In her book, The Power of Vulnerability, Dr. “Collaboration, then, as a way to be morally accountable, requires a deep understanding of vulnerability: the generosity, humility, and patience needed to work through conflicts, misunderstandings, and miscommunications” (Pignatelli, 2011, p. Some examples of actions that a vulnerable leader might take include reaching out to an employee with an ill child or family member, checking in with a coworker who experienced a recent loss, or taking responsibility for a mistake at work (Seppälä, 2014). “When a leader embraces failure and shares vulnerability with humility, followers are able to connect with the leader at an emotional level and are more likely to share feelings of vulnerability themselves” (Ito & Bligh, 2017, p.67). Yet facing the difficult “dark emotion” can lead to “every positive emotion that we need in our lives: love, belonging, joy, empathy” (Brown, 2012a).įor this paper, I will cite the definition of vulnerability as “the emotion we experience during times of uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure” (Brown, 2018, p. We think of vulnerability at the core of fear and shame and grief and disappointment, things that we do not want to feel” (Brown, 2012a). Brown goes on further to state that “we think about vulnerability as a dark emotion. Cléro (2018) adds that “vulnerability should be differentiated from weakness or from the frailty that results from it” (p. Vulnerability is emotional exposure (Brown, 2012a) that threatens the loss “of our own sense of self” (Crouch, 2016, p. Displaying vulnerability can also be a chance to embrace changes and challenges while feeling safe enough to acknowledge failure (Ito & Bligh, 2017, p.
Gambetta (1988) describes vulnerable individuals as those who instill trust in others with the belief that no harm will come to them as a result (Lapidot, Kark & Shamir, 2007, p. Vulnerability: Definition and Mythsĭefinitions of vulnerability among researchers vary but include similar components of putting trust in another (Lapidot, Kark & Shamir, 2007), acknowledging failure (Ito & Bligh, 2017), and risking emotional exposure (Crouch, 2016 and Brown, 2012a). This chapter aims to dive deeper into the measure of vulnerability as well as how it is closely related to trust, courage, self-awareness, and three leadership styles: authentic, ethical, and transformational. Utilizing vulnerability on a day-to-day basis can “demonstrate transparency and an openness to emotional exposure” (Lopez, 2018, ix) with others.
Brené Brown through her years of research on shame. Vulnerability research was popularized by Dr. 16 Vulnerability in Leadership Introduction
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