#1 Way To Improve Your Leadership

Two of my favourite books are Daring Greatly by Brene Brown and The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Both books point to the power of being vulnerable. True leaders are vulnerable, true leaders go first!


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Leaders apologize first, admit their mistakes first, ask stupid questions first, say I don’t know first, admit the sunk cost first, fail first, speak from the heart first, push first, learn first, put in the hard work first, show up first, try first, demonstrate first, show values first, say no first, say the hard things first, be vulnerable first.

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