Confidence
Confidence is frequently listed within feedback and on development plans.
Confidence, without any context, is as meaningful as a unicorn.
It is ephemeral, subjective, and terribly unreliable for measurement.
Confidence can be defined in two ways.
Externally: the belief that one can trust someone or something.
Internally: The state of feeling certain about the truth of something.
Both definitions enable you to be confident about one thing about confidence.
Confidence is not a skill or an attribute, but an outcome derived from other actions.
If you are looking to be a more confident leader, you need to go back a couple steps.
The real problem to solve: what skills, if demonstrated in a specific area, would most likely generate a sense of confidence?
Perhaps you need to be able to make quicker decisions.
Or maybe it is an ability to better apply indirect knowledge and experience to new scenarios.
As a leader, watch out for the distraction of confidence.
Confidence is not the focus, it will be the outcome.
Distill it down to find what must be focused on to generate confidence.
36 lattes later,
- Morning Cup