TL;DR
Great leaders take responsibility for mistakes and failures, and turn them into lessons learned. They accept both praise and failure, and take accountability for the good and the bad.
Let's talk about leadership and accountability. When things inevitably go off course, some managers fall into the trap of playing the blame game, pointing to others (team members, colleagues, supervisors, company leadership, etc.) as the problem.
The best leaders take responsibility for everything . They accept both praise and failure. They take accountability for the good and the bad.
A great leader turns mistakes into lessons learned, and they trace failures back to their own leadership.
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This story was originally published in 1851 Franchise on April 16, 2021. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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