Brené Brown – författare

I en rad bästsäljande böcker har Brené Brown lärt oss vad det innebär att våga vara sårbar och operfekt, att resa sig stark och och att trotsa livets vildmark. I den här boken så visar hon oss hur vi kan omvandla dessa idéer i praktiken så vi kan ta ett steg vidare och få mod att leda.

     Ledarskap handlar nämligen inte om titlar, status och makt över andra människor. Ledare är de som håller sig själva ansvariga för att upptäcka potentialen i människor och idéer, och att kunna utveckla den potentialen. Den här boken är för alla som vill välja mod före bekvämlighet, att göra en skillnad och börja leda.

När vi vågar leda så försöker vi inte låtsas att vi har alla de rätta svaren, utan vi fortsätter vara nyfikna och ställer de rätta frågorna. Vi ser inte makt som något ändligt som vi kan vaka över, vi vet att makt blir oändlig om vi delar med oss av den och arbetar och strävar efter att harmonisera auktoritet med ansvarighet. Vi undviker inte svåra samtal och situationer, utan vi lutar oss istället mot den sårbarhet som är nödvändig för att kunna utföra ett gott arbete.

Men ett modigt ledarskap i en kultur som definieras av brist, fruktan och osäkerhet kräver att vi vågar bygga upp de modiga gåvor och kvaliteter som är unikt mänskliga. Vi upptäcker vad det är människor kan göra som maskiner inte kan: Empati, sammanfogande och mod att börja.

I Mod att leda ger oss Brené Brown handlingskraftiga strategier och verktyg för att göra ett modigt arbete och ta jobbiga samtal med hela och varma hjärtan.

BRENÉ BROWN är socionomen, forskaren och författaren som fått miljontals människor att fundera över möjligheten att få ett lyckligare liv genom att våga vara sårbara och modiga. Hennes föredrag om sårbarhet vid TEDx-konferensen har visats närmare 30 miljoner gånger! Libris har tidigare gett ut Mod att vara sårbar, Våga vara operfekt, Resa sig stark och Trotsa vildmarken.

Jobba smartare, bli snyggare, leva bättre och mer hälsosamt. Många av oss tror att det är vägentill ett lyckligare liv.

Brené Brown, som forskat om sårbarhet och skam, sägertvärtom: Var som du är. Var glad för det som blir bättre,men acceptera dina fel och brister. Strunta i vad andra tycker. Våga vara operfekt! Du är värdefull i alla fall.

Våga vara operfekt (The Gifts of Imperfection) har hunnitfylla tio år. Den har fått stor betydelse för många människor,och även för Brené Brown själv som ofta har återkommittill den i sina senare böcker. Nu kommer den i en jubileumsutgåva med ett helt nytt förord där författaren ser tillbakapå hur hennes liv har förändrats sedan hon började övasig i att leva mer helhjärtat. Boken har också fått ett nyttpersonanpassat index som kan hjälpa läsaren att hitta ochkartlägga de mönster som bidrar till mening och förståelse.

Precis som i sina övriga böcker väver Brown här ihopsin egen forskning på området med vardagliga och oftahumoristiska berättelser från sitt eget och andras liv. Ochhon visar hur bland annat äkthet, lek, samhörighet ochtillit kan hjälpa dig på vägen.    

BRENÉ BROWN är socionomen, forskaren och författaren som fått miljontals människor att fundera över möjligheten att få ett lyckligare liv genom att våga vara sårbara och modiga. Hennes föredrag om sårbarhet vid TEDx-konferensen har visats närmare 30 miljoner gånger! Libris har även gett ut Mod att vara sårbar, Resa sig stark, Trotsa vildmarken och Mod att leda.

In her latest book, five-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown writes, "If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and to be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection."

In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances-a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.

Over the past two decades, Brown's extensive research into the experiences that make us who we are has shaped the cultural conversation and helped define what it means to be courageous with our lives. Atlas of the Heart draws on this research, as well as on Brown's singular skills as a storyteller, to show us how accurately naming an experience doesn't give the experience more power, it gives us the power of understanding, meaning, and choice. 

Brown shares, "I want this book to be an atlas for all of us, because I believe that, with an adventurous heart and the right maps, we can travel anywhere and never fear losing ourselves."

In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brene Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers and culture shifters, she's showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead. Leadership is not about titles, status and power over people. Leaders are people who hold themselves accountable for recognising the potential in people and ideas, and developing that potential. This is a book for everyone who is ready to choose courage over comfort, make a difference and lead. 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 and work to align authority and accountability. We don't avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into the vulnerability that's necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture that's defined by scarcity, fear and uncertainty requires building courage skills, which are uniquely human. The irony is that we're choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the same time we're scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines can't do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection and courage to start. Brene Brown spent the past two decades researching the emotions that give meaning to our lives. Over the past seven years, she found that leaders in organisations ranging from small entrepreneurial start-ups and family-owned businesses to non-profits, civic organisations and Fortune 50 companies, are asking the same questions: How do you cultivate braver, more daring leaders? And, how do you embed the value of courage in your culture? Dare to Lead answers these questions and gives us actionable strategies and real examples from her new research-based, courage-building programme. Brene writes, `One of the most important findings of my career is that courage can be taught, developed and measured. Courage is a collection of four skill sets supported by twenty-eight behaviours. All it requires is a commitment to doing bold work, having tough conversations and showing up with our whole hearts. Easy? No. Choosing courage over comfort is not easy. Worth it? Always. We want to be brave with our lives and work. It's why we're here.'

Over the past six years, Brené Brown, along with a global community of coaches and facilitators, has taken more than 150,000 leaders in 45 countries through her Dare to Lead courage-building work. In Strong Ground, Brown shares the lessons from these experiences along with wisdom from other thinkers. This is a vital playbook for everyone from senior leaders developing and executing complex strategies to Gen Z-ers entering and navigating turbulent work environments. It is also an unflinching assessment of what happens when we continue to perpetuate the falsehood that performance and wholeheartedness are mutually exclusive. With equal amounts of optimism and caution about AI, Brown writes, “I hear a lot of experts trying to soothe people’s anxiety about the pace of technological change by offering platitudes like, What makes us human will ensure our relevance. This is dangerous simply because, right now, we’re not especially good at what makes us human. We’re not hardwired for this level of uncertainty, and many of us feel as if the constant need to self-protect is driving the humanity right out of us. This is why organizational transformation today must foster deep connection, deep thinking, and deep collaboration. We need the courage to lead people in a way that honors and protects the wisdom of the human spirit.” Brown offers a broad assessment of the skill sets and mindsets we need moving forward, including the capacity for respectful and difficult conversations, increased productive urgency and smart prioritization rather than reactivity, and strategic risk-taking, paradoxical thinking, and situational and anticipatory awareness skills. She identifies the toughest skill set as the discipline, humility, and confidence to unlearn and relearn. Brown writes, “Individuals and organizations are building new muscles. Finding our strong ground—that athletic stance—is the only thing that can provide both unwavering stability in a maelstrom of uncertainty and a platform for the fast, explosive change that the world is demanding.”

Brought to you by Penguin. **Now on Netflix as The Call to Courage** Every time we are introduced to someone new, try to be creative, or start a difficult conversation, we take a risk. We feel uncertain and exposed. We feel vulnerable. Most of us try to fight those feelings - we strive to appear perfect. In a powerful new vision Dr Brené Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability, and dispels the widely accepted myth that it''s a weakness. She argues that, in truth, vulnerability is strength and when we shut ourselves off from vulnerability - fromrevealing our true selves - we distance ourselves from the experiences that bring purpose and meaning to our lives. Daring Greatly is the culmination of 12 years of groundbreaking social research, across every area of our lives including home, relationships, work, and parenting. It is an invitation to be courageous; to show up and let ourselves be seen, even when there are no guarantees. This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.''She''s so good, Brené Brown, at finding the language to articulate collective feeling'' Dolly Alderton ''A wonderful book: urgent, essential and fun to read. I couldn''t put it down, and it continues to resonate with me'' (Seth Godin, author of Linchpin) It''s thought-provoking stuff (Stella Magazine, The Sunday Telegraph)© Brene Brown 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018