Ted Talker Kathryn Schulz talks about the reality and, dare I say, wisdom of “being wrong.” But as a leader, as a parent, as a community member- can you model this? Is it really ok for you to be wrong and make mistakes? Certainly some of the greats in many different industries seemed to think so.  Even Michael Jordan in his biography stated that he failed over and over again, even missing the winning shot many, many times- and that was why he was such a success in his field.  So can you be like Mike? Are you willing to model that it’s ok to fail and use those experiences as course corrections? If not, people in your organization may hear your edicts to embrace missteps as merely lip service and stick closer to the safer, stand-by of “do as I do, not as I say.” Because really, actions speak louder than old adages and motivation posters.
http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong