When someone is appropriately vulnerable,
we all get a little more courageous.
Of course, there is inappropriate vulnerability.
Too much sharing,
too soon,
in the wrong setting,
which makes everyone want to
run and hide.
But, when our
leaders,
managers,
co-workers
reveal
their humanness,
their mistakes,
their embarrassments,
we are freed to
risk,
venture out,
and ask for help.
When we are vulnerable,
others receive permission
to trust us,
to trust themselves,
to do their best work.
And courage grows.