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Great leaders humble themselves before others and admit mistakes openly. Perfectionism breeds suspicion, but acknowledging errors and learning from them earns respect and drives real growth.
Great leaders humble themselves before others and admit mistakes openly. Perfectionism breeds suspicion, but acknowledging errors and learning from them earns respect and drives real growth.
There are leadership lessons everywhere, including last week's sermon by my pastor where he said, "Great leaders are not afraid to humble themselves before the altar of God." And it got me thinking about great leaders in every capacity, whether in church or in the corporate world. A great leader is not afraid to humble themselves before their stakeholders, their employees, their peers. Look, we all make mistakes. In fact, somebody who says they're perfect is the first person I will have a great level of suspicion about. But the person who says, "I made a mistake. I've learned new things. I'm looking at this from a different perspective." That's where my respect goes because I love when people acknowledge growth. Great leaders grow. It's that simple.
