
\nBrene also makes a point that empathy is the antidote of shame because when we become empathetic, we remove shame.
\n\xa0
\nBIG IDEA 2 (4:51) - Grounded confidence. This is not being \u2018big headed\u2019 but knowing what you are capable of, come back to that, reflect and move forward. It is also self compassion; knowing you are enough and taking away the judgement of yourself. When you have the confidence to know how you feel in a certain situation, then you\u2019ll be able to move forward.
\n\xa0
\nKnowing and having confidence in your own values also helps you overcome challenging situations. It\u2019s the awareness of these values that helps you decide how to react in certain situations. When teamed with curiosity and empathy, grounded confidence will help you have better conversations with those around you.
\n
BIG IDEA 3 (6:12) - Rumbling with vulnerability. This is about embracing the suck because there\u2019s no courage without vulnerability. Brene\u2019s work shows that vulnerability is not about gratuitous oversharing but about putting yourself out there in such a way the you may be subject to criticism or challenge. \xa0Which might suck. Opening yourself that allows you to be brave by showing courage; and courage creates more courage.
\xa0
\nClick here to buy on The Book Depository
\n\xa0
\nFor full show notes, affiliate links to buy the book and tweetable and 'grammable quotes, useful links and more visit www.stephsbusinessbookshelf.com
\n\xa0
\n\xa0
Support my book habit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/stephsbookshelf
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.