Enrique Acosta Gonzalez, a former Navy officer turned entrepreneur, says truth is the foundation of his leadership. Leaders who operate in lies damage their organizations, while those who embrace truth earn respect and solve problems in corporate and personal settings.
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What would you say is the secret to your success? You've got your own company now, you know, you had a great career in the Navy and all of the lives you are touching right now. And I see that you volunteer quite, quite a bit too. So what's, what's the secret of your success, you think?
Yeah, the secret is truth. I lead with truth and I lead in truth, and truth is the basis and foundation of my leadership. If it's not true, then it's not being done. And that's been it. And, and people appreciate that. Because one thing that you can do as a leader that could really be detrimental is to live in and lead in lies. Yeah, people do not appreciate that. Now, they may have a challenge with lying or sharing lies, but they don't appreciate a leader that leads that way. And so you— that's where you see the major pain points of most people in corporate or in private, is that they have leaders that lead in the midst of lies. Wow. And so that has been my biggest gain, is that I embrace truth and I live it and I lead by it. Wow, that is, that is awesome, yeah, because eventually it will help.