Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

Most Leaders Are Performing — Not Leading | David Chol

9 Jan 2026 · 1 min

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A short excerpt from a YouTube video in which the speaker argues that leaders should stop performing an image and instead be authentic with employees. The speaker emphasizes that authenticity builds comfort, allows employees to admit mistakes without fear, and that leaders should notice and actively acknowledge good performance.

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I don't think that we as humans are actually good at crafting the image we believe people want them to see. And I think one of the first steps to really good leadership is throwing that in the trash. I think people that work with me or for me, they know what they're getting. People feel comfortable if they believe that you're authentic with them, and if they believe that you see them as humans living organisms with lives. I hope, and I think that many of our employees, especially ones I worked most closely with, I think they know that they can mess up and we can talk about it, and it's not the end of the world. And I also think that they know that if they do well, I will notice. I make an active effort to show that.