Good Leaders Admit When They're Wrong

From Leadership Unleashed...

A much-overlooked component of leadership is the willingness to be wrong.

Admitting we are wrong shows vulnerability and makes us more approachable. Other leaders and kids are less likely to be intimidated when we openly admit our mistakes.

Let's say you screw up, which is simply part of being human. When you admit it -- own it, and do so willingly (and not grudgingly), people see you are human, and, because they can identify with that, are more likely to allow themselves to be led by you.