The Teachable Leader
Teachable leadership can be cultivated. Discover seven practical habits for receiving honest feedback, examining criticism, correcting mistakes, and building trust through consistent, accountable action.
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When Leadership Makes Truth Too Expensive
Domineering leadership does more than wound people. When telling the truth becomes expensive, people begin editing reality, Witnesses for Reality stop testifying, and leaders can become increasingly blind to what their leadership is doing to the people entrusted to them.
I Fought the Door and the Door Won
Sometimes the problem is not the locked door. Sometimes it is senior leadership repeatedly pushing on a door that clearly says PULL—and a four-year-old is standing by to provide the performance review.
You Cannot Grow What You Cannot See
We cannot intentionally grow what we cannot accurately see. Awareness helps us recognize reality, understand our personality and patterns, examine the stories we tell ourselves, receive what others can see from where they stand, and bring what we discover into intentional action.
Clarity Is a Leadership Responsibility
Leaders often become frustrated when people fail to meet expectations that were never clearly communicated. Clarity is not merely a communication preference; it is a leadership responsibility. Before holding someone accountable for missing the target, wise leaders examine whether the target was clearly defined, understood, and consistently reinforced.
None of Us Are Sane Enough to Be Sane by Ourselves
One of the great dangers of leadership is not that leaders stop thinking, but that they gradually become the only person allowed to evaluate their thinking. Because every leader has blind spots and the capacity for self-deception, wisdom requires people who can see what we cannot—and who have permission to tell us when we may be wrong.