03/28/2018

Beware the Myth of the Super Leader

This approach deflates the notion that you are the one with all the answers

“We will all learn together. I want to learn from you as well as you learn from me.”

This, from a new CHRO who sits on the executive committee for a global organization. She is at the table with a ringside seat. Her humility is front and center, demonstrating that very important quality of a modest view of one’s importance.

As we sat in the meeting with her top staff where she uttered that statement, I was pleasantly surprised, and thankful for her approach, as we discussed up-skilling her department. I thought to myself that this is the perfect approach to a new role, especially if the role is senior and you are the new leader. She had just given her team the owner’s manual of how she leads. This approach deflates the notion that you are the one with all the answers. In saying, “We are all going to learn from each other,” it equalizes the knowledge level of the team.

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