Have you ever felt the need to command the lead a situation that requires even minimal group input?

Like you’ll have an idea that’s so mind-blowing for yourself that you think no one will challenge it. They’ll see you as some kind of hero for saying what others allegedly failed to think of.

Until you’re proven wrong and even other group members go along with another more reasonable plan.

I’m here to say that it’s okay to not always be in control.

The entire point of being in a group of trusted people, or even with one person, is to be open to new ideas, even modifications to ones that you’ve presented.

Even if you don’t have anything to comment on in the moment with them, that doesn’t mean your presence in the group is small. It also doesn’t mean your opinions are invaluable.

Take the mental notes, be in a place to accept that you’re allowed to be corrected or adjusted, just as others hopefully are as well. This is especially true when you’re officially the head of something.

You’d be surprised who respects you more for being flexible and willing to save the day with you, and not in front of you, or you them.

• Kingston Priest