Leadership Lessons from Catalyst 2009: Malcolm Gladwell with “The Mistakes That Leaders Make”
- Humans tend to overestimate the value of information.
- We think that if we have more information we will make better decisions…but that’s not always true.
- It is true that we will have more confidence in our ability to make better decisions when we have more information.
- The more information we have, the more confident we are in ourselves.
- Overconfidence in our own knowledge and abilities can lead to disastrous mistakes.
- “When you are trapped in overconfidence, the world can change around you and you won’t see it.”
- “In times of crisis, we think we need daring, overly competent and bold leaders. We don’t. What we need is humility.”
- Action Item: Humble myself and declare my dependence on God each and every day.
- Action Item: When faced with decisions, seek advice from others.
Next up in the Leadership Lessons from Catalyst 2009 series: Shane Hipps with “The Medium is the Message”
Great message. The only adjustment would be….
“Action Item: When faced with decisions, seek advice from others” whose dependence is on God each and every day, as well.
Too often I listen to advice from the wrong sources and count them as experts. Perhaps they are trapped in overconfidence and I didn’t realize that.
Thank you again, Dave. Truly appreciating these lessons.
This one sounds great Dave. Mrs, Betty, Nice addition.