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Why It’s Important For Leaders To Admit Their Mistakes

Why It’s Important For Leaders To Admit Their Mistakes
by Simma Lieberman

Having worked with leaders in organizations who value inclusion for over 20 years as an adviser and facilitator, I’ve developed a list of behaviors that are crucial for leaders who want to expand and sustain their influence.

These behaviors are true for leaders in organizations of all sizes, whether corporate, government or nonprofits. In this article, I discuss the practice of self-reflection and making amends for mistakes or negative behavior.

Relevant to today and every other day is acknowledging and taking responsibility for past, present and future actions that have negatively impacted others.

As a leader of people and ideas, you create the environment and set the example for how you want your employees to behave. In any organization it’s important for everyone to admit mistakes and correct them.

Your employees won’t take responsibility for their mistakes if you don’t. If you create a culture of denial and cover-up by your actions, and refuse to acknowledge a wrong decision, a past indiscretion that’s business-related or even an old offensive social media post, your employees will do the same.

If you don’t admit your mistakes to them, your employees will most likely cover up their mistakes and even lie or place blame elsewhere to not be found out.

This can be detrimental to you and your organization. It can result in anything from loss of a few dollars to loss of life. And since you are ultimately responsible for your organization and the people who work there, you can lose your position, reputation and credibility.

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