Today in our Inspired Leadership Minute I want us to look at Proverbs 16:13.
Solomon writes, “Righteous lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.”
What does that mean? Solomon is saying two things: 1) that as a king he valued someone who would tell him the honest truth, and 2) that he loved to have people around him who had the courage to speak truthfully.
What is the lesson for us as leaders today?
The higher up in leadership you are the more people want to tell you what they think you want to hear, or they tell you things that flatter your ego to get on your good side.
An astute leader knows it is critically important to surround yourself with people who have the courage to tell you the truth, to be honest!
You have to make a lot of decisions and those decisions need to be based on facts, not flattery. So seek out and surround yourself with honest advisors, and you’ll be a better leader!
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