Should leaders apologize

"Should leaders apologize? Is it a good leadership skill? The absorbing discussion centred around these questions up at Amer Fort.

Many leaders mistakenly believe that admitting wrongdoing and asking forgiveness from their subordinates will strip them of their ability to lead, or weaken them in the eyes of the others. Quite the opposite is true. In fact, the very thing the leader fears - loss of leadership - is most often brought about because the leader did not settle the issue sufficiently in the minds of his followers by showing genuine regret and asking for forgiveness.