Art Sponseller, JD, PCC, Senior Executive Coach, www.artsponseller.com
Clear is Kind. Unclear is unkind.
The above is one of my favorite quotes from Brene Brown.
I love it becuse it highlights that avoiding tough conversations out of fear—whether of hurting feelings, facing conflict, or being inadequate—harms our teams, organizations, and ourselves. The following is a quote from Brene Brown’s book Dare to Lead. I can’t say it better.
“When we dare to lead, we don’t pretend to have the right answers; we stay curious and ask the right questions. We don’t see power as finite and hoard it; we know that power becomes infinite when we share it with others. We don’t avoid difficult conversations and situations; we lean into vulnerability when it’s necessary to do good work. But daring leadership in a culture defined by scarcity, fear, and uncertainty requires skill-building around traits that are deeply and uniquely human. The irony is that we’re choosing not to invest in developing the hearts and minds of leaders at the exact same time as we’re scrambling to figure out what we have to offer that machines and AI can’t do better and faster. What can we do better? Empathy, connection, and courage, to start.”
