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Dare to Lead™ is an empirically-based courage building program. Dr. Brené Brown’s research findings are a combination of 20 years of research on courage, vulnerability, empathy, and shame, and 7 years of researching leadership including interviews with 150 leaders across disciplines and data collected from MBA and eMBA students at Wharton, Kellogg, and the Jones School at Rice.
Daring leaders know how to have hard conversations, hold themselves and others accountable, lead with empathy and connection, take smart risks that lead to innovation, build trust, reset quickly after disappointments and setbacks, and give and receive feedback – even when it’s tough.
The skill sets that make up courage are not new—they’ve been aspirational leadership skills for as long as there have been leaders. We just haven’t had the courage for real talk about courage. But it’s time. We need braver leaders and more courageous cultures.
Courage is a collection of four teachable, observable, and measurable skills sets:
- Rumbling with Vulnerability: Facing risk, uncertainty, and emotional exposure with courage and clarity.
- Living into our Values: Identifying, operationalizing, and practicing the beliefs that we hold most important.
- BRAVING Trust: Creating or deepening connections in relationships and teams based on the seven elements of trust.
- Learning to Rise: Learning and growing from the failures, setbacks, and disappointments that are inevitable when we are brave with our lives.
“Sandy presented Dare to Lead™ to 80+ of our company’s leaders at our recent Leadership Development Institute . She was very skilled at creating an environment where staff were willing to discuss the various topics, contribute their ideas, and share some candid and vulnerable feedback with their colleagues in the large group. Many thanks to Sandy for leading these very impactful self-awareness and collaborative discussions with our staff.” – Client from a Dare to Lead™ Workshop
The Daring Way™ is based on Dr. Brené Brown’s research, theory, and curriculum on understanding vulnerability and developing shame resilience. Her research found that our deepest search is for a life lived with three elements to create wholehearted living.
Authenticity: to choose authenticity is to …
- Cultivate the courage to be emotionally honest, to set boundaries, and to allow ourselves to be vulnerable
- Exercise the compassion that comes from knowing that we are all made of strength and struggle, and are connected to each other through a loving and resilient human spirit
- Nurture the connection and sense of belonging that can only happen when we let go of what we are supposed to be and embrace who we are
Love and Belonging: nothing is more essential to human happiness than love and belonging. To invite these into our lives is to …
- Develop an internal sense of belonging rather than externally searching for acceptance and approval
- Understand why trying to “fit in” and “be cool” doesn’t help us meet our human need to belong but actually gets in the way
- Accept that we are worthy of love just as we are and allow ourselves to be deeply seen and known
- Love the ordinary and imperfect parts of ourselves and our lives
- Practice forgiveness and self-compassion
A Resilient Spirit: It’s important that we are grounded by a deep sense of purpose and are guided by a resilient spirit. To live with purpose and resilience is to …
- Practice hope and gratitude
- Tell our stories
- Embrace vulnerability
- Think critically and honor intuition
- Value perseverance and rest
- Hold joy and laughter sacred
Developing shame resilience skills and daily practices can transform the way we live, lead, and achieve those things that are most important to us.
“The Daring Way™ retreat is a gift you will give yourself and I encourage anyone who wants to live a more courageous and authentic life to attend this retreat. Brené Brown’s work will put you on a journey to living a “wholehearted” life. Sandy Mitsch is the bow on the gift. Sandy is a compassionate, inspiring, knowledgeable and humorous facilitator. You will love her and the retreat experience!” – Client from a Daring Way™ Retreat
“Wholehearted living is about engaging in our lives from a place of worthiness. It means cultivating the courage, compassion and connection to wake up in the morning and think, No matter what gets done and how much is left undone, I AM ENOUGH.” – Brené Brown
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