"I try to be a vulnerable leader at work. Openly discussing mistakes and errors teaches the team that it is ok to fail, but hopefully we fail fast and then move on to solutions that work. Transparency leads to innovation."

For example: "I start all of my team meetings with successes and failures, so everybody has a chance to say what is on their mind. This regular exercise gets the team comfortable talking about the things that aren't going very well, that are often hidden. We've been doing this for 6 months now, and the room went from quiet to very enthusiastic and supportive."