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Dare to Lead Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

Brené Brown

#1 Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the courage to develop that potential.

Podcasts 4
Quotes 3
We Can Do Hard Things

It was mentioned as a successful book of Bren's, but many people initially thought it was written for women by women, and that men only read leadership books by men.

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I write Dare to Lead and Dare to Lead has been a really big book. But so many people in the beginning said, it's like women write, women read leadership books by men and women. Men read leadership boo...

— Episode: 49. Dr. Brené Brown: On Holding Boundari...

Episode: 49. Dr. Brené Brown: On Holding Boundaries & Facin...

It was mentioned as a successful book of Bren's, but many people initially thought it was written for women by women, and that men only read leadership books by men.

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I write Dare to Lead and Dare to Lead has been a really big book. But so many people in the beginning said, it's like women write, women read leadership books by men and women. Men read leadership books by men.

No Stupid Questions

It was referenced as a 2018 book, where the author wrote that she first heard the phrase 'clear is kind, unclear is unkind' at a 12-step meeting, and it resonated with her.

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Mike probably got this phrase from Brene Brown whose renowned TED Talk on vulnerability he referenced in episode 157 In her 2018 book, Dare to Lead Brown writes that she first heard the phrase clear i...

— Episode: 159. How Much Personal Space Do You Need...

Episode: 159. How Much Personal Space Do You Need?

It was referenced as a 2018 book, where the author wrote that she first heard the phrase 'clear is kind, unclear is unkind' at a 12-step meeting, and it resonated with her.

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Mike probably got this phrase from Brene Brown whose renowned TED Talk on vulnerability he referenced in episode 157 In her 2018 book, Dare to Lead Brown writes that she first heard the phrase clear is kind, unclear is unkind at a 12-step meeting

A Bit of Optimism

In the episode, Simon Sinek referenced the book as the source of his definition of narcissism, describing it as a shame‑based fear of being ordinary. The conversation highlighted the title’s insight into vulnerability and leadership.

Episode: More Thinking About Thinking with Brené Brown and...

The speaker believes this book contains their own definition of narcissism - the shame-based fear of being ordinary.

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I think it was in Dare to Lead that I said, to me, narcissism is the shame-based fear of being ordinary.

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