Good managers admit what they don't know and ask real questions instead of pretending to have all the answers. Listening actively, showing curiosity about your team's ideas, and being honest about your limits builds trust and gets better results.
Employees need to know you're human. They don't necessarily need to see you laying on the floor crying in the middle of the office. Absolutely not. But what does vulnerability, what does reasonable vulnerability look like, Julie? I think it looks like, you know, that's a great question. I'd never considered that. Let's brainstorm that. Let's talk about that. How do you think, what do you, you brought it up so you must have thought about it. Help me understand where that even came to your mind. Yeah. And then how will that apply here? How can we make that work? I think really listening, communicating, respecting your employees, and admitting, "I don't know something," or, "I've never considered that."
