Care to Dare

Have you ever been led by someone who cared for you like family,and dared you to achieve more than you ever thought possible foryourself, your organization, and even society?Award-winning author of Hostage at the Table, GeorgeKohlrieser, along with his co-authors Susan Goldsworthyand Duncan Coombe, explain how becoming a secure base leaderreleases extraordinary potential in others.Part of the Warren Bennis leadership series Care to Dareshows you how to become a Secure Base Leader so that you releaseyour followers from the fears that get in the way of theirperformance. It shows you how you can unleash astonishing potentialby building the trust, delivering the change, and inspiring thefocus that underpins sustainable high performance.From extensive interviews with executives from allover the world, as well as from surveys with more than a thousandexecutives, the book reveals the nine characteristics that SecureBase Leaders display on a daily basis. The research shows that aprimary difference between a successful leader and a failed leaderis the presence or absence of secure bases in his or her life.Care to Dare will take you on a journey where you willdiscover your own secure bases, past and present, and determine howyou can be a secure base for other people in your life at work andat home.