Have Leaders Neglected Their Core Values?

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1:18And in the context of kind of the authenticity or vulnerability that seems to produce the leadership we admire, are we seeing an absence of authentic leadership now in this suddenly highly politicized business moment?

1:33Brené Brown:I think we're seeing fear. I don't think a value that can be abandoned based on administration is a value. It might be a marketing or branding idea, but a value that's abandoned based on who's in the White House is not really a core value. The expression of values may change over time, and they should. For example, there are a lot of companies right now who have integrity as a value, but when they operationalize that value, they've never contemplated data governance. They've never contemplated privacy. They've never contemplated authentic voice politically. And so I think it's a leader's job to be able to lead for impact around mission, regardless of the administration.

2:32Brené Brown:They don't get a break there. And it's also a leader's job not to abandon the values of the company. And so that is a very short-term game in a long-term world.

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