I often hear from my CEO and senior leader coaching clients about their challenges with decision making - everything from feeling pressured to get it right as the final decision maker in the organization to getting bombarded with employee requests to make decisions throughout the day. Some leaders second guess themselves when there is opposition to their decisions and it’s also challenging to get the most current/relevant data and interpret it in a way that leads to making the best decisions.
How Vulnerability Makes Your Leadership Stronger
I coach a lot of leaders who initially state that vulnerability does not belong in the workplace. In fact, they believe that if they are vulnerable and share select personal things about themselves bad things could happen. What bad things? The information about them could backfire and be used against them or they could be seen as weak or incompetent. I’ve heard my clients say that their team will take advantage of them if they let their guard down. While all of these outcomes are possible, it often does not happen that way. Vulnerability is actually a sign of strength and courage.