Hoax.
I decided to look up the definition of the word ‘hoax’ this past weekend after I, like millions of Americans all across the nation, was made aware of this interesting development. Here’s what I found:
Hoax: to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous.
While probably not to the extreme the Heene family (seen above) apparently took on last week, if we were all honest with ourselves for a moment, many of us as leaders have been guilty at times of also creating some hoaxes when it comes to making some form of impression on those we lead.
There is something innate within us all that seeks for the acceptance of others. We want our lives to mean something. We want our work to mean something. Despite how we (as believers) tend to say that we don’t, we do. Perhaps even more than others.
In an age where social media has provided millions around the world with a newfound freedom to express themselves now without restraint, one would have to agree with marketing guru Seth Godin that the new mantra for not only the web, but perhaps our emerging culture as a whole…
…is to be noticed at any cost.
My prayer is that we as leaders will always be mindful of that cost.
And reach for something far better {see here}.
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