Dare to lead
by Brené Brown · first published 2018
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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. When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcit
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Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology (great!) Dare to Lead (interesting and Powerful) Rising Strong (Sensible) What the most successful people do before breakfast (helpful in thinking about opportunity costs) Why we sleep (interesting read) Exponential organisations…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗…be compassionate to the other person and try to determine what is driving their behavior. These are both hard things to do. I can't tell you how exactly to do that - but try reading a few books like "Dare to Lead" by Brene Brown or "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen R. Covey. Good luck!
on “Ask HN: I hate to work with my colleague what shall I do?” ↗…wish I had read when I first started managing people: 1) Radical Candor, by Kim Scott - https://www.radicalcandor.com/ 2) Resilient Management, by Lara Hogan - https://resilient-management.com/ 3) Dare to Lead, by Brené Brown (or any of her other books; they all revolve around the importance of vulnerability, of being in the field, being authentic, etc) - https://brenebrown.com/hubs/dare-to-lead/ 4) The Five…
on “Ask HN: Books / Resources on Leadership / Management” ↗Brene Brown 'Dare to Lead' is excellent
on “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” ↗