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I heard someone
today say that a new type of Leader is needed in the world today, and
that is an “Authentic” Leader. Then the next question that was
asked how do you become an authentic leader in this day and age?
The answer was a
little surprising to me, the person responding said the way you
become an authentic leader today is by sharing your “Failures” as
well as your “Successes” with people. They also continued to
state that people today can see right through you if you aren’t
being your authentic self.
I know often in
today’s world we see everyone’s success and all of the fun and
great things they get to do on Social Media, but I don’t often see
the real failures of others at least not from them personally.
We tend to hide
our failures in life not only from other people but also from
ourselves, and we tend to thrust out into the world any and all of
our successes.
The statement was
also made during the conversation that people have a hard time
connecting with “Perfect” people, because they make us feel less
than perfect or they appear to be something we don’t think we can
achieve in life. But if we know that other people are failing and
that they too have struggles in life just like we do, then we can
appreciate and side with them better as a regular human being.
How would this
mindset effect you and the leaders you look up to in your life?
How would it
effect how you look at the CEO of your company?
Or the leader of
your non-profits or charities?
Or even your own
Dad and Mom?
What do you think
about this mindset that Failure = Authenticity, and if you are to be
your authentic self in this day and age then to what degree can you
be a good and effective leader?
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