It’s always interesting to me that as kids being a “know it all” was a bad thing, YET as I coach sales leaders one of the biggest fears I hear is about NOT knowing it all.
What it sounds like depends on the person I’m working with:
> what if they think I’m a fraud?
> what if they are better at their job than I am at mine?
> what if I’m not as successful as I was as a salesperson?
> what if…
> what if…
> what if…
Not surprising that I found lots of articles on successful leadership; here is a link to 10 Qualities of Masterful Leaders on Success magazine’s site.
Their list doesn’t include knowing everything…
1. Stay true to your vision.
2. Communicate clearly and often.
3. Make yourself, and those around you, better.
4. Practice humility.
5. Check your ego at the door.
6. Supplement your shortcomings.
7. Keep your people passionate.
8. Always learn, and ditch stubbornness.
9. Harness your team members’ strengths.
10. Get everyone on the same page.
I guess the answer to – How to get over that you don’t know everything? is simple,
decide what you DO need to know and become a master at that.
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