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Alongside this rule of thumb, I have three criteria for an ethical communication: 1. It is factually correct. 2. It is intended to achieve a constructive outcome which the audience would support. 3. It will not cause members of the audience to act in a way that harms them. You may have different criteria–my plea is that you have some criteria to ensure you don’t end up a Misleader… unless that is what you are determined to be.

Truth

Hector Macdonald

So the first step in taking responsibility is to shift from believing that the world should be a particular way to believing that the world just shows up. Second, we need to shift from rigidity, close-mindedness, and self-righteousness to curiosity, learning, and wonder (which naturally occurs once our beliefs change). All drama in leadership and life is caused by the need to be right. Letting go of that need is a radical shift all great leaders make.

The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership

Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, and Kaley Klemp

The Precision Fallacy The “You didn’t do it right” retort rests on a fallacy: that the framework always works, so any failure must be the fault of the implementator. I call this the “Precision Fallacy”: the belief that a more precise understanding or implementation would have worked, where the precision in question is undefined, or so intricate that it’s impossible to follow, and thus it’s an un-dis-provable excuse.

"You Didn't Do It Right"

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