To protect your integrity as a leader, don’t focus only on the big, obvious temptations. Watch out for the subtle deceptions.
Think of it this way. Have you ever made a personal commitment to lose weight, or to simply eat healthier, only to come across a steaming, fresh-out-of-the-oven plate of chocolate chip cookies?
You knew in an instant that to take a cookie would break your personal commitment. So what did you do?
You broke a cookie in half, and ate just half a cookie. (Admit it … We’ve all done it.)
This allowed you to convince yourself that you had maintained your personal commitment to eating healthy. “After all,” the reasoning goes, “It’s only half a cookie.”
Matters of leadership integrity work the same way.
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