Five Ways of Being - Be Vulnerable
Continuing with #2 of James Autry's five ways of being from his book The Servant Leader. This way of being is to Be Vulnerable:
"Being vulnerable means being honest with your feelings in the context of your work; being open with your doubts and fears and concerns about and idea, an employee's performance, or your own performance; and being able to admit mistakes openly, particularly with your employees. Simply saying, 'I was wrong,' and meaning it, embracing it, is an expression of vulnerability and, I believe, is a sign of being spiritually attuned and aware.
Being vulnerable takes a great deal of courage because it means letting go of the old notions of control, forgetting forever the illusion that you can be in control. Too many of us think that our power comes from our ability to maintain control. To the contrary, our power comes from realizing that we can't be in control and that we must depend on others."
"Being vulnerable means being honest with your feelings in the context of your work; being open with your doubts and fears and concerns about and idea, an employee's performance, or your own performance; and being able to admit mistakes openly, particularly with your employees. Simply saying, 'I was wrong,' and meaning it, embracing it, is an expression of vulnerability and, I believe, is a sign of being spiritually attuned and aware.
Being vulnerable takes a great deal of courage because it means letting go of the old notions of control, forgetting forever the illusion that you can be in control. Too many of us think that our power comes from our ability to maintain control. To the contrary, our power comes from realizing that we can't be in control and that we must depend on others."
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