Filling out the form honestly when the lie is easier is integrity in its least glamorous outfit.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Most honesty is not dramatic. It happens on a form nobody will read closely, in a box where the true answer is inconvenient and the false one appears to cost nothing. There is no audience and no story afterwards, which is exactly why it counts. You are the only person who will ever know which box got ticked.

When you hit one of those boxes this week, notice the small pull toward the easy answer. Then answer straight and move on without making it a moment. Two seconds, and it quietly holds everything else in place.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which box would you be tempted to tick dishonestly?

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