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Be Honest: Watching "Ted Lasso" Can Make You A Better Manager
Be Honest: Watching "Ted Lasso" Can Make You A Better Manager
tell it to you straight. I'm going to tell you the truth. And here's the simple
truth: Our darkest days in the battle against Covid are ahead of us, not behind
us."
And Biden is wise to play it straight. Todd Purdum, the veteran journalist, and
author penned a piece for STAT quoting a healthcare provider warning us to
avoid “vaccine euphoria.”
It’s not “what you think the risk is,” says William Hallman, a psychologist at
Rutgers University. “From a risk perception standpoint, there is a potential
danger that people will now get vaccinated and think they are super-human
and nothing can touch them, which is certainly not true.”
Be honest
No matter how upbeat we want to feel, we must not drop the vigilance we have
developed over the past year. Covid-19 is virulent, and it can be lethal. The
challenge for leaders is to remind us of our vulnerability and keep us focused
on the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel.
Be straight
That predicate reminds us of the stakes we are facing. And while few leaders
want to speak negatively, it falls to those in charge to level with people.
Sheltering people from the truth can have negative consequences, especially
with a contagion such as Covid-19. Furthermore, when an executive avoids
honesty, he shows a lack of respect, even contempt, for those he is to lead.
State the truth. Be square with people let them know the consequences of
failing to take precautions.
Express hope. Mourn for what we have lost but point us in the direction
toward a better tomorrow. In other words, lament the loss and plan for the
future.