Brene Brown rocketed to business stardom with her TED Talk on vulnerability; specifically, that leadership without the ability and willingness to be authentic and candid about one’s self is rarely seen as leadership. But, like everything else, there’s a right and wrong way for a leader to display vulnerability.
If you want to be effectively and authentically vulnerable as a leader, check out this conversation between Dr. Brown and Wharton Business School’s Adam Grant in which she offers an important nuance on leadership and vulnerability that may help you avoid crossing the line between “authenticity and self-absorption”.
With the simplicity and clarity that has made her TED Talk and books so popular, she shows us “How to be vulnerable at work without spilling everything, from Brine Brown. Her six word formula for doing so is profound. If you’re like most people and need more Brene-inspired leadership knowledge, check out her podcast that debuted last fall, Dare to Lead.