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The Power of Admitting Mistakes
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| One of the most powerful opportunities for any leader to build trust is to publicly admit mistakes. The source of that power is that it is so rare for leaders to stand up in front of a group and say something like this: “I called you here today to admit that I made a serious blunder yesterday. It was not intentional, as I will explain. Nevertheless, I failed to do the best thing for our group. I sincerely apologize for this and call on all of us to help mend the damage quickly. Without being defensive, let me just explain what happened…” |
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Leadership Assessment #9 – Admits Mistakes
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| There are hundreds of assessments for leaders. The content and quality of these assessments vary greatly. You can spend a lot of time and money taking surveys to tell you the quality of your leadership. There are a few leading indicators that can be used to give a pretty good picture of the overall quality of your leadership. These are not good for diagnosing problems or specifying corrective action, but they can tell you where you stand quickly. Here is one of my favorite measures. It how easily the leader admits mistakes. |
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"The Truth About Coming Out of Denial"
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| Denial is a word that most of use choose to ignore or want to choose to ignore. Ironically thought, facing our denial can be one of the most empowering experiences. However, when we are in the middle of denial we don't always see what is going on. We miss the signs that when we look back appear so obvious. Read on to see if there are any signs that you are missing. |
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