{"id":2067,"date":"2012-02-27T06:31:49","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T10:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:47","slug":"accept-imperfection-to-grow-as-a-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2012\/02\/accept-imperfection-to-grow-as-a-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Accept Imperfection to Grow as a Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How do you practice acceptance as a leader?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Start by accepting that the people on your team are who they are<\/strong>, and you will never fulfill your fantasy of a self-organizing, problem-free, zero-defect world filled with people who have mastered every technical, professional, and interpersonal competency.\u00a0 (P.S. if they did, why would they need you?)<br \/>\n<strong>You practice Acceptance when you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seek ideas <\/strong>from one of the creatives on your team without mentioning their messy desk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign off <\/strong>on that marketing copy even when you think your own ideas might be better<\/li>\n<li><strong>Patiently explain, again<\/strong>, a new process to a coworker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take that important call in a conference room <\/strong>rather than whine about the noise while everyone else is cooing over pictures of Helen\u2019s new grandson<\/li>\n<li><strong>Set aside a project to help someone else<\/strong>, even when they\u2019ve never helped with your work<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offer praise for a job well done<\/strong>, despite the fact that it was late<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Remember, Leadership is not about a title:<\/strong> Anyone can be a leader who accepts that imperfection is part of the human condition, and who strives to engage and appreciate people for what they ARE versus resenting what they are not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone can be a leader who accepts that imperfection is part of the human condition, and who strives to engage and appreciate people for what they ARE versus resenting what they are not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,11,50],"tags":[173,321,301,97],"class_list":["post-2067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-workplace","category-leadership","category-relationships","tag-acceptance","tag-leadership-is-not-about-a-title","tag-leadership-tips","tag-people-are-mirrors","infinite-scroll-item"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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