đ đ§đľđ˛ đ§đľđżđ˛đ˛ đŚđ˛đ°đżđ˛đđ đđź đđťđłđšđđ˛đťđ°đśđťđ´ đŞđśđđľđźđđ đđđđľđźđżđśđđ
Here's the most counter-intuitive lesson I shared at the WFP Humanitarian Ventures Accelerator by Google:
your biggest professional power move might be publicly admitting what you don't know.
đ ď¸ đ§đżđ đđľđśđ: Next time a project you champion hits a setback, publicly share the process of failure, the data, the decisions, and the lessons, within 48 hours, then specifically ask your network for diverse viewpoints on how to pivot or rebuild.
𤯠We're all chasing the goal of influencing change, but đŠđ§đŞđ đđŁđđĄđŞđđŁđđ đđ¨đŁ'đŠ đđđ¤đŞđŠ đĽđ¤đ¨đđŠđđ¤đŁ đ¤đ§ đđŞđŠđđ¤đ§đđŠđŽ.
Itâs built on đđľđżđ˛đ˛ đ°đźđżđ˛ đ˝đśđšđšđŽđżđ that replace the old hierarchy:
First, đ§đżđđđđđźđżđđľđśđťđ˛đđ. Earned not just by hitting targets, but by demonstrating đ°đźđťđđśđđđ˛đťđ°đ through your setbacks.
Itâs about showing the work and owning the outcome, good or bad.
Second, đđ˛đťđđśđťđ˛ đĽđ˛đšđŽđđśđźđťđđľđśđ˝đ, rooted in đ˛đşđ˝đŽđđľđ and đľđđşđśđšđśđđ.
Influence is about what you accomplish together for the mission, not just your personal agenda.
Third, đđ
đ˝đ˛đżđđśđđ˛, which is only potent when coupled with a đŚđľđŽđżđ˛đą đŠđśđđśđźđť.
It requires continuous learning and the ability to make complex ideas accessible to everyone.
That's the ultimate framework for sustainable impact.
The secret to unlocking it all comes down to đđ´đź đ đŽđťđŽđ´đ˛đşđ˛đťđ and đđ°đđśđźđť:
You must put the mission first because đđ´đź đśđ đđľđ˛ đđťđ˛đşđ.
As Mother Teresa taught us, sometimes all it takes to overcome the paralyzing scale of a problem is đđŽđ¸đśđťđ´ đđľđ˛ đłđśđżđđ, đđşđŽđšđš đđđ˛đ˝.
Your vulnerability is not a weakness; it's the magnet that attracts the collaborators your ecosystem needs to build stable solutions.
The goal isn't just a short-term win for you.
It's Team Play: creating something that outlasts your direct involvemenâŚ
𤯠True influence = Transparency + Action
Itâs built on trust, shared vision, and killing the ego
Try this: Share your next project setback to magnetize collaborators. Full insights from my WFP talk đ
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