[jph]

Brene Brown talks about vulnerability and leadership in her TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability

Her book describes research on leaders who discuss their vulnerabilities with their teams. The outcomes included more motivated staff, more self-directed managemement, and better normalization of risk-taking, e.g. the famous startup mantra "move fast and break things".

Quick summary here: https://www.scottsmarketplace.com/blog/business/brene-brown/

[nealogrady]

Thanks jph, I'll definitely be looking into this, I'd never seen these results before. The whole notion of the stoic, untouchable, and unwavering leader is really an antiquated notion it seems