Dare to Lead by Brenè Brown


Welcome and What to Expect

As part of a new video mastermind, principles of leadership book series from Leaders Building Leaders, Dr. Tom Miller, founder and Human Behavior Consultant, gives you an overview of what you will experience during this book study and how to best prepare! 


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Dare to Lead Supplemental Resource


The Power of Vulnerability (Ted Talk)

What does vulnerability look, sound and feel like to you?

How has leaning into the discomfort impacted you?

 


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Dare to Lead Read Along Study Guide Exercises


Introduction and Permission Slips

As part of a this Dare to Lead video series from Leaders Building Leaders, Dr. Tom Miller, Chief Transformation Officer, provides his take and open responses to the exercises on how they align to the Maxwell Leadership Principles, his times as a principal and transformational coach.

 


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DARE TO LEAD PART ONE EXERCISES


Container Building

My three go to questions:

1. What went wrong?

2. How is this showing up in my life?

3. What is holding me back? 


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DARE TO LEAD PART ONE EXERCISES


Square Squad Exercise

Why is it as educators, do we tend to sacrifice the "wrong things with the wrong people?" I try to address that question while working through the Square Squad activity. 


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Part One: Deep Dive Lessons

 
 
 
 
 
 

Listen to This Podcast

In this episode, Brenè talks with Simon Sinek, visionary thinker, speaker and the author of multiple best-selling books, about his latest book The Infinite Game. We talk about finding our why, the infinite mindset versus the finite mindset, and five essential and super actionable practices of infinite thinkers and infinite leaders.

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DARE TO LEAD EXERCISE


Armored Leadership versus Daring Leadership

“Courage is contagious. To scale daring leadership and build courage in teams and organizations, we have to cultivate a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the expectation, and armor is not necessary or rewarded.” Brenè Brown

Tom's Growth Towards Daring Leadership

 

 
 

Live Book Talk Session #1

Introduction and Part One: Sections One and Two 

(pages 1-70)

  • Brave Leaders and Courage Cultures
  • Rumbling with Vulnerability
    • The Moment and the Myths and The Call to Courage
 

Live Book Talk Session #2

Introduction and Part One: Sections Three and Four 

(pages 71-140)

  • Rumbling with Vulnerability:
    • The Armory 
    • Shame and Empathy
 

Live Book Talk: Session #3 

Part One: Section Five and Part Two (pages 165-218)

  • Rumbling with Vulnerability
    • Curiosity and Grounded Confidence
    • Living Into Our Values
 

Live Book Talk: Session #4

Part Three and Part Four 

(pages 219-272)

  • Braving Trust
    • Boundaries
    • Reliability
    • Accountability
    • Vault
    • Integrity
    • Nonjudgment
    • Generosity
  • Learning to Rise