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Are You a Confident Leader?
October 25th, 2012
by Bill Boyajian

It takes self-confidence to shoulder the ultimate responsibility for things that go wrong. Insecure people can’t do it. They’re threatened by the fear of failure or criticism, and that’s why they lack credibility. It’s a paradox that, in trying to hide from failure, you become more visibly at fault. So often, the credibility you desired is lost, as is your leadership. It also takes courage and confidence to give credit to others, to praise their accomplishments without any thought of taking credit yourself. There is really no limit to what you can achieve if you don’t care who gets the credit.

Suppose you’re a vice president in an organization, and you just spearheaded a successful global event. You are looking for praise amongst your peers and staff, but instead are asked to recognize the people under you who helped organize and host the event. At first you’re disappointed because you wanted to get credit for leading the team, but then realize that taking the podium to praise your staff is a stronger sign of leadership.

Just as confident people give out praise and gain leadership and credibility in return, confident leaders take the hit when things go wrong, and, in an ironic twist, look stronger for doing it.



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