One of the challenges that I write about in Good
Boss, Bad Boss and that Jeff Pfeffer and I discuss in Hard
Facts is that leaders walk a fine line between exuding confidence
while simultaneously making decisions and updating their actions based
on the best possible information. The best bosses, we argue, have what
psychologist's call the attitude of wisdom: They act with confidence,
while doubting what they know. I have written about this here before,
and perhaps the best example is in this
long post about the wisdom of former Intel CEO Andy Grove. There
is a long quote from Andy in this post, and he demonstrates that
attitude of wisdom with this great line, advising bosses:
Act on your temporary conviction as if it was a real conviction, and
when your realize that you are wrong, correct course very quickly.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Why Leaders Should Always Act Confident, Even When They Don't Really Know What They're Doing
Author: Bob Sutton
