The Quiet Power of Being the First to Say “I Was Wrong”
Somewhere along the way, we picked up the idea that admitting you were wrong is a sign of weakness, that leaders in particular should project certainty, defend their positions, and never give ground. I think that idea has quietly cost a lot of people, and a lot of organizations, more than they realize. Why Admitting […]
Why I’d Rather Hire Character Than a Resume
A resume is a record of what someone has already done. It tells you where they went to school, which titles they held, which boxes they checked along the way. That is useful information. It is also, I have learned, one of the least reliable predictors of how a person will actually perform once they […]