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Walis 4 Ts for Leaders
By Wali Zahid
Leaders:
1. Tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty
2. Tolerate mistakes
3. Tolerate failure
4. Tolerate dissent/callenge to teir ideas and leadersi!
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T1: Leaders Tolerate "mbiguity and #ncertainty
!eflect yo"r ow# i#divid"al or teams work sit"atio#s.
W$at are t$e sit"atio#s yo" may term as am%i&"o"s a#d "#certai# i# yo"r
de'artme#t or teams work( W$at are likely factors %e$i#d t$is) *o"( *o"r
team mem%ers( +r e,ter#al factors(
Ca# yo" come "' wit$ at least o#e or two e,am'les of t$e a%ove(
Ty!e of
"mbiguity and
#ncertainty
$ause: %ou $ause: %our
Team &embers
$ause: e'ternal
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.ow ca# yo" deal wit$ t$is am%i&"ity a#d "#certai#ty wit$o"t losi#& yo"r
credi%ility as a leader(
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T2: Leaders Tolerate &istakes )oters and teirs*
!eflect yo"r ow# i#divid"al or teams work sit"atio#s.
W$at ki#d of mistakes do yo" make( W$at ki#d of mistakes do yo"r team
mem%ers make(
Ca# yo" come "' wit$ at least o#e or two e,am'les of ro"ti#e a#d #o#/
ro"ti#e mistakes yo" a#d t$ey make(
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+outine &istakes
,on-routine &istakes
.ow ca# yo" deal wit$ yo"r a#d t$eir mistakes wit$o"t losi#& yo"r
credi%ility as a leader(
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T3: Leaders Tolerate (ailure )mostly teirs*
!eflect yo"r ow# i#divid"al or teams work sit"atio#s.
W$at are t$e work or team sit"atio#s i# w$ic$ yo" may fail( W$at are
likely factors %e$i#d t$is) *o"( *o"r team mem%ers( +r e,ter#al factors(
Ca# yo" come "' wit$ at least o#e or two e,am'les of t$e a%ove(
Ty!e of (ailure $ause: %ou $ause: %our
Team &embers
$ause: e'ternal
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.ow ca# yo" deal wit$ yo"r ow# a#d t$eir fail"re wit$o"t losi#& yo"r
credi%ility as a leader(
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T4: Leaders Tolerate .issent/$allenge to Teir /deas and
Leadersi!
!eflect yo"r teams work sit"atio#s.
W$at are likely c$alle#&es to yo"r leaders$i' a#d ideas from yo"r team
mem%ers( Ca# yo" come "' wit$ at least o#e or two e,am'les( W$at
co"ld %e e,'ected( W$at co"ld come as a 0s"r'rise(
.ow ca# yo" deal wit$ t$is disse#t a#d c$alle#&e wit$o"t losi#& yo"r
credi%ility as a leader(
Ty!e of callenge/dissent 0o1 1ill you deal 1it tis !ositi2ely3
4'!ected
#ne'!ected/ 5sur!rise
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