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?

Post- One thing I know is that quality communication at work is essential. But too often, our conversations are one-way, the boss, or the big mouth of service takes control of the discussion and makes affirmations while the other suffers his flood of words, trying to tick as little as possible. And at the end of the day, there is not much interesting about this kind of verbal exchange. In his book, The Art of Humbly Asking Questions (Ixelles editions, 2015) by Edgar Stein, professor of management at the MIT Sloan School of Management in Cambridge (USA), believes that a little humility can be enough for better communication at work, and therefore for better exchanges of information between employees, regardless of their hierarchical status. This, we agree, is crucial for any company worthy of the name. "Certainly, we are operating in a society of affirmation, where it is difficult to accept that our interlocutor can have an interesting opinion," says Stein. It is that "asking for something" is like confessing a weakness or ignorance. It is like giving him the steering wheel so he can lead the discussion. In other words, to be humble in our discussions at work is to grasp not only that we are evolving in an ecosystem in which each actor is interdependent with others, but also that the development of that ecosystem can only be achieved if everyone grows in harmony with others, and not for the benefit of some ("the strongest") and at the expense of others ("the weakest"). In short, it is like showing intelligence in your daily life at work. Simply. We need to be careful to determine when to make fewer statements and ask more questions. In Dancing at the edge - Competence, culture, and organization at the 21st century, authors Graham Leicester and Maureen O'Hara argue that in the 21st century man will have to evolve to become more self-aware, more social, more culturally savvy, and more innovative in his actions. In addition, they say that we have all the personal development capabilities required. I share their view and I think we can all be humble and ask more questions.

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