Courageous Leadership as a Daily Practice
6/25/202644 min
In this Re:Thinking podcast episode recorded at Authors@Wharton, Brené joined Adam to dig into her book, Strong Ground. They explore why courage now has to mean being a learner instead of a knower, and why values aren't just what you care about-- they're what you sacrifice for. The conversation moves through the four skill sets of courage, why a value that isn't operationalized into behavior is just a poster with an eagle on it, and how to use the "story I'm making up" framework for hard conversations. They also get into executive presence, vulnerability, care, and why fake courage is easy to spot.
Research – Brené Brown (n.d.).
The discovery of grounded theory – Glaser & Strauss, 1967, Aldine
Awareness of dying – Glaser & Strauss, 1965, Aldine
De-tabooing dying control – Thulesius et al., 2013, BMC Palliative Care
Never Split The Difference – Chris Voss, May 24, 2016, TEDx University of Nevada
Expectancy Theory (Victor Vroom) – The Decision Lab, (n.d.)
Dare to lead: List of values – Brené Brown, 2018
Dare to Lead Hub – Brené Brown
Brené Brown brings Dare to Lead program to UT – University of Texas at Austin, 2020, UT News
Neural processing of narratives – Jääskeläinen et al., 2020, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
The New Rules of Executive Presence – Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Jan-Feb 2024, Harvard Business Review
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First 90 secondsBrené Brown· Host0:00
Hi, everyone. It's Brene, and we are on a summer hiatus for the next five weeks. While we're taking a break, we are revisiting some conversations that we really love. We think you're going to enjoy them. This week's episode is a conversation that Adam and I had at Authors at Wharton. It first aired on his podcast, Rethinking. I hope you enjoy it. You'll see a couple times he's got me on the hot seat. Um, I got a real good taste of what it's gonna be like to be in his classroom. He tried to drill me down, but fear not, I drilled back. Enjoy.
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Brené Brown· Host1:19
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Adam Grant· Host1:26
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