I get a lot of feedback on this blog.
I appreciate all of it.
Even the harsh stuff (you are an idiot, etc).
One of the things I have learned from writing here is that the same words will generate very different reactions from people.
Last week I wrote about the value of bluffing.
It triggered a ton of inbound email.
I received two emails within seconds of each other.
One said “that is the best advice you have ever shared”
The other said “people will go to jail because of you”
I just shook my head and smiled.
That’s how it goes when you put your thoughts and ideas out there.
But there is also a lesson for leaders in here.
You will not be able to please everyone in your company and you can’t try to do that.
You must be true to yourself, you must be authentic. You can’t pander.
It is useful to get the feedback, to listen to it, to try to understand it.
But you can’t let it jerk you around.
You have to have the courage of your convictions and you need to be consistent with them.
