Barack Obama admits to a mistake – could his really be a whole new way of doing politics?!
When I do my ‘motivating without money’ keynote I talk about the fact that we must really take what Jim Collins said very seriously – “the moment you thing you are great you have lost it”. Admitting your mistakes is one of the most powerful ways to build trust in your employees and also develop as a leader – challenging yes, but true, yes.
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What about Obama’s mistake with Geithner, who made a “mistake” on his taxes – twice?
Geithner is also a former lobbyist, which Obama swore he would “never have in my Whitehouse.”
Timothy Geithner is now Treasury Secretary.
May Your Glass Always Be Half Full
m8malone - February 4, 2009 at 11:31 am