8 Paradoxes Of Leadership Flashcards
When something goes wrong or right, what should you do?
When something goes wrong, Look inward in the mirror and ask yourself how you can be better to lead. When something goes right, look outward and say how amazing your team is.
Use humility next to confidence makes you transparent.
Use humility next to confidence makes you transparent.
My confidence makes my leadership believable
My humility makes my confidence believable
My confidence communicates energy and certainty
My humility communicates trustworthiness
My confidence fosters creativity and participation
My humility fosters authenticity and participation
Confidence causes team members to be passionately
My humility causes team members to be loyal
My confidence is contagious in others
Humility is contagious in others
What to do when you are in decision making meetings
Argue as if you believe you are right, but listen as if you believe you are wrong
When in conflict conflict with team members be willing to
Lose a few battles to win the war. Predetermined what hills you are willing to die on. 
Remain teachable in new context Even from those under your care
Don’t let your confidence prevent you from improving your own ideas
Refused to cross the line between confidence and cockiness
Confidence believes you can do the job and cockiness believes it will be easy
Don’t confuse confidence with certainty.
You will frequently have to take action without certainty as a leader even when uncertain, remain clear and transparent
Don’t let humility become sheepishness
We are sheepish we become self-conscious preoccupied with our own weaknesses. Keeps us from progress
As you meet with teammates you must know what you don’t know And trust in what you do
Be clear About the difference between these two
If you possess a strong ego on the job Take time to list your shortcomings and mistakes
I’m on yourself up your humanity by reviewing these regularly