So, when you show her that you’re not fazed by her challenging questions and you can remain confident while also being a good guy, she respects you and feels attracted to you.Īs a result, she drops her guard around you. She wants to test how confident you really are. She will stop being so straightforward and nice and easy-going and will put you on the spot. Stop misleading potential job candidates or employees about realities concerning their job advancement, compensation, etc.When a beautiful woman is feeling attracted to you, but isn’t quite sure about you yet, she will usually ask you challenging questions.Stop spinning the feedback you give to make someone feel they are doing better or worse than they really are.Stop any misleading advertising that you may be engaged in.Here are Dave’s tips on getting rid of false impressions: Do you not think it applies to us the same way? Jesus was hardest on the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. Dave Anderson’s definition of hypocrisy is appearing to be on the outside, something you are not on the inside. They give it another name – hypocrisy – but it is the same thing. It is this behavior that is one of the top reasons given by Christians and non-Christians alike when asked why they do not go to church. Regardless of our reasons for giving false impressions, we must stop. Unfortunately, this behavior can destroy our witness as Christian business leaders. Whether by using language that misdirects or by omitting parts of the truth, we regularly face the temptation to give false impressions. It is the false appearance part that trips us up most often. When you use this definition, it helps to clarify what we are to avoid…false appearance or statement. What exactly is deceitful speech? Let’s look at the following definition of deceive from : This verse seems to clearly say we are to avoid deceitful speech. Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. In order to ensure we are staying true to Scripture in our effort to strengthen our character as Christian leaders, let’s see what the Bible has to say. This is likely why most people guilty of doing it do not see the harm in it. It is not the same thing as an outright lie. Instead, it is masking or painting the truth in a way designed to change how it is received by someone else. Giving false impressions is not eliminating the truth or even adding to it in a way that turns it into a lie. When you look at the exact language used in giving false impressions, it is usually not difficult to find truth in it. He was attached to his position by the strongest ties, and his death came as a real shock. Uncle George occupied a chair of applied electronics at an important government institution. Here is how the family history described it: George was actually executed by the state for murder. using flowery language to cover the truthĪ humorous example is the description taken from a Youth Specialties illustration about a family history album in reference to the family’s “black-sheep” Uncle George.deceiving a vendor to think you have a better offer from a competitor.downplaying the damage done by a mistake made.leading a job applicant to believe there is more opportunity, compensation, etc.exaggerating one’s degree of involvement in a project to gain undue credit.advertising that makes customers think the deal is better than it really is.As we will see, it can happen in so many different ways… While not exactly full-blown lying, this behavior dances close to the line. When it comes to business, giving false impressions is a broad topic. The character issue we are addressing today concerns giving false impressions. It is the fourth post in a series of five in which we are addressing common character issues for leaders. This post is based on material from Dave Anderson’s book, How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK.
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