Avoid people who think they can never be wrong. Run away from people who think that acknowledging mistakes is weakness. If your boss is never wrong because he uses his power to make mistakes to look “correct”, it’s time for another move.
Authentic leaders change opinions based on new information. Bad leaders are lost in the past, never open to see a deep future. Great leaders become less wrong, not because they are smarter, but because they are very quick to quickly recognize errors and mistakes, and compensate for them.
The wise wrote the timeless “to err is human”. Yes, every human can make a mistake, but it takes only those who can recognize the mistakes, and change, to become Leaders. If your team does not make mistakes, you have a problem! But if your team makes mistakes, and cannot recognize, to recover from their errors, you have a lost #mission!
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Comment 1: Awesomely digested and thanks for linking up with critical thinking with the subconscious. Likewise the inefficiency of every machine and machineries.
Comment 2: “To err is human”
Perfection is a wild goose.
Revision is the path to greatness.
May we never get to the point where our mission becomes a lost cause, Professor.?
Comment 3: Apt! It’s a shame that we miss this wisdom! Leadership is ineffective without the constant awareness that one can be wrong and that the strength of any leadership lies in its team!
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