The Feedback Mirror

I’ve been blessed to see many organizations up close in my life.
And if I’m honest, the number one mistake I’ve seen in leadership
is surrounding yourself with people who think like you.

It feels comfortable.
It feels loyal.
But it’s dangerous.

If all your feedback comes from one side of your organization,
you’ll never see the whole picture.

You’ll keep polishing the same side of the mirror
while the other side gathers dust.

A lot of leaders say they want feedback.
What they really want
is the feedback they want to hear.

But real growth only comes when we invite what’s uncomfortable.
When we welcome the questions that slow us down.
The voices that see what we’ve stopped seeing.

The truth is, every leader has blind spots.
Some are small,
like tone or timing.
Others are big,
like the culture we create without realizing it.

So ask from every side.
Listen longer than feels natural.

Thank the people who tell you what you didn’t want to know.

Because the very day you stop listening,
that’s the day your leadership stops being truly effective.
And eventually, your organizational health will suffer
from what that mirror could have fixed.

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