“Daddy, if they have a school for dogs, why don’t they have one for cats too?”
–Emi (9) // because you can’t teach the unteachable (via @michaelchanley)
This “tweet” from Michael Chanley got me to thinking about teachability. True leaders are teachable. But what does that really mean? And what does it mean to be “unteachable”? I jotted down some thoughts about each and thought I’d share them here – the difference is the difference between cats and dogs!
Teachable Leaders |
Unteachable Leaders |
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Listen to those below, beside and above
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Poor Listeners
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Change agents, adapting & growing
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Status quo, stagnant & dying
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Learn from mistakes
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Repeat same mistakes
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“Open” leaders, inviting others to grow with them
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“Closed” leaders, discouraging others from growing with them
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Approachable
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Distant
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OK, there’s just a few thoughts comparing those who are teachable vs. those who are not.
What else can we add to the list? And, more importantly, how are we doing in the area of teachability?
Here are a few?
View critique as a chance to grow and seeks it out-Become defensive when critiqued and runs from it
Failure is a chance to learn something new-failure is devastating
Great question asker-never ask questions
Great evaluator-Hate being evaluate
Understand the value of accountability-accountability makes them uncomfortable