{"id":35709,"date":"2018-12-21T23:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T03:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=35709"},"modified":"2018-12-21T23:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T03:50:00","slug":"review-of-dare-to-lead-by-brene-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=35709","title":{"rendered":"Review of Dare to Lead, by Bren\u00e9 Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Dare to Lead<\/p>\n

Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.<\/em><\/p>\n

by Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/p>\n

Random House, 2018. 298 pages.<\/p>\n

I love Bren\u00e9 Brown\u2019s books, beginning with The Gifts of Imperfection<\/a><\/em>, which is wonderful reading for any recovering perfectionist like me.<\/p>\n

This current book seemed repetitive, with lots of material from her previous books. Then I noticed the second subtitle on the cover: Daring Greatly and Rising Strong at Work.<\/em> This book is all about using the principles from the previous books in a work setting.<\/p>\n

It’s not like she doesn\u2019t warn the reader. Here\u2019s a paragraph from the Introductory chapter:<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been told, \u201cWrite what you need to read.\u201d What I need as a leader, and what every leader I\u2019ve worked with over the past several years has asked for, is a practical playbook for putting the lessons from Daring Greatly<\/em> and Rising Strong<\/em> into action. There are even a few learnings from Braving the Wilderness<\/em> that can help us create a culture of belonging at work. If you\u2019ve read these books, expect some familiar lessons with new context, stories, tools, and examples related to our work lives. If you haven\u2019t read these books \u2013 no problem. I\u2019ll cover everything you need to know.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are four Parts to the book: Rumbling with Vulnerability, Living into our Values, Braving Trust, and Learning to Rise. It\u2019s all about living authentically and being willing to be vulnerable with your co-workers and being able to speak truthfully with one another.<\/p>\n

Even though it was a bit repetitive, and even though some of the acronyms are clunky, and V for Vault in the acronym BRAVING still makes me laugh \u2013 many of the ideas here are worth being reminded about \u2013 in a nice consolidated format. After all, I do want to live by my values and be whole-hearted with my co-workers. Putting these ideas into practice will make you a stronger and more authentic person.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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