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Growth Instigators Hotline
#338 _____ keeps you from driving off a cliff.
True leadership requires both confidence that drives clarity and humility that prevents catastrophic mistakes. The best leaders combine fierce resolve with deep self-awareness, creating trust through strength that doesn't pretend to have all the answers.
• A young executive's claim "I never doubt myself" reveals the dangerous leadership blind spot of confidence without humility
• The best leaders "walk with a bold step and a bowed head" - balancing decisive action with openness to feedback
• Humbling leadership failures become valuable learning experiences that seasoned leaders draw from
• Jim Collins defines "Level Five Leadership" as the rare combination of fierce resolve and deep humility
• Leaders who make hard calls while inviting honest feedback create environments where people trust and improve
Leave a message after the beep or email Aaron@growthinstigators.com to share which comes more naturally to you - confidence or humility - and where more balance could improve your leadership this week.
A young executive once said I never doubt myself. His mentor laughed, raised an eyebrow and replied then you're either not listening or not leading. The room got quiet. Confidence without humility isn't leadership, it's a blind spot. Welcome to message 338 of the Growth Instigators Hotline, where we ignite your personal and professional development. I'm Aaron Havens, your host and growth coach.
Speaker 0:Winning Leadership Wednesday leading with confidence and humility here's the one big idea I want you to consider today. The best leaders walk with a bold step and a bowed head. Yeah, confidence drives clarity. It helps people follow you, but humility keeps you from driving off a cliff with everyone in the car. And oh yeah, I've confidently led teams off of a cliff under my leadership Many cliffs Oftentimes.
Speaker 0:These are the most humbling experiences. These are always what seasoned leaders have under their belt. Many oops or well, that didn't go so well. Moments are what good leaders draw from once they stabilize. The leaders I respect most aren't the ones with the loudest voices. They're the ones who make the hard calls and still invite honest feedback. Who speaks with strength, but don't pretend to have all the answers.
Speaker 0:Jim Collin calls this level five leadership a rare mix of fierce resolve and deep humility. And when you lead from that space. People trust you, they open up, they get better and so do you. So here's your gut check today Are you leading with confident direction and humble reflection, or are you leaning too far one way? Thank you for calling Goat Instigator's Hotline. I'm hoping you're liking these calls. It's pretty cool to see how many people call each and every day Well, except for what Dr Terry calls the blah blah show, which is on Saturday and Sunday. But anyways, that's awesome. Please keep sharing this number and challenging your people to call in. I'll keep pumping out good leadership morsels. Thank you for letting others know about the Growth Instigators hotline. I'd love to hear from you today. Leave a message after the beep or send an email to Aaron at growthinstigatorscom and let me know which comes more naturally to you confidence or humility, and where could more balance in your leadership make a difference this week? And, as always, keep instigating growth in all you do.