If a leader frames "I don't know that" as a catalyst for action rather than an excuse, people will join him in the quest at hand.
This section was very interesting for me as I aspire to be an administrator one day. I think that will be scary and intimidating to be in a new position. However, this section helped me see that it is fine to not know all the answers, but to not use it as an excuse and try to find the answer. I think you can still be respected even though you don't know all the answers. It stuck out to me when the book said to "listen, observe, reflect, analyse, find mentors, make mistakes, spend the time it took to learn from the mistakes, and make the necessary changes". It is comforting to know that these are things you can do when you are starting something new and do not know all the answers. I think it is easier to admit you don't know and figure it out, rather than try to fake it.
Great point about faking it. Odds are the situation you are faced with will be repeated in the future. Therefore, going about it correctly this fist time, and learning all that you can, will be very beneficial.
ReplyDeleteFaking it must be similar to not telling the truth. When you speak the truth you don't have to remember what you said. It will always come back to you. When you speak not the truth or fake it you don't remember what you said or did. Life if much easier to always admit when you don't have the answer but to assure them that you will find out the answer.
ReplyDeleteI think it may boil down to the humility all of us need to be true leaders. No one can know it all. I sure don't! Learning and leading must go together.
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