I don’t know about you but I wish that someone would create a pill that would make admitting things painless.
For me it doesn’t matter if I’m admitting;
> fear
> failure
> mistakes
they are all equally painful.
Here is the most important leadership lesson I’ve learned (SO FAR) in 2013. What I THINK admitting my short comings will be like is always worse in my head, than it really is once I’ve done it!
Which leads me to my questions for the day: what have you been worried about admitting? what have you been avoiding having a conversation with your team about? what woke you up late last night and had you fretting?
Today; get it out of your head and into the real world, you’ll be surprised at how well you’ll sleep tonight.
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Everyone thinks they need to be perfect.
In my discussion with women clients, they carry even more of a burden.
People feel if they reveal their shortcomings, or they don’t have all the answers, etc. others will view them as weak or incompetent.
Studies show the best leaders are the ones that are vulnerable. In the book Good to Great by Jim Collins, his studies showed the best leaders had humility.
When you open up to your team, they see you as a person. A full human being.
There’s nothing more attractive than authenticity.
Steve, thanks for the insight! Cheers, Lynn