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3 Lies That Lead to Leadership Shipwreck

May 16, 2025 by Scott Cochrane Articles, Leadership

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Leadership Shipwreck

2. “It’s just a one-time thing.”

The idea that an off-side action can be justified “just this once” is one of the worst lies of all.

Because leaders who believe this once can begin to believe it repeatedly.

And when that happens, a leadership shipwreck isn’t far behind.

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3. “It’s OK. No one will notice.”

This leadership shipwreck lie is a doozy.

It happens when a leader has dropped a leadership ball and, rather than coming clean and owning up, the leader instead pins hope against hope that no one was watching.

Instead of accountability, this leader is counting on being able to fly below the radar. “After all,” they’ll reason, “If no one picked up on the financial blunders, I’m in the clear.”

No leader ever starts out wanting to abandon their impeccable character. Leadership shipwrecks happen one little lie at a time.

So keep your radar on full alert for lies like these.

Because if you can identify and resist these kinds of lies, your leadership can sail strong for years to come.

What are some other lies leaders are tempted to believe?

This article about leadership shipwreck originally appeared here, and is used by permission.

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About Scott Cochrane

Scott Cochrane is the Vice President—International of the Willow Creek Association. He loves Jesus, Nora, Adam, Amy and John. Football and hockey are further down the list.

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