Confidence Flashcards
Why confidence is essential?
Without it, you won’t inspire anyone – and you may well miss out on important opportunities because you’ll be afraid to seize them
Result of underconfidence
Underconfidence can result in missed opportunities
What about overconfidence?
Overconfidence isn’t harmless. Research shows that too much confidence can sometimes lead to inferior performances
How to use confidence?
Use confidence to help you start the work you need to succeed, not bypass it.
How to fix underconfidence?
The things you’re not good at are probably the things you don’t do frequently. People underconfident about difficult tasks often forget that others are struggling as well
Why make forecasts?
Make forecasts that consider a range of possible outcomes to avoid overconfidence. For example, instead of thinking, this project should take 10 days, try to figure out how likely it is that you’ll be done in less than 6 days, 6 to 8 days, 8 to 10 days, 10 to 12 days, and so on.
Self-confidence and the people trust
Expressing confidence increases perceived credibility, but exaggerated confidence isn’t trustworthy; ability is what earns trust
Self-confident leadership
A leader without confidence isn’t a leader at all; if you don’t believe in your own ability, you’ll struggle to make decisions and earn the respect of the people you’re leading
How a leader build a team (or organization)?
Good leaders build organizations where people can raise questions and concerns, even if they go against what leadership originally believed
How to boost confidence with information?
The more information you have, the more perfect your confidence will be. True self-confidence comes from knowing what you don’t know
Self-confident leadership and standards
For confident leadership, set clear standards and be open to new information
Underconfidence and other people confidence
People underconfident about difficult tasks often forget that others are struggling as well
