![]() While armor is our greatest barrier to being brave, grounded confidence is the heart of daring leadership. ![]() We define grounded confidence as curiosity + the willingness to rumble with vulnerability + practice. The big shift here is from wanting to “be right” to wanting to “get it right.” ![]() Acknowledge and reward great questions and instances of “I don’t know, but I’d like to find out” as daring leadership behaviors.Don’t assume people aren’t curious because they don’t care. An electrical system that is adequately grounded ensures the safety of lives, electrical wires, and electrical devices. Some people may be perceived as naturally curious, and others need to be taught how to be more curious. The primary and most important purpose of earthing or grounding is to reduce the dangers of electrocution and fires that could potentially destroy homes. Make learning “curiosity skills” a priority.Knowers often have a lot of people talking behind their backs, and that’s unkind. You’re often quick with answers, which can be helpful, but not as helpful as having the right questions, which is how you’ll grow as a leader. It’s a tough conversation, but clear is kind: I’d like for you to work on your curiosity and critical thinking skills. There are three strategies that I’ve seen work to transform always knowing into always learning. He was brought in because of his twenty-plus years of experience, yet he was expected to be quiet in the meetings because of cultural norms that valued only the contributions of tenured leaders. Others don’t speak up because they’re not “senior enough” or it’s “not their place.” In our study on daring leadership one leader shared that he had been with his new company for six months and had never contributed in a meeting. Knowing can also become a culture problem when only some people are valued as knowers. Being the knower can save people in hard situations, and it’s easy to buy into the belief that being a knower is the only value we bring to relationships and work. It sounds pretty easy to replace the armor of knowing with becoming a curious learner, but for many people the need to be a knower is driven by shame and, for some, even trauma. ![]() Becoming grounded is about getting rid of excessive energy in the. We’re sure of ourselves and have confidence in the decisions we make. It leads to distrust, bad decisions, and unnecessary, unproductive conflict. Being grounded means that we’re content with who we are. Unfortunately, needing to know everything is pretty miserable for the knowers and everyone around them. It’s also very common-most of us have some degree of knower in us. It’s defensiveness, it’s posturing, and, worst of all, it’s a huge driver of bullshit. Having to be the “knower” or always being right is heavy armor. Earthing, also known as grounding, allows people to directly connect their bodies with the Earth and use its natural electric charges to stabilize them. When things get tough, do we lean into vulnerability and get curious, or do we self-protect in ways that move us away from our values? It’s not fear that gets in the way of daring leadership it’s armor. ![]()
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