Information leaks like
an old faucet. The best leaders share
news before someone else does. #QuoteADay #Day273 #edchat #edu #Share
Have you ever noticed that information gets out even before
it can be verified? There’s something
about sharing information that even the most introverted of us like to do. Maybe it’s the chance to let other people
learn something they don’t know yet, or maybe, more self-servingly, it’s the
opportunity to prove how much we know (hopefully that isn’t it). Regardless, there is something about passing
on information that we all like to do.
The problem is, often, the information we pass on isn’t
necessarily fully formed, or worse, even correct. It seems like our desire to get the word out
often is at the expense of getting the correct word out.
For this reason, leaders need to be the providers of
information, making sure that nothing escapes too soon and/or before it is
fully formed. This doesn’t mean we have
to share erroneous information before we know everything. Rather, it means that we need to share what
we can, and what we know, so others understand that we’re looking out for them,
and that we will keep them posted.
Sharing information often accomplishes two purposes. First, it identifies the leader as someone who
knows what is happening and will share it; this leads our constituents to want
to come to us for assistance. Second, it
provides a means to dispelling falsities.
After all, if a leader hasn’t yet shared it, then maybe it isn’t true
(or true yet).
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