Thank you for this excellent reminder and corrective. As someone who often touts the virtues of character, including some of the qualities you mention, I rarely discuss the balance you describe here. I will have to adjust my message because you are right. I myself have erred on the side of leaning too heavily into certain “virtues,” such as candor, heedless of the consequences. Leading truly is a matter of constant self-assessment and adjustment.
Thank you for this excellent reminder and corrective. As someone who often touts the virtues of character, including some of the qualities you mention, I rarely discuss the balance you describe here. I will have to adjust my message because you are right. I myself have erred on the side of leaning too heavily into certain “virtues,” such as candor, heedless of the consequences. Leading truly is a matter of constant self-assessment and adjustment.