Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston and the author of five #1
New York Times bestsellers. Her work spans twenty years of research on courage, vulnerability,
empathy, and shame as well as seven years researching leadership and organizational cultures.
Dare to Lead™ is an empirical, Courage-building program for leaders and corporations created
by TED speaker and best-selling author Dr. Brené Brown.
Why Courage? Because it was identified by a large group of global C-level leaders as the #1
must-have skill for leaders in these increasingly complex, uncertain times.
Dare to Lead™ breaks Courage into four practical, learnable skills that build capability in areas
that challenge many leaders and employees and deeply impact organizational health and
profitability. They are:
• Rumbling with Vulnerability: The ability to stay grounded and open in tough moments so
you can keep hold of the bigger picture and model brave leadership.
• Living into our Values: Knowing what you stand for and intentionally living your life in
alignment with your beliefs. In short, walking the talk.
• BRAVING Trust: Seven behaviors that make up the acronym “BRAVING” and help you
approach, assess, and build 1:1 and team-level trust in concrete ways.
• Learning to Rise: Mastering resilience, the vitally important reset and recovery skills that
help people pick themselves up, dust off, and keep moving forward with purpose.
The Dare to Lead™ program focuses on developing these courage building skills
