Leaders who are driven by merely how they feel at any given moment or even what their minds tell them about the facts, can miss the truth. For me in the end, I have to rely what I believe to be true and that requires me to evaluate those beliefs regularly. This post by Dan Reiland is very helpful:
“A fast pace with high pressure can cause us to believe functional leadership lies even if we’ve been taught they’re not true.
I call them functional lies because they are not moral or sinful, but they can still be harmful. “Leadership lies” may be too strong a phrase, but “misconceptions” is too weak.
I’ve met too many great people that lead as if these statements are true. So, allow some grace for perhaps an overly strong word, and let’s get practical.”