Eva Gysling, OLYEva Gysling, OLY • Following • FollowingExecutive Culture Coach at Blue Agile GmbH | Empowering leaders to foster a culture of excellence and innovation through coaching executives, enabling teams to surpass their potential and achieve remarkable results.Executive Culture Coach at Blue Agile GmbH | Empowering leaders to foster a culture of excellence and innovation through coaching executives, enabling teams to surpass their potential and achieve remarkable results.1h • 1 hour ago
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Your mask kills culture.
Be authentic, human, and fuel trust.
🎇 Most people think leaders must:
– Always have answers
– Never show weakness
– Be perfect role models
🔥 But that’s the fastest way to fail 🔥
🎇 True leadership is different:
1. Emotional intelligence matters more
↳ Being aware of your limitations builds trust
↳ Understanding others’ feelings creates connection
2. Mistakes are growth tools
↳ Openly discussing failures encourages learning
↳ Creates a culture where innovation thrives
3. Real conversations drive results
↳ Honest dialogue improves team performance
↳ Builds stronger relationships across levels
4. Transparency creates safety
↳ Teams perform better when they feel secure
↳ People take more calculated risks
5. Authenticity breeds loyalty
↳ People follow humans, not robots
↳ Creates deeper commitment to shared goals
🎇 The data backs this up:
– 92% trust leaders who admit their mistakes
– 89% of employees stay longer with authentic leaders
– 76% feel more creative in psychologically safe cultures
🔥 Remember 🔥
Strong leaders don’t hide their humanity –
they leverage it.
“Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.” – Simon Sinek
Which quality matters most to you in your leader?
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