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One of the biggest mistakes new bosses make is thinking they need to jump in and exert their opinions right away to show that they are capable.

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A hallmark of a trusting relationship is that people feel they can share their mistakes, challenges, and fears with you.

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It isn’t easy to discuss mistakes, confront tensions, or talk about deep fears or secret hopes, but no strong relationship can be built on superficial pleasantries alone.

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Make no mistake: intrepid or gutsy individuals are hardly fearless; they are simply better than the rest of the population at coping with, and even thriving in, fear-based environments.

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…a failure is just a moment in time. If you learn the right lesson from your mistake, you won’t make it again.

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    …unless your failure involved a capital crime, you now have the opportunity to learn from your mistake, recover, and improve your approach to the next challenge.

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    …leaders cannot delegate the solving of problems to someone else. They have to be active in breaking through obstacles, putting out fires, correcting mistakes, and directing people.

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Good leaders forge ahead, break ground, and make mistakes. And they expect the same from their people.

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Since you can’t prevent mistakes, why not adopt an attitude in which you can learn from them? That’s the only way anyone can really profit from mistakes anyway.

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You don’t have to live with a decision forever. If you make a mistake, you can correct it later.

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