Morning Minute 10/01/24:
“Your Truth; My Truth; or, The Truth!”
Believing something is true, does not make it true.
In a local business, the staff in one department believed that they were being set up for failure by another department. At a meeting with the General Manager, they shared this belief. The GM pulled the data from 16 consecutive interactions starting at the beginning of the month. This data showed that the other department staff, who were being accused of improper actions, had actually performed correctly. The staff who believed they were being improperly set-up, were then required to improve themselves, to correct “their problem.” Believing something is true, does not make it true.
Recently, I read in a business article, that 26% of the hiring managers polled, had discontinued hiring Gen Z’s due to their sense of entitlement and poor work habits. They believed Gen Z’s to be ill suited for work by their education and their upbringing. In the 1970s, Baby Boomers felt that way about Gen X’s. In the 1990s, the Gen X’s believed that way about Gen Y’s. Now, the Gen Y’s feel that way about Gen Z’s. The truth is that you are hiring individuals, not groups. Hire individuals for attitude. And train individuals for skills. Believing something is true, does not make it true.
Currently, there are 2 different views concerning the U.S. having a “secure” southern border. One group states that the border is secure while they rapidly process unlimited millions of unvetted immigrants into the country. The other group states that the border is not secure because this process is both illegal and dangerous. The definition of security is the state of being safe, free from fear, danger, anxiety, or doubt. Thus, the border is most definitely not secure. Believing something is true, does not make it true.
Today, in many schools and colleges, students are taught that what they believe, regardless of its authenticity, is “their truth.” This training implies that “truth” is subjective based on feelings, opinions, and individual preferences. And that “truth” changes based on feelings, opinions, and individual preferences. That definition of “truth” leads to Supreme Court Justices, and other government officials being unable, or unwilling, to define, “What is a woman?” “Their truth” has teachers and administrators allowing boys to “identify” as girls and vice versa. Worse yet, “their truth” has government officials authorizing and paying for puberty blockers, even sex change surgeries for minors, all without parental consent or notification. Believing something is true, does not make it true.
We do ourselves and others a great disservice by ignoring reality, as we accept “your truth,” or “my truth,” instead of “the truth.” Truth is backed up by data, proven by outcomes, and displayed in real life. Even though getting to “the truth” may require a great deal of effort, it is well worth the struggle.
And remember, believing something is true, does not make it true.
That is today’s Morning Minute.
