Confucius said: “Although a leader may not always achieve goodness, a petty person never achieves it.”
子曰：「君子而不仁者有矣夫，未有小人而仁者也。」

We all make mistakes. When we do so, it’s important to pause and reflect on why it happened. Was it based on the right intentions or selfish motives? Did we deliberately cross the line or were we simply being careless? Was it an isolated incident or was it part of a pattern of recurring behavior? The deeper we dig, the greater the opportunity we have to learn more about ourselves and take the necessary steps to address the areas we need to improve in. Continue reading Leadership Lessons from Confucius: pause and reflect →