MAKING MISTAKES
It is rightly said that a true leader is the one who is humble enough to admit their mistakes.
In a life where there are many new opportunities, where a person goes through failures and success to achieve something in life- it is always important to be humble all times. A person who reaches the level of success is determined through the hard work and how humble the person is.
So why does a leader need to be humble? Why is there a need to accept mistakes?
Humility and accepting mistakes are the leadership skill that makes a leader and the team successful.
A humble leader is the one who will use their experience and skills to get the best from everyone. It is important to understand that humility will play an essential role in driving everyone to work properly and get the desired outputs.
A leader should have various traits like strength, vision, and courage to lead the team towards success. But a humble leader would always be able to use their skill in benefit of the company, the team, and themselves. It is not about their own accomplishments; they would want to contribute to society as a whole and do their part by including others as well.
Good leadership skills along with humility would bring more people towards the business or the company and would give a better chance of being successful and reaching more people from it. The employees that would be working under the leader will have better work experience, and it would be better for the company as the work is done would be at its best. The employees will have a safe work environment and they will be happy to provide quality work.
A humble leader will always be willing to hear the team and their views. A humble leader would listen to the team and conclude afterward.
It is always important to understand what the main motive of the company or the business is. To get the best idea from everyone, to get high sales and revenue and be successful in the field you are in. A good leader will achieve that by including the perspective of the team.
If a leader accepts a mistake, it not only makes them humble or they get respect for it, it even enhances the relationship between the team and the leader. A leader has the power to put their perspective upfront and do what they think is right. If a leader will not accept the mistake, no one would be trusting the leader and their work anymore. There are certain commitments that need to be made as a leader. The confidence needs to be shared with the team that the blunder or the mistake would not be made again.
Leaders take responsibility for the mistakes that happened, work to fix the problem, and learn from the mistake to gain experience for themselves and the team.
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Global Head, Enterprise Sales and Account Management @ Whatfix | Driving Digital Transformation & Digital Adoption Programs
4 年Well said Prashant
Senior Technical Program & Release Manager/Scrum Leader | Certified ScrumMaster? (CSM?) Certified Scrum Product Owner(CSPO)
4 年Very well explained ??