Truthful Leadership
Quite simply, servant leaders tell the truth.
Being truthful isn’t always easy. Sometimes you want to spare a person’s feelings, or avoid looking at your own weaknesses. But being a leader requires you to see things as they really are, so you can work to make them better. This means acting with honesty and integrity, and sharing feedback – both giving and receiving – in a way that fosters care and truthfulness.
Being truthful doesn’t give you license to be hurtful or reckless. In servant leadership, truthfulness is a way of expressing care for others.
- Do what you say you will do
- Share feedback in an honest, caring way
- Respond to feedback from others in a caring, non-defensive way
