Communication Tricks Of The Mind Good Liars Use To Be Believed
Posted on04 Nov 2019
Tagsauthority, communication, confidence, content, lying, praise, vagueness, simplification, emotional triggers
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Good liars are often good communicators. So, they use the same communication tricks of the mind that good communicators do. That’s because... Read More
Following Business Leaders Who Lie, Resolving The Conflict
Posted on23 Sep 2019
Tagsleadership, justification, cognitive dissonance, lying, rationale, leadership dark side, followers of leaders
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Lies pop up more than we think. Many lies we don’t even think are lies. Still, some are bigger than others. They... Read More
Ways People Lie By Asserting Dominance Through Wording
Posted on19 Aug 2019
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When we see people asserting dominance, it can indicate lying. After all, people use their dominance to influence us, and lies exist... Read More
Quantifying The Power Of Lies Over Truth In The Digital Age
Posted on16 Apr 2018
Tagsgossip, internet, lying, Mahatma Gandhi, social media, truth, Twitter, Leadership - The Secret Series, Holy Bible, sycophant, truth-lies-car-analogy
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Every day of the digital age yields great insights. It shows how people really behave. They say one thing, but do another.... Read More
What Makes A Good Lie Work So Well At Work
Posted on26 Sep 2016
Tagscognition, organizational culture, honesty, lying, pressure, The Economist, KISS Principle, simplification, cognitive ease
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Good lies can only do so much. They need help to really flourish. What makes a good lie work so well at... Read More
Danger of Humbleness
Posted on09 Jun 2014
TagsSun Doesn't Know Analogy, clarity, analogy collection, Michelle Held, humbleness, Twitter, truth, Talent, perspective, lying
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Michelle Held (Twitter), an entrepreneur who helps businesses develop corporate pro-social presences and mentors nonprofit start-ups, prompted this post. She requested elaboration... Read More
Pressure Increases Dishonesty
Posted on12 Nov 2012
TagsBen-Gurion University, Ori Eldar, Yoella Bereby-Meyer, University of Amsterdam, Shaul Shalvi, time, The Economist, pressure, lying, honesty, organizational culture, creativity, business
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It’s more difficult for humans to be honest than we might have thought. Thus, we need to find ways to encourage them... Read More
Business Examples of Patience’s Merits (Pt 2): Ethical Behavior
Posted on18 Oct 2012
Tagscognition, University of San Diego, The Economist, rationale, patience, negative, lying, John Hopkins University, honesty, Frank Partnoy, ethics, Brian Gunia, aesthetics, Adrian Wooldridge
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When I first wrote about patience, a commenter asked for examples of its merits. So, when I ran across the article “No... 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
Why Employees Lie Even When the Truth is Better
Posted on09 May 2011
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A labor relations expert emailed me describing a trial in which an employee lied about a previous injury even when the truth... Read More