Why Being Human Is a Leader’s Greatest Strength
By openly showing your own imperfections, admitting that you don’t have all the answers, and being willing to say 'I made a mistake,' you set the tone for others to feel safe doing the same.
Just a turn before Christmas—a quick reminder for myself and, of course, for you too: Christmas isn’t everyone’s celebration but only for a smaller percentage of people living on Earth!
With that little note, let’s dive straight into this week’s topic: vulnerability. More specifically, openly showing vulnerability and why (in my view, and according to a few experts) this trait is a key element of future, more empathetic leadership.
Funny enough, just last week, we spent some time talking about future leadership. Quite a few times, the conversation circled back to environments of psychological safety—places where leaders can be vulnerable, admit mistakes, and acknowledge they don’t always have all the answers. This, of course, is in contrast to environments that feed blame culture and chase the false idea of perfectionism as the ultimate outcome or destination.
