Too Proud?

Glenn Brooke January 6, 2017

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Leaders need to ask themselves if they are too proud

To recognize the need for change or that a new way is better
To consistently return to the basics
To listen carefully to another point of view
To acknowledge that you need to practice and rehearse
To get help or to ask for help
To delegate work to others so they can build their skills and experience
To give others more credit than you and take more blame than them
To allow someone older/younger be in charge
To believe you could be wrong, even completely wrong
To accept that social/business/political/technology changes are dramatically transforming the world
To acknowledge that you have settled for less than your best
To hire people better than you
To develop people to become better than you
To consider criticism as a gift
To read old books and biographies
To accept that history didn’t begin when you arrived on the scene
To teach others your best skills and share your best insights
To reject a zero-sum strategy in favor of a win-win-win experience
To call out and build upon the strengths of others
To be filled with gratitude
To lead even when you don’t “feel like it”
To strive to strengthen your weaknesses and improve in spite of your flaws
To release the need to always get recognition and credit
To have a healthy sense of your progress without believing you’ve “arrived”
To see struggle and challenge as an adventure

Leadership proud too proud