The myth of the strong leader persists because we often fail to see vulnerability as a systemic benefit.
Vulnerability is not a ‘soft skill’ or an emotional luxury; it is a systemic requirement for maintaining the integrity of your data. When a leader projects an image of invulnerability, they unintentionally signal that mistakes are a threat to the hierarchy. This creates an informational vacuum where the people closest to the technical work begin to hide errors and suppress dissenting data, transforming the ‘strong leader’ into a systemic single point of failure.

