“Being a leader means taking responsibility for the impact you have on other people,” says Sam Murley, General Manager at Microsoft. We need to make it safe for people to speak up. Leaders role model openness by going themselves first. This takes courage. Leaders need to be open enough to acknowledge their growth opportunities and give themselves and each other grace at the same time. People need to know we have their back. We build this deep level of trust by first getting to know each other. This creates a safe container to have also the more difficult conversations with grace, which ultimately creates intense team cohesion and connectedness.