 Following up on Dr. Perry's message on humility, let's discuss the confident leader. Those whom we lead do indeed want to be led by confident leaders. A confident leader communicates vision while accepting feedback on that vision. Confident leaders admit and shine a light on their mistakes as a path to growth and improvement. They give and, quite importantly, accept praise and compliments with humility. The leader who offhandedly dismisses praise sends a mixed message of the importance of such recognition. And possibly most importantly, the confident leader communicates meaningful and open-ended questions as a means toward growth and transparency. Showing genuine curiosity and openness to new ideas displays a tremendous amount of confidence to those we lead. This trait shows that we are confident in not knowing all the answers but are willing and eager to learn in service to the people and the mission. Lead well this week.