Until then, find a home for your armor, and I’ll see you in the arena. And if you want to call these “soft skills” after you’ve tried putting them into practice-go for it. We just haven’t had the courage for real talk about courage. The skill sets that make up courage are not new they’ve been aspirational leadership skills for as long as there have been leaders. We have to be vigilant about creating a culture in which people feel safe, seen, heard, and respected. this guide sheds light on why courageous conversations are so di'icult to have, and provides a 3-part guide to having these conversations e'ectively. Most Recent: Describe your most recent personal experience in dealing with race or racism. Earliest: What was your first personal experience in dealing with race or racism Describe what happened. To scale daring leadership and build courage in teams and organizations, we have to cultivate a culture in which brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts are the expectation, and armor is not necessary or rewarded. recent events and conversations about race, race relations, and/or racism that may have impacted your current perspectives and/or experiences. Our armor-the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that we use to protect ourselves when we aren’t willing and able to rumble with vulnerability-move us out of alignment with our values, corrode trust with our colleagues and teams, and prevent us from being our most courageous selves. Courageous conversation is a strategy for breaking down racial tensions and raising racism as a topic of discussion that allows those who possess knowledge on particular topics to have the opportunity to share it, and those who do not have the knowledge to learn and grow from the experience. The greatest barrier to courageous leadership is not fear-it’s how we respond to our fear. Our ability to be daring leaders will never be greater than our capacity for vulnerability. Whatever it is, we know we need to get better at addressing. The foundational skill set of courage-building is “rumbling with vulnerability.” Once we have built these rumbling skills, we can move on to the other three skill sets: Living into Our Values, Braving Trust, and Learning to Rise. Or perhaps you noticed how a newer team member has been a courageous voice on a challenging project. Embrace the suck.ĭaring leadership is a collection of four skill sets that are 100% teachable, observable, and measurable.
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