Leading While Limping

Leading with a limp can be beneficial in a number of ways since the environment you're creating through accepting and sharing your personal inadequacies motivates your subordinates to follow suit. It also promotes a healthy team-centric atmosphere and highlights your own humanity, alleviating some of the pressure you feel as a result of being held to unrealistic standards. This in turn, allows your team to openly recognize and welcome their own struggles improving your team s support system because not only do they know what their weaknesses are, but they can also freely request assistance or advice from a team member better suited in that specific area. My hope for each one of you is that you learn how to shift your focus from being your team s authority, to being your team s main resource and example.