Apple CEO Tim Cook gives kudos to his predecessor and company founder Steve Jobs for helping him to think differently which I caught recently in Fortune.

“… skills, like the importance of being able to evolve from past beliefs—a trait he said few leaders actually possess. Cook explained that Jobs valued people who could admit they were wrong, encouraged lively debate, and enjoyed being challenged by other workers.

Yet Steve Jobs was famously uncompromising, but his perspective on “being wrong” was deeply tied to his commitment to results over ego.

Cook says “He would flip on a dime … I’ve never seen anyone with a greater capacity to change his mind than Steve.”

In Jobs’ own words”:  “I don’t mind being wrong. And I’ll admit that I’m wrong a lot. It doesn’t matter to me too much. What matters to me is that we do the right thing.“

Imagine if we transformed being wrong from a sign of weakness into an advantage.

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