armor

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, armor has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Harvard Business Review (Dec 2025). Brown reframes the barrier to courageous leadership: not fear itself, but 'armor'—self-protective behaviors that block learning, connection, and good decisions under stress.

Armour or armor is a covering used to protect an object, individual, or vehicle from physical injury or damage, especially direct contact weapons or projectiles during combat, or from a potentially dangerous environment or activity. Personal armour is used to protect soldiers and war animals. Vehicle armour is used on warships, armoured fighting vehicles, and some combat aircraft, mostly ground attack aircraft.