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Advice for Success: Emily Gardiner, Founder of Free To Be Creative on Staying Open to New Ideas
An Interview with Natalie Ruiz
Great leaders must continue learning and be open to new ideas and perspectives. This can be incredibly challenging for leaders for many reasons, including an ever-changing business landscape and pressure from themselves and others to be infallible — not to mention it is tough to get honest feedback when you’re the boss!
As part of the series, Advice for Success, I had the pleasure of asking Emily Gardiner for her best tip for a leader who wants to keep growing and learning despite the challenges.
Thank you so much for weighing in with your expertise here! What is one tip you can share with leaders who need to navigate change and ensure that they’re staying open to new perspectives and ideas?
It’s essential for leaders to create a safe and open environment where their team can contribute their ideas on a regular basis — after all, the team is made up of experts in their fields and see things from different viewpoints.
Being open to your team's ideas makes them feel valued and offers a fresh perspective that leaders may not have seen before.
