Harry truman said, "i want people around me who will tell me as they see it. you can't operate if you have people around you who put you on a pedestal and tell you everything you do is because that can't be possible."

"I want people around me who will tell me the truth, who will tell me the truth as they see it, you can not operate and manage effectively if you have people around you who put you on a pedestal and tell you everything you do is right because that in practice can't be possible' Is a quote attributed to Harry Truman. It was advice given to his staff to discourage sycophants.