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Question- Do you believe that admitting ignorance on a particular issue is a good way for a team leader to earn respect? Or would this cause some people to lose respect for a leader and question his or her suitability for team leadership? Describe a situation in your life where someone in leadership either admitted ignorance or acted very knowledgeable when it was clear they lacked knowledge. How did this impact your view of his or her leadership abilities?

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No matter how experienced you are in a management position, you will undoubtably make a few mistakes. I feel that in order to gain the respect of those who work under your command, you need to be able to admit to them when you have made a mistake. This adds a sense of humility, showing that they are just like their other coworkers. This also encourages employees to realize that when they make a mistake, it is important to let their fellow coworkers know. People cannot learn from their mistakes if they can never admit that they made a mistake in the first place. I think most people are understanding that everyone can make mistakes, and that it is one of the best processes for learning. I believe that admitting that they were wrong allows them to move forward as a leader and have the tools required to better handle similar situations in the future.

A time that I cam think of where those who were leaders to me acted as they knew what was best for me when they were clearly wrong was when my parents made me go to college the first two times. To me, parents are the earliest leaders one can have, they teach you day to day lessons and greatly influence your decisions. Most parents will do whatever it takes to do what they think is best for their child, but sometimes their conception for what they think is best for their child is in fact the opposite of what is best for them. I believe many parents base what they think is best for their child off of what worked best for them in the past, or what is considered a societal norm that people must follow in order to achieve success. In this case, my parents were under the notion that I absolutely had to go to college to succeed in life, and chose the first two colleges I went to for me. Each time I attended these colleges (UVM and Lyndon), I felt as though it just simply wasn't working. My mental health was deteriorating fast, for I felt stuck in these environments that simply weren't suited for me, and I thought I had no way out due to my parents. Each time I dropped out, they were incredibly upset with me. They constantly told me that I would not obtain a bright future were I to keep flunking out of college. However, I presented the idea of doing online college to them, and at first they were unsure. However, I believe it proved to them that I was right about how a traditional college climate simply wasn't made for me. I think this was an eye-opener for me, because while I love my parents, they do not know me as well as I know myself, so sometimes the decisions they make from me don't work.

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