Tips & Tools for Small to Mid-Sized Business Owners & Leaders March 2025 The Inspire Results newsletter is published monthly
Healthy Arrogance: A Leadership Tool for Small Business Owners
The Problem: Perception of Weak Leadership
In a small business, the perception of weak leadership can be detrimental. Employees and even suppliers want strong, decisive leadership. Strong leadership helps people feel secure, motivated, and inspired. It gives people a cause to follow. A dose of healthy arrogance can strengthen a small business owner’s leadership.
Weak leadership can manifest as indecisiveness, a lack of vision, and poor communication. A small business owner who frequently changes their mind about business strategies without clear reasoning can create confusion and frustration among employees, even a lack of respect. Or if you struggle to articulate the vision and direction, it can result in decreased enthusiasm, engagement, and even trust among your followers. All this, of course, leads to less productivity, low morale, and more turnover. It can even affect supplier relations. Suppliers may lose confidence in your business's ability to fulfill commitments, potentially leading to strained relationships and unfavorable terms.
The Solution: Incorporate Healthy Arrogance
To strengthen your leadership, and counteract the negative effects of weak leadership, small business owners can incorporate a dose of healthy arrogance into their leadership style.
The word arrogance can have negative connotations! So, let’s first clear up what healthy arrogance isn’t. And what healthy arrogance is.
Healthy arrogance is not about:
Egotism: Thinking you are better than others or refusing to listen to feedback.
Obstinacy: Sticking to a decision despite evidence that it's wrong.
Aggressiveness: Pushing your thinking on to others and talking over them.
Healthy arrogance is about conviction and self-assurance without crossing into vanity or stubbornness. It involves...
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