Book·2012
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
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Drawing on twelve years of grounded theory research with over 1,280 participants, Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness but the birthplace of courage, creativity, and connection, and presents frameworks for combating shame and cultivating wholehearted engagement in work, parenting, and leadership.
Frameworks extracted
8 totalLEADmonths
The Disruptive Engagement Model
Rehumanize work and education by making vulnerability the source of innovation
INFongoing
Wholehearted Parenting Model
Be the adult you want your child to become
COMdays
The Engaged Feedback Checklist
Ensure you are ready to give feedback that transforms rather than shames
LEADongoing
The Mind the Gap Framework
Close the divide between your aspirational values and your practiced values
SELFweeks
The Vulnerability Armory
Identify and disarm your three primary shields against emotional exposure
MINDmonths
Shame Resilience Theory
Speak shame aloud with empathy to break its grip on your life
LEADdays
The Scarcity Audit
Diagnose 'never enough' culture through shame, comparison, and disengagement
MINDongoing
The Vulnerability Lens
Reframe problems through the lens of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure