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== Introduction ==

 

'''''{{Tooltip|Dare to Lead}}''''' is a 2018 leadership book by {{Tooltip|Brené Brown}}, published by {{Tooltip|Random House}}.<ref name="PRH2018" /> Grounded in a seven-year study, it presents four teachable skill sets—rumbling with vulnerability, living into our values, {{Tooltip|BRAVING}} trust, and learning to rise.<ref name="DTLAssess">{{cite web |title=Daring Leadership Assessment |url=https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/assessment/ |website=Brené Brown |publisher=Brené Brown Education and Research Group |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> It defines leadership beyond titles as the work of recognizing and developing potential, and organizes its chapters around those four skill sets.<ref name="PRH2018" /><ref name="DTLAssess" /> Brown writes in a research-driven, story-rich register that pairs qualitative grounded-theory findings with practical tools such as the {{Tooltip|BRAVING Inventory}}.<ref name="Time2018">{{cite news |last=Luscombe |first=Belinda |title=America’s Reigning Expert on Feelings, Brené Brown Now Takes on Leadership |url=https://time.com/5441422/expert-feelings-brene-brown-leadership/ |work=Time |date=1 November 2018 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="BRAVINGpdf">{{cite web |title=The BRAVING Inventory |url=https://brenebrown.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DTL_BRAVING_102221.pdf |website=Brené Brown |publisher=Brené Brown Education and Research Group |date=22 October 2021 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> Commercially, {{Tooltip|Random House}} lists it as a #1 ''{{Tooltip|New York Times}}'' bestseller; in the week of 22 October 2018 it ranked first overall in {{Tooltip|U.S. BookScan}} with 63,823 units; and {{Tooltip|Bloomberg}} included it among the Best Books of 2018.<ref name="PRH2018" /><ref name="PW2018">{{cite web |last=Juris |first=Carolyn |title=This Week’s Bestsellers: October 22, 2018 |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/78398-this-week-s-bestsellers-october-22-2018.html |website=Publishers Weekly |date=19 October 2018 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="Bloomberg2018">{{cite web |title=Best Books 2018: Top Picks from Business and Finance |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-best-books/ |website=Bloomberg |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref>

 

== Part I – Rumbling with Vulnerability ==

 

🔍 Curiosity powers effective rumbles, using language such as “The story I make up…,” “I’m curious about…,” and “Help me understand…” to slow down, surface assumptions, and name horizon conflict across roles before leaping to solutions. Confidence is treated as a trainable outcome of deliberate practice—like repeating flip turns or a consistent pool stroke—so leaders stay with problem identification, listen longer than is comfortable, and keep asking better questions. ''grounded confidence is the messy process of learning and unlearning, practicing and failing, and surviving a few misses.''

 

== Part II – Living into Our Values ==

 

🧭 Identify two core values and define the specific behaviors that reflect them when stakes are high, turning values from slogans into lived standards. Put those behaviors to work—use values to set boundaries, choose courage over comfort, and keep decisions consistent across work and home. Team tools like the List of Values and the Living Into Our Values exercise make commitments teachable, observable, and measurable. ''We can’t live into values we can’t name.''

 

== Part III – Braving Trust ==

 

🤝 Trust is broken into seven observable behaviors captured by {{Tooltip|BRAVING}}: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Nonjudgment, and Generosity. Build and repair trust in small, consistent moments—set and respect limits, do what you say you’ll do, own mistakes and make amends, keep confidences, practice your values, ask for and offer help without judgment, and extend generous interpretations. Leaders use the {{Tooltip|BRAVING Inventory}} to turn vague tensions into clear agreements and next steps. ''Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; it’s choosing what’s right over what’s fun, fast, or easy; and it’s practicing your values, not just professing them.''

 

== Part IV – Learning to Rise ==

 

''—Note: The above summary follows the {{Tooltip|Random House}} hardcover edition (9 October 2018, ISBN 978-0-399-59252-2, 298 pp.).''<ref name="PRH2018">{{cite web |title=Dare to Lead by Brené Brown |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/557595/dare-to-lead-by-brene-brown-phd-msw/ |website=Penguin Random House |publisher=Random House |date=9 October 2018 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="WorldCat1077711541">{{cite web |title=Dare to lead : brave work, tough conversations, whole hearts |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1077711541 |website=WorldCat |publisher=OCLC |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref>

 

== Background & reception ==

 

🌍 '''Impact & adoption'''. The {{Tooltip|University of Texas at Austin}} announced on 4 February 2020 that it would implement institution-wide courage-building training based on *{{Tooltip|Dare to Lead}}*, becoming the first university to adopt the program.<ref name="UT2020">{{cite web |title=Brené Brown Brings ‘Dare to Lead’ Program to UT as New Visiting Professor of Management |url=https://news.utexas.edu/2020/02/04/brene-brown-brings-dare-to-lead-program-to-ut-as-new-visiting-professor-of-management/ |website=UT Austin News |publisher=The University of Texas at Austin |date=4 February 2020 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> In the public sector, the {{Tooltip|U.S. Air Force}} documented *Dare to Lead* training with the {{Tooltip|19th Airlift Wing}} at {{Tooltip|Little Rock Air Force Base}} on 13 December 2021.<ref name="USAF2021">{{cite web |title=Building courageous leaders through deliberate development |url=https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3107493/building-courageous-leaders-through-deliberate-development/ |website=U.S. Air Force |publisher=18th Air Force |date=13 December 2021 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> The brand extended into media and enterprise platforms: in 2024 the ''{{Tooltip|Dare to Lead}}'' podcast returned under {{Tooltip|Vox Media}}’s network,<ref name="Axios2024">{{cite news |title=Brené Brown joins Vox Media's podcast network |url=https://www.axios.com/2024/02/14/brene-brown-joins-vox-media-podcast-network |work=Axios |date=14 February 2024 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref> and {{Tooltip|BetterUp}} launched the {{Tooltip|Center for Daring Leadership}} with Brown as Executive Chair to scale the curriculum across organizations.<ref name="BetterUp2024">{{cite web |title=BetterUp and Brené Brown Partner to Bring the Center for Daring Leadership to Human Transformation Platform |url=https://www.betterup.com/press/betterup-and-bren%C3%A9-brown-partner-to-bring-the-daring-leadership-institute-to-the-betterup-human-transformation-platform |website=BetterUp |date=26 June 2024 |access-date=10 November 2025}}</ref>

 

 

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