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, the thing about viewpoints is that everyone has them, and everyone should, the world would be a duller place if everyone thought exactly the same way.
The challenge of course is that from everyone's own viewpoint they have the correct one, they have the truth. This then sets up countless arguments and debates, much wringing of hands and biting of tongues (or not) as everyone tries to prove that their viewpoint, their truth is the right one. Very view people ever enter a conversation actually willing to be persuaded that perhaps there is another, better view point that perhaps what they believe to be true is in fact not, or , to quote some wise words, it's only true, from a certain point of view (Obe-Wan Kenobie - Start wars).
I wonder, what would be the effect of coming into a conversation or a disagreement with the openness that your view may not be 100% correct? Would it make you less right (perhaps) would make you more approachable? (Absolutely)
From a respect and confidence point of view it says a lot about a person who is willing to at least listen to the other view point, to be persuaded. When it comes to being a leader, you wont ever have all the right ideas or information so you need to be able to be convinced by others, it starts by listening and assuming your viewpoint, perhaps isn't all that right in the 1st place.
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