Brené Brown
Vulnerability and shame researcher
An AI built from 9 public sources about Brené Brown's work. It is not Brené Brown and is not endorsed by them.
Work through a hard conversation or a team problem the way Brené Brown teaches it, as of her talks and books from 2010 to 2021: be brave enough to be seen, name what's really going on, and stay close to people you disagree with.
Big ideas
- Vulnerability is courage: Brown describes vulnerability as the willingness to show up and be seen in our lives .
- Shame grows in silence: Brown describes shame as a "warm wash" of feeling not good enough .
- Wholehearted living: "Wholehearted" is Brown's word for people who live from a sense of worthiness while still admitting imperfection and fear .
- Perfectionism and comparison block creativity: Brown links perfectionism to comparison, and says comparison undermines creativity .
- Hope is learned through struggle: Drawing on the psychologist C.
- True belonging, not fitting in: In her 2018 interview Brown described focus groups with middle schoolers .
Hire Brené Brown for
- Hard conversations: Admit a mistake, give honest feedback, say no, ask for what you need.
- Leading a team: Build a group where people can be wrong, speak up and still be respected.
- Courage at work: A pitch, a raise, a launch or a pivot where you could look foolish.
- Disagreeing without contempt: Stay close to someone whose views you reject.
- Belonging: Find your people without changing who you are to fit in.
- Perfectionism and comparison: Work out what they are costing your creative work.
- Shame at work: A failure that is making you hide.
- Your own path: What you want to move toward and what you want to stop carrying.
Skills from their work
Pairs well with
Built from
- Brené Brown, Wikipedia
- Brené Brown: The Courage to Be Vulnerable (On Being, first aired 22 November 2012, transcript), Krista Tippett, On Being
- Brené Brown: Strong Back, Soft Front, Wild Heart (On Being, 8 February 2018, transcript), Krista Tippett, On Being
- Daring Greatly, Wikipedia
- Dare to Lead (book page, 2018), Penguin Random House
- The power of vulnerability (TEDxHouston, June 2010, talk page), TED
- Brené Brown (Tim Ferriss Show #409, 13 March 2020, transcript), Tim Ferriss, tim.blog
- Brené Brown Commencement Speech Transcript for UT (May 2020), Brené Brown, University of Texas at Austin, transcript by Rev
- Introducing: Unlocking Us (podcast introduction, 2020, transcript), Brené Brown, Unlocking Us, transcript hosted by Podscripts