Throughout life, we gather a bunch of unwritten rules, subconsciously accepting them as true. One I see all the time is the idea that leaders must always have the right answer and never admit they are wrong—otherwise people might lose confidence in them.
This is just baloney.
Geoffrey Webb, in his article “5 benefits of admitting you’re wrong” published on geoffreywebb.com, tell us that there are 5 reasons why:
- Trust
- Growth
- Innovation
- Encouragement
- Empowerment
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Thanks for this intervention.
I can only say I experimented this, and I saw how this proved to be true.
At work, one day, one of my misstep became a way of getting me known (better) by my superiors.
And my apology a manner of underlining even more my willing to do better in the future: this granted me an even more enjoyable work-relationship between me and my chief.
Transparency lead to a better relationship – it should be always so.
Yes, Francesco, you are right!!
I noticed this sort of behaviour very early on in my working life and have been well aware of the benefits of admitting to being wrong as soon as possible. The consequences of avoiding the problem can lead to dishonesty.
If you missed it, here is a link to my article on dishonesty which my colleagues at ISDI very kindly reblogged here: http://istitutodiplomatico.wordpress.com/2012/08/24/751/
The most of people can’t admit that they are wrong. The best way is to communicate with a person upon the level of his brain. Unfortunately, we have not the same education and background…well , mean we have to be careful to how we can explain to the others what is wrong …good manners lol