# Live From The HIBT Summit: Brené Brown

- Show: [How I Built This](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this)
- Published: 2021-08-12
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown

## Summary

Professor and author Brené Brown, host of the Unlocking Us podcast, discusses how vulnerability is a prerequisite for courage and effective leadership, arguing that it drives innovation and trust rather than weakness. She explains that gratitude is the antidote to 'probmoding' (dreading joy) and helps prevent burnout by celebrating small moments. Brown emphasizes that leaders must create brave spaces where vulnerability is not a privilege but a requirement for psychological safety, especially for marginalized groups. She defines toughness as the ability to admit mistakes, apologize, and learn, contrasting it with 'armored leadership' that prioritizes being right over being a learner.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=0) Introduction: Brené Brown and the Value of Vulnerability
- [2:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=163) Brown's Personal Journey: Sobriety and the Discovery of Vulnerability
- [4:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=274) Defining Vulnerability: Uncertainty, Risk, and Emotional Exposure
- [8:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=530) Armor, Joy, and the Role of Gratitude in Leadership
- [13:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=833) Vulnerability vs. Oversharing: Setting Boundaries
- [17:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=1066) Trauma, Privilege, and Creating Brave Spaces
- [22:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=1353) Redefining Toughness: Accountability and Learning
- [26:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=1618) Leading Through Crisis: The Challenge of Zoom Leadership
- [31:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/how-i-built-this/2021-08-12-live-from-the-hibt-summit-brene-brown#t=1861) Leadership Advice: Staying Curious and Avoiding Advice-Giving

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- U.S. Bank (company)
- Visa (company)
- Unlocking Us (product)
- How I Built This (product)
- University of Houston (company)

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