What does honesty look like when stakes are high and timing matters? This episode centers on a simple rule from Big Mike: Bad news doesn’t get better with age. We unpack the difference between truth, spin, and omission and why partial honesty with a slant can be just as damaging as a clean mistake. From leadership credibility to team culture, we explore how delays create confusion, why silence isn’t neutral, and how a one-minute feedback moment can change a career. If you care abo...
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What does honesty look like when stakes are high and timing matters? This episode centers on a simple rule from Big Mike: Bad news doesn’t get better with age. We unpack the difference between truth, spin, and omission and why partial honesty with a slant can be just as damaging as a clean mistake. From leadership credibility to team culture, we explore how delays create confusion, why silence isn’t neutral, and how a one-minute feedback moment can change a career. If you care abo...
S6: E2 Twelve Life Lessons: Words of Wisdom From Gian-Carlo Rota
Lead On with Greg & Mark (LOwGaM)
19 minutes
1 month ago
S6: E2 Twelve Life Lessons: Words of Wisdom From Gian-Carlo Rota
What if your best ideas landed cleaner, faster, and stuck longer? Guided by mathematician and philosopher Giancarlo Rota’s 12 life lessons, we break down a toolkit for memorable talks and better leadership found on the Farnam Street Blog: https://fs.blog/gian-carlo-rota/ If this conversation sharpened your next talk or reset your priorities, share it with a colleague, subscribe for more, and leave a quick review telling us the one change you’ll make this week. Send us a text and let us...
Lead On with Greg & Mark (LOwGaM)
What does honesty look like when stakes are high and timing matters? This episode centers on a simple rule from Big Mike: Bad news doesn’t get better with age. We unpack the difference between truth, spin, and omission and why partial honesty with a slant can be just as damaging as a clean mistake. From leadership credibility to team culture, we explore how delays create confusion, why silence isn’t neutral, and how a one-minute feedback moment can change a career. If you care abo...
