All Leaders Are Wrong
Posted by Michael Poll on February 12, 2010
Sometimes.
And that’s good. Leadership is about saying “I don’t know” and “You know more about that topic/issue/concept than I do.”
The problem is….many leaders don’t want to say those things. They fear loss of control or rejection. Far from true. When you say you don’t know something or that you don’t have all of the answers, you are honest. One by-product of honesty is that it has the potential to endear you to others….and others then want to follow your leadership even more.
Regardless of where you are as a leader….project planner, coordinator, member, chief bottle washer…you are a leader. And the best leaders know…and openly say….that they don’t know…and that’s good.
Try it today and see what happens.
