How Collaboration Minimizes Vulnerability
Elizabeth Shue
As a leader, have you ever experienced a situation where you recognized that taking the risk to reveal your thoughts to others could make you vulnerable to criticism? Yet, you said it anyway? More than likely, despite your sincere desire to be collaborative by sharing your thoughts,your mind was in a battle between being cautious and taking the risk to open up.
I have discovered that thinking in a collaborative manner allows the fear of being vulnerable to significantly diminish. How?
- Being collaborative allows you to open up in ways you never dreamed of. As a leader, the opportunity to reveal your insight creates a chance for others to recognize all that you have to offer. The first time you open up can be scary, no doubt about it. Yet, if you do a good job of formulating your thoughts your confidence will soar as you observe some people responding positively. You may not get everyone on board with your ideas so just focus on initially convincing a few. Having a few like minded collaborators will do wonders for improving your vulnerability.
- Being collaborative creates a chance to try out new innovative concepts. There is less vulnerability in failure occurring when collaborative partners bring their best thinking to the table. The best ideas are those where everyone contributes to the discussion with no concern of rejection or ridicule.
The art of being collaborative allows true leadership to surface. It is a proven fact that leaders who are open to allowing others to hone and execute the vision, create high performance environments. Collaborative leadership trumps the vulnerability of allowing these dynamics to occur every time. What projects could you accomplish sooner and more efficiently by letting go of your fear of being exposed for the great leader you are?
Tags: Collaboration, collaborative, leaders, leadership, vunerability
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