Are you a confident leader or an arrogant leader?

To become a successful leader, confidence is critical to success. Confident leaders believe in themselves, listen to others and accept other's point of view. Arrogance is about being full of yourself and feeling you are always right. Good leaders walk that line between confidence and arrogance. It is a fine  line to cross.  Confident leaders believe in their ability to help others and make a difference.  Arrogant leaders believe they are right and others are wrong, and they do not change their mind when they ARE wrong. 
People have no desire to follow an arrogant leader.   Both confident and arrogant leaders believe in their own abilities , but they elicit different reactions from people.
According to Pat Mesiti (whose expertise is to SHIFT MINDSETS AND TO BUILD BIGGER PEOPLE) to produce results:

How to make sure you are never perceived as arrogant
1. Avoid name dropping.
2. Do not stare people down.
3. Don't talk about yourself.
4. Don't interrupt conversations.
6. Respect other people's opinions.
7. Don't believe you are an expert on every subject and have an answer for everything.
8. Don't try to "one-up" others.


What is a confident leader?
1. A confident leader sees his mistakes as a sign of humanity and admits his mistakes.
2. A confident leader listens and doesn't have to have center stage.
3. A confident leader knows he can gain wisdom from other people.

    Don't cross the line. Be confident but not arrogant!