The Truth About Authenticity (Pt 2): Dislikeable Authenticity
Posted on04 Nov 2013
Tagseuphemisms, good vs evil, honesty, nature/nurture, people's differences, psychopaths, rationale, truth, unawareness, sociopaths, authenticity, Truth About Authenticity
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Most would claim they like authenticity; it’s a form of honesty. Yet, what happens when we run into authenticity we don’t like?... Read More
The Truth About Authenticity
The truth about Authenticity, a currently popular leadership and career model, is that it must be employed subtly, even covertly. Lisa Rosh... Read More
Golfing Analogy: Working with People
Posted on08 Oct 2012
Tagsexpectations, euphemisms, consumer, analogy, golf, workplace, truth, subconscious, respect, politics, policies, online dating, Influence, honesty, Golf Analogy
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People often feel that playing politics in the workplace is something dirty and to be avoided. Well, cleaning house and taking out... Read More
Our Personalities: Crashing Others’ Expectations
As computers and robots are able to perform more of the mental and physical tasks of humans, we are finding they can... Read More
Lying About Honesty
We like to believe we’re honest. However, who we are is often quite different from who we think we are; thus, we... Read More
Euphemisms: Preferring Illusions to Reality
Posted on02 Feb 2012
Tags1984, A Few Good Men, cognitive dissonance, compensation, connotations, definitions, euphemisms, food, George Orwell, glass, illusion, Jack Nicholson, labels, Making Murder Respectable, phraseology, reality, sensitivity, The Economist, Tom Cruise, vanilla words, word choice, words
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Words have power, not only in their definitions but also, more importantly, in their connotations. The article, “Making Murder Respectable,” from the... Read More
