Innandya Irawan - Kindness and humility - key traits for real leaders

Chartered Accountants Global Update · Sep 26, 2021 · 11m

In this episode, Innandya Irawan, co-founder of CarbonEthics, talks about how important it is for leaders to “choose to be kind instead of to be right”. This calls for a level of self-awareness, so that leaders can have open discussions with their team.

“Try not to scold if they make mistakes but be honest with them and let them have ownership, not just accountability. Let them be part of a decision and it helps them to have more professional commitment,” she says.

The second quality that today’s leader needs is humility. “Leadership, for me, is not about a pay cheque, authority or…