DARE TO LEAD - Brene Brown

 You can’t be a brave leader without being vulnerable.

Great leaders build trust and performance by choosing courage, clarity, and vulnerability—especially when it’s uncomfortable.

1. Rumble with Vulnerability

• Be willing to:
  • admit “I don’t know”
  • have hard conversations
  • face discomfort

👉 Key idea: Vulnerability = strength, not weakness

💡 Leaders who avoid discomfort → create unclear, unsafe cultures

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2. Live into Your Values

• Most people say values, but don’t define or practice them
• Brown suggests choosing 1–2 core values and living them daily

👉 Key idea:

“Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind.”

💡 Clarity in expectations = trust + accountability

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3. Braving Trust

Trust is built through consistent behaviors (BRAVING model):

• Boundaries – respect limits
• Reliability – do what you say
• Accountability – own mistakes
• Vault – keep confidentiality
• Integrity – choose courage over comfort
• Non-judgment – safe to ask for help
• Generosity – assume positive intent

👉 Key idea: Trust is built in small moments

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4. Learn to Rise (Resilience)

• When we fail, we often:
  • blame
  • avoid
  • shut down

Instead:

• Get curious about emotions
• Rewrite the story we tell ourselves

👉 Key idea:
Resilient leaders process failure, not ignore it