Doing the right thing!
Often easier said than done.
We have the choice, or maybe better positioned as opportunity, to do this each day but what choice do we make? Does it depend on the stakes? Does it depend on who is impacted? Does it depend on what it would take to fix the situation versus just sweeping it under the rug?
I experienced this recently with my son – and it was a great life lesson (for us both). On a late Sunday evening, a moving truck drove down our street and completely ‘pancaked’ the driver’s side of the car. Literally every inch of the car, from front bumper to rear bumper and both front and rear wheels, were dented, gouged or cut down. The picture doesn’t do justice to the damage, but the entire left side of my son’s car needed to be replaced!
But, I noticed a note under the windshield wiper. The person whose moving truck had ‘pancaked’ our car came back and left their contact info. What? This person actually took responsibility?
Here’s the kicker – when I spoke with the person, I asked where they had moved into our neighborhood. The response? “I didn’t. I was moving from Maryland to Alabama and we stopped in Huntersville for the night. We got lost and ended up in your neighborhood.”
This person had so many reasons to become vapor. Really, they could have just drove off and went about their business. I had to ask why they decided to come back … the answer, “I was taught to do the right thing no matter how big or small the situation.”
Who are the people in your life doing the right thing? How are you modeling this to yourself, your family, your organization, or your team?