Doing Stuff Daily
DSD-040 Living With Integrity
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:05:02
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Synopsis
I once worked for a man who did just two things to me. Not for me. Not with me... but to me. He lied to me and he lied about me. He treated all of his staff that way and I feel fortunate to have walked away without any damage to my own reputation. He was eventually removed from his position. For the next several years, I refused to talk to anyone about the situation because I could not speak honestly about him without "trashing" him. Sometimes honesty requires you to just keeping your mouth shut. Some truth is just opinion. "Is this dress pretty?" The answer is subjective. When my wife asks me this, I tell her she is gorgeous but the dress is not my favorite. Honest answer to a subjective question. If I just blurt out and say the dress is ugly, it is also true to me because my opinion of a dress is subjective. I choose a more tactful approach. You should too. This idea comes from a Zig Ziglar quote... If you always tell the truth, you will have nothing to hide. Telling the truth tactfully is an artform. It