16 Reasons Why Your Business Sucks: How To Be Freakin' Awesome at Every Level of Your Business, Leadership, Profits, & Build Your Own Dream Team! by Mark Minard

Author:Mark Minard [Minard, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781734742916
Publisher: Mark Minard
Published: 2020-09-08T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

9

You Suck at Being Vulnerable: The Power of Unity

No matter what you’ve learned in this book so far, you’ll fall into the trap so many leaders, owners, and influencers have. Many times, we think we always have to be right, or that we should never admit when we’re wrong. We must act like our life is perfect outside of work. Like we’re superhuman. This is your ego talking. Get rid of that freakin’ ego. Learn to be vulnerable—and confident. Always hold yourself accountable, and never be afraid to share your struggles with your team members. Let me explain this more in depth.

I’ve learned to over-communicate instead of under-communicate with my team. This is what builds unity.

If you think this makes you look weak, you’re allowing your ego to control you, and this is what prevents unity.

The power of unity is immeasurable. It’s unstoppable!

Once I sucked at being vulnerable, but now, most of my team members tell me that I’m the most open, honest, vulnerable leader they have ever seen. It’s a lifelong process. I’m still always learning and still always growing. I’ve gotten so much better. I quickly admit when I’m wrong, and I always hold myself accountable when we get off track. And when my team sees this, it builds our culture to be even more unstoppable.

As I was saying before, I have a great example of how having the courage to be vulnerable and accountable as a leader trickles down and impacts the entire team.

Wins and Losses: You Start First

It takes courage to be vulnerable. It takes courage to look risky and foolish, but that’s what leadership is all about. This is what led to our monthly Dream Team meetings about seven years ago. I’ll never forget those first few. With transportation and such, everyone is all over the place, so we had to hold the meetings after hours and pay overtime. My sister, a co-owner at the time, wasn’t on board, but I begged her to give me a shot.

I asked the team if we could start sharing our wins and our losses of the month. They could be related to Dreamshine, or it could be personal. We didn’t force anyone to share. I had to start. (Like I’ve written, you, as the leader must go first. You have to risk looking stupid. You have to risk looking foolish.) I stood up and was as vulnerable as I could be, openly sharing some ongoing struggles with my son. I just asked the team for their prayers. Then other team members began talking. We’ve built up our trust by being vulnerable, and it’s a beautiful thing.

I remember how my head program director shared her story of changing her mindset, from victim to problem-solving. Her son had just been told that he would only get half of the full-ride college scholarship promised for wrestling. When she began falling into the victim mindset, getting angry and irritated, her son interjected: “Mom! Remember what you taught me? We need to see the good in this.

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