NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown returns with an urgent call to reimagine the essentials
of courageous leadership. In a time when uncertainty runs deep and bluster hubris and even
cruelty are increasingly framed as acceptable leadership Brown delivers practical actionable
insights that illuminate the mindsets and skill sets essential to reclaiming focus and driving
growth through connection discipline and accountability. LONGLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT
BUSINESS BOOK AWARD 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.”
