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Brené Brown
vulnerability in leadership / *Dare to Lead*
Brené Brown is an American academic, author and podcaster who is the Huffington Foundation's Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work and a visiting professor in management at the McCombs School of Business in the University of Texas at Austin.
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Top 100 Business Authors of the Last 25 Years
Rank #35·vulnerability in leadership / *Dare to Lead*
Frameworks
Attributed to Brené Brown
Mental models, principles, and operating frameworks extracted from sources where Brené is the credited author or speaker.
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Armored vs. Daring Leadership
Sixteen contrasting pairs of self-protective armor and courageous leadership behaviors that distinguish defensive from wholehearted leading
Leadership·from Dare to Lead
BRAVING Trust Framework
Seven specific behaviors that form the anatomy of trust, turning a vague concept into an actionable inventory for teams and individuals
Leadership·from Dare to Lead
Cultivating Authenticity
Choosing to be real over being liked by letting go of who you think you're supposed to be and embracing who you are
Self-Mastery·from The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Cultivating Self-Compassion
Treating yourself with the same kindness you would offer a good friend by letting go of perfectionism and embracing your shared humanity
Mindset·from The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
Learning to Rise
A three-part process — the Reckoning, the Rumble, and the Revolution — for getting back up after failure with more wisdom and wholeheartedness
Self-Mastery·from Dare to Lead
Living into Our Values
Moving beyond professing values to practicing them through operationalized behaviors that can be taught, observed, and evaluated
Self-Mastery·from Dare to Lead
Rumbling with Vulnerability
Leaning into discomfort rather than walking away from it as the foundational skill of courageous leadership
Leadership·from Dare to Lead
The Disengagement Divide Framework
Close the gap between organizational values and daily practices to re-engage teams
Leadership·from Daring Greatly
The Selective Numbing Trap
You cannot numb pain without also numbing joy and gratitude
Self-Mastery·from The Power of Vulnerability
The Ten Guideposts for Wholehearted Living
A research-grounded roadmap of daily practices for cultivating courage, compassion, and connection through letting go of what holds us back
Self-Mastery·from The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
The Vulnerability Armor Framework
Identify and shed the three shields that block authentic connection and courage
Self-Mastery·from Daring Greatly
The Vulnerability-Courage Loop
Access your greatest courage by deliberately walking toward vulnerability rather than armoring against it
Leadership·from Brené Brown and Edward O. Thorp — The Tim Ferriss Show
The Vulnerability Paradox
Embracing vulnerability is the only path to genuine connection
Self-Mastery·from The Power of Vulnerability
Domains
Framework distribution
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Self-Mastery7 frameworks · 53.8%
Leadership5 frameworks · 38.5%
Mindset1 framework · 0%
Bibliography
Sources by Brené Brown
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Book
Podcast
Appears alongside
Top neighbors of Brené Brown
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A.G. Lafley & Roger Martin
playing-to-win / *Playing to Win*
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02Adam Grant
give-and-take / *Give and Take*, *Originals*, *Think Again*
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03Alice Schroeder
Buffett biographer / *The Snowball*
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04Andrew Lo
adaptive markets / *Adaptive Markets*
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05Andy Stanley
leadership communication / *Communicating for a Change*
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06Angela Duckworth
grit / *Grit*
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07Annie Murphy Paul
extended mind / *The Extended Mind*
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08Ashlee Vance
Musk biographer / *Elon Musk* (2015)
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Last updated
10 May 2026