Over the last year I’ve had the opportunity to meet with dozens of entrepreneurs through the Endeavor program. At one of the events I was seated, listening to an amazing entrepreneur tell his story and it was incredibly compelling. Only, every 10th word was “I.” “I grew sales 30% last quarter.” “I acquired a competitor last year.” “I hired an amazing executive.” “I raised an institutional round.”
Finally, I interjected and asked, “Are you open to feedback?” Curious, thinking what he had said wasn’t necessarily feedback oriented, I shared that his use of “I” was disappointing. He didn’t achieve those things by himself. He leads a team, not just himself. Leaders need to say “we” and not “I”, especially when referencing organizational results. “We” accomplished the goal. “We” made it happen. “We” > “I”, always. from https://davidcummings.org/2019/03/16/we-i-for-entrepreneurs/
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