The Courageous Leader: An Introduction to Dare to Lead

Based on the research of Dr. Brené Brown, Dare to Lead is an empirically based courage-building program designed to be facilitated by organizational development professionals.

Brené 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 most recently completed a seven-year study on courageous leadership. She is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead, which also debuted at #1 on The Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly list.

The most significant finding from Brené’s latest research is that courage is a collection of four skill sets that are teachable, measurable, and observable.  

Justine Froekler is a Certified Dare to Lead Facilitator focus on developing these courage-building skills through workshops, trainings and coaching to help individuals, teams and organizations move from armored leadership to daring leadership.

Justine Froelker is an Author, Speaker, and Certified Daring Way™ and Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, with over 20 years of experience in traditional mental health and personal growth, the last seven certified by Dr. Brené Brown. She is the author of her best-selling books, Ever Upward, The Mother of Second Chances, and The Complicated Gray. She gave two TEDx talks in 2017 and currently travels speaking for workshops, retreats, and corporate trainings. Justine lives in Saint Louis with her husband, Chad, and their three dogs.