Why having confidence isn’t always good for you
Publication: Leadership Bias | Open-Minded Leadership | Over-Confidence
It’s often thought that to be successful you have to be confident. However, it’s not that black and white. In fact, too much confidence is a bad thing. Why? Because when you are certain you are right, you are almost certainly wrong! Over-confidence is one of the many brain based biases we are all afflicted […]
Expectations: Are they constraining how you lead?
Publication: Employee Potential | Intentional feedback | Leadership Mindset | Open-Minded Leadership
Expectations, we all have them. They can both constrain and inspire us. Problems arise when they define how we think and narrow our field of view. Expectations work both ways. Just as parents, peers, work colleagues, friends and family place expectations on us, we too place expectations on the people around us. Interestingly others can easily influence […]