
Brown's research on shame and vulnerability turns into a practical leadership argument: armor — the behaviors leaders adopt to avoid discomfort — is the main driver of organizational dysfunction. The book is dense with specific behaviors to practice and avoid, grounded in years of qualitative research.
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