Beyond “Fake It Till You Make It”: Building Anchored Confidence at Work
Publication: Authentic Leadership | Intellectual Humility | Leadership Confidence | Leadership Development | Self Trust
In many workplaces, confidence is treated as a kind of currency. The person who speaks first, fastest, and with the most conviction is often assumed to be the most capable. The leader who sounds certain is seen as more credible than the one who pauses, weighs the evidence, and names the risks. Confidence, at least […]
Are You Willing to Discard Long-Held Beliefs and Understanding?
Publication: Continuous learning | Intellectual Humility | Path to progress | Understanding Dissonace
A crucial aspect of having a long and successful career is continuous learning. Learning new skills is one thing, but what do you do when the learning requires you to discard long-held beliefs, data or an understanding of how things are? Throughout our lives, we amass pieces of information and data, forming knowledge, views, and […]
Do you know your limits?
Publication: Growth Gaps | Intellectual Humility | Lifelong Learning | Self-reflection
There are things we know and things we think we know. There are also things that we assume everyone else knows. The critical question is whether we can identify the limits of our knowledge and understanding and the assumptions underpinning our thinking. Earlier this year, I was chatting with a friend about the inner dialogue we […]