Saara Robles

It's a valuable question for a leader to consider as we often espouse to our teams to take risks; we tell them ‘don't be afraid to fail or step out of the box'. However, often times our culture and environment doesn't truly support that courageous behavior.

A great leader knows when to be quiet. When to stop, listen, inquire vs. tell or simply avoid a conversation because it's not in your best interest to speak up. Your ability to role model calm will allow others to also remain calm in times of potentially volatile situations.

Sometimes people, who work hard to keep a portion of their lives separate from those at work, do so at a cost to themselves. If you look at what people are asking from their leaders, one of the key things is authenticity.