Cxx Level Interim fixing and building technology businesses. More than 30 businesses incl 12 start-ups. Organizational, Operational and Technical up to C-level. Startups, SMEs and Multis. Growth and best practice.
My response to this post regarding showing vulnerability as a business leader. The most important lesson in life I think is to listen to your critiques and detractors as well as separating business disagreements with friendships. You can and should be able to disagree vehemently in business yet remain great friends outside. But we all must listen more to our detractors. It's a little like keeping your friends close but your enemies closer. Keep an open mind as to what they say - you might learning something. But if you end up disagreeing, then you now have good reason and argument to dismiss them. Echo chambers aren't the best places to learn new things.
I had the pleasure of joining Tommy Flanagan in his Faultline podcast. We dove deep into topics like the transformative power of collaboration, the importance of making friends even with those who weren't necessarily friendly to us, and the critical role of listening to feedback in innovation. We discussed striking the delicate balance between grit and pivot, two seemingly divergent mantras of entrepreneurship. What are your thoughts on this? Is it OK for leaders to admit mistakes and make friends with those who disagree, or should leaders always portray an image of infallibility and constant victory over 'adversaries'? I've clearly taken my stance... Podcast link: https://lnkd.in/ecKDTy4c #vnova #lcevc #collaboration
