Great Boss Is Confident, But Not Really Sure

Striking a balance between confidence and doubt
by Robert I. Sutton – Harvard Business Review

It’s OK to have doubts as long as you remain confident. The article shows how strong leaders have the “ability to act confidently on what they know, while doubting their knowledge.” When a team works on improving processes, they are confident they will make it work while they remain unsure about possibilities of failure. This keeps them in line in anticipate problems so they can be fixed before they start or as soon as they occur.

Why do you think the balance between confidence and doubt works?

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