Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts. (A Dare to Lead Book)

by Brené Brown

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again…who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.

I define a leader as anyone who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes, and who has the courage to develop that potential.