on life and leadership
Not enough leaders are upfront about their shortcomings. Fear holds too many leaders captive and causes them to mask shortcomings. They lead with a facade on, thus setting themselves up for failure. Of course, there’s a platform and context for sharing some things. Leaders that are constantly growing are leaders that allow themselves to be …
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Only naive leaders think and expect everyone to agree with. When your team or other leaders disagree with you it doesn’t mean there’s no unity. Unity is about believing in the same cause. On careful examination you will see that your disagreements are often centred on execution issues. Herewith are a few benefits of not …
This post is part of the “Leading A Frustrated Team” series. Frustration is on of those things that can never be separated from leadership. It is inevitable. Frustration can be the result of being overwhelmed. At other times not having enough support or clarity… Whatever the case, it can be detrimental if it is not addressed …
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“Knowledge is power”. Are there really people who still believe this “mantra” in its rawness? I can’t believe I believed this “motto” of the school I attend in my first grade, for many years. Knowledge, in itself is, not power.
As I’ve said before, “The truth is we all want people to think of us as more capable than we really are”. It can be gravely damaging to let people hold on to such perceptions, especially to the extent to which we get entrusted with something on the premise that we are perfectly capable. Honesty …
