Brené Brown

Travels from: United States

Passionate about giving leaders the tools to be braver and more daring

Categories: Communication, Leadership

Full Presenter Profile & Bio

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation - Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work.

She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership.

Brené presents her skills-based, data driven, immediately actionable playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. She has spent the last 20 years studying courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy and the last seven years focusing on courageous leadership.

Brené equips leaders and their teams with the step by step framework and skills to become braver, more daring leaders and embed the value of courage in team culture. Courageous leadership builds trust and empowers, it unites and encourages leaders and staff – the ramifications for business culture cannot be underestimated. Culture is the new competitive advantage. The need to keep and engage employees and maximise the potential of your team has never been more critical.