Leaders in organizations from small entrepreneurial startups to healthcare systems to Fortune 500 companies are asking the same question: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders, and how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Based on 20 years of research, Brené Brown found the answer: Daring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable, observable and measurable. It’s learning and unlearning that requires brave work, tough conversations and showing up with your whole heart. In this keynote, Brown uses research, stories and examples to explore the 10 cultural barriers to courageous leadership, the four skills that underpin courage, the difference between armed leadership and daring leadership, and why curiosity and grounded confidence are at the heart of brave work and tough conversations.
Brown writes, “The skill sets that make up courage are not new; they’ve been aspirational leadership skills for as long as there have been leaders. Yet, we haven’t made great progress in developing these skills in leaders because we don’t dig into the humanity of this work—it’s too messy. It’s much easier to talk about what we want and need than it is to talk about the fears, feelings, and scarcity that get in the way of achieving all of it. Basically, and perhaps ironically, we don’t have the courage for real talk about courage. But it’s time. And if you want to call these ‘soft skills’ after you’ve tried putting them into practice—go for it. I dare you.”
Brené Brown
Research Professor and New York Times Bestselling Author