I just love this TED Talk by Kathryn Schulz, the World’s leading wrongologist,
As an aspiring leader, I found the message that it is okay to be wrong particularly interesting. When applied to a team dynamic, it’s an great approach to working together. If you can accept that it’s ok to be wrong, and that being wrong doesn’t mean you’re stupid, you can avoid the friction that can often occur in a team.
The King of all Nerds, Bill Gates, was quoted as saying ”It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” Getting worked up over being wrong often keeps us from an opportunity to learn from failure. Embracing wrongness is just the first step getting it right next time.
Then again, I could be wrong.