No one likes to broadcast that they don’t know something or that they’re not totally up to the task. In fact, we go to great lengths to show the contrary. No one likes to broadcast that they don’t know something or that they’re not totally up to the task. In fact, we go to great lengths to show the contrary.
Governments have risen and fallen; lives have been devastated, and mistakes have been amplified simply because someone wasn’t humble enough to say “I don’t know.” Transparency is not a novelty accessory but a mandatory ingredient for a person of character. Our world has grown content with truth-benders and fact dodgers, but if we plan to leave a lasting legacy, it starts with the quality of transparency.
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No one likes to broadcast that they don\u2019t know something or that they\u2019re not totally up to the task. In fact, we go to great lengths to show the contrary. <\/p>\n
Governments have risen and fallen; lives have been devastated, and mistakes have been amplified simply because someone wasn\u2019t humble enough to say \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d Transparency is not a novelty accessory but a mandatory ingredient for a person of character. Our world has grown content with truth-benders and fact dodgers, but if we plan to leave a lasting legacy, it starts with the quality of transparency.