By Linda Fisher Thornton
We’ve all been wrong. It’s only when we are willing to admit that we’re wrong that we show what this John Templeton Foundation video describes as “intellectual humility.” This video, titled “The Joy of Being Wrong” is a compelling visual portrayal of the process of being willing to admit we’re wrong, and it describes the many personal and social benefits that result.
In the New York Times article Why It’s So Hard to Admit You’re Wrong, Kristin Wong explores causes that include a quest for power, the need to reduce stress, and a desire to avoid the uncomfortable feeling of admitting we did something that does not fit our self image.
Wanda Thibodeaux, in her Inc.com article Why Admitting You’re Wrong Is So Ridiculously Hard (and How to Get People to Do It Anyway) offers suggestions for how to help people with fragile egos learn to admit they were wrong.
This problem is one that seems personal, but the failure to admit we’re wrong impacts those around us in negative ways. I’d like to hear your thoughts. Do you think this is an issue we should be talking about with our teams?
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Admitting that one is wrong is as a sign of great humility. When When one is humble, it does not mean that one is weak, foolish, coward or reduction of personal status in life it even helps to redefine your position in society. You may be the most intelligent or richest among you friends but you put aside these achievements and lower yourself to the level of the middle class individual in your vicinity you would have impacted many live in a very possible manner. Admitting one’s error or wrong is virtue that should be practiced by all leaders at whatever level.
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