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Good day, Landbankers! This week we will learn the Eight Leadership Myths Every Manager Should Know About. We all have preconceptions of what it means to be a good leader and what sorts of characteristics we believe leaders must exhibit. Because we have created and continue to create stereotypes for leadership roles, it’s easy to misconstrue or have a misconception of what a leader is and isn’t. It’s unfair to ask all leaders to fit into a cookie-cutter description. Often when we do, we miss the opportunity to optimize unique personality traits and alternative approaches to leading a team. Here are eight popular myths about leadership and how to overcome them. First, A position will make me a leader. Leadership is a skill that can be developed in any position. You don’t need to be in any particular position to be a “leader”. Because leadership is something that is made up of qualities, becoming a leader is attainable in any job that you have throughout your life. “Altitude is not the only measure of success. You can choose to be a leader in whatever work you do, at whatever level, because ‘leadership’ is a mindset.” Second, If I am not hearing anyone complain, everyone must be happy. If you’re not hearing complaints, don’t be so quick to assume that everyone is happy. Even if all of your employees are happy, there is always room to learn, to grow and to evolve as a team. A good leader consistently asks good questions that prompt team members to provide feedback that’s going to culminate valuable insights. Next time, rather than assuming that silence means accordance, think about ways that you can dig deeper and gain some honest, candid feedback from your employees, counterparts or managers. That’s all for today. See you tomorrow for another Leadership Myths Every Manager Should Know About.