Donald Miller is an author who also writes a blog. A couple days ago he made this post that really stuck with me. Not only because his point is so true, but the inability to admit a mistake is a big pet peeve of mine (right next to lying and punctuality).
Here is the blog post, I highly recommend it.
The most important point he makes is this, it's spot on:
If you’re a leader and you’re wrong, admit it. People will respect you. Admit it and show remorse. And if you follow a leader who struggles admitting they are wrong, DO NOT FOLLOW THEM. We all make mistakes, and people who admit their mistakes are in touch with their humanity, and those who don’t are simply delusional. And if they are not willing to pay for their mistakes, you better believe they are going to make those around them pay.
The reason for the blog post is the incident with the umpire who cost the Detroit pitcher his perfect game. After the game the umpire came out and apologized and admitted to the blown call. Who's mad at Joyce now? Can't help but like the guy, he's got integrity.
1 comments:
couldn't agree with you more on that one michael! it's all about integrity. it seems more and more people can't even spell integrity these days. thanks for sharing that!
By: Anonymous on June 12, 2010 at 10:39 PM
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