{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/blog/i-dont-know/","result":{"data":{"mdx":{"body":"function _extends() { _extends = Object.assign || function (target) { for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { var source = arguments[i]; for (var key in source) { if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source, key)) { target[key] = source[key]; } } } return target; }; return _extends.apply(this, arguments); }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutProperties(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded); var key, i; if (Object.getOwnPropertySymbols) { var sourceSymbolKeys = Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(source); for (i = 0; i < sourceSymbolKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceSymbolKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; if (!Object.prototype.propertyIsEnumerable.call(source, key)) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } } return target; }\n\nfunction _objectWithoutPropertiesLoose(source, excluded) { if (source == null) return {}; var target = {}; var sourceKeys = Object.keys(source); var key, i; for (i = 0; i < sourceKeys.length; i++) { key = sourceKeys[i]; if (excluded.indexOf(key) >= 0) continue; target[key] = source[key]; } return target; }\n\n/* @jsx mdx */\nvar _frontmatter = {\n  \"title\": \"I Don't Know\",\n  \"date\": \"2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z\",\n  \"banner\": \"banner.png\",\n  \"tags\": [\"30-lessons\"]\n};\n\nvar makeShortcode = function makeShortcode(name) {\n  return function MDXDefaultShortcode(props) {\n    console.warn(\"Component \" + name + \" was not imported, exported, or provided by MDXProvider as global scope\");\n    return mdx(\"div\", props);\n  };\n};\n\nvar layoutProps = {\n  _frontmatter: _frontmatter\n};\nvar MDXLayout = \"wrapper\";\nreturn function MDXContent(_ref) {\n  var components = _ref.components,\n      props = _objectWithoutProperties(_ref, [\"components\"]);\n\n  return mdx(MDXLayout, _extends({}, layoutProps, props, {\n    components: components,\n    mdxType: \"MDXLayout\"\n  }), mdx(\"p\", null, \"\\\"I don't know.\\\" is a perfectly acceptable answer.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I've regularly encountered this in the tech industry, particularly with leaders\\nin the tech industry. There is a false expectation that all leaders need to know\\neverything. And once you are put in a leadership position, \", mdx(\"strong\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"you must know\\nall\"), \".\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Why is this the case?\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"I don't know. Ha, see what I did there?\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"While I genuinely don't know the full reason, I do hypothesize, however, it's\\ndue to the cultural expectation put on leaders in any field. You \", mdx(\"em\", {\n    parentName: \"p\"\n  }, \"can't\\npossibly\"), \" rise to be the leader of a company without knowing lots of things,\\nright? Surely lots of people come to you with questions that you must know the\\nanswer to?\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"But I think that's the problem. Being a good leader isn't about having all of\\nthe answers. Being a good leader is about asking the right questions so the\\npeople you lead can find the answers for themselves. It's a reflection. Powerful\\nleadership comes from having the confidence to say \\\"I don't know.\\\", or to ask\\nother people for help. That's not weakness. That's strength.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"And that is why I see a strength in saying \\\"I don't know.\\\" That's admitting you\\ndon't know everything, and that you're able to see your gaps in knowledge, where\\nto grow, and what else you have to learn. Nobody knows everything. We all have\\ndifferent interest, skill, and knowledge-levels. What matters is we know our\\ndeficiencies and we get help, either from other people, or by spending the time\\nlearning and growing ourselves.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"This is a funny parallel to kids. I have a 10-year-old who thinks she knows\\neverything. And I've tried to dig into why that's the case, and determine if\\nthat is a leading indicator for the future apprehension of saying \\\"I don't\\nknow.\\\" Are we conditioned to have the expectation of all the answers? Is it that\\nwe're put in school and tested so young? Is it the pressure of standardized\\ntesting or education? I'm really curious.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"But you know what, I don't know. 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