I truly wish that individuals would put in the effort to deceive me in a manner that is well-constructed and factually challenging to counter, as a lack of such effort truly frustrates me and reflects a significant disregard for respect.
I always aim to speak the truth (though, naturally, this may itself be untrue); at times, I might 鈥渂end鈥 the truth of a situation through a unique interpretation crafted in such a way that only I in the vast universe could fully believe it. More frequently, I might steer someone away from those unpleasant, trivial, and insignificant truths (that I wish to keep hidden) by encouraging them to focus on the dazzling, shimmering, golden light of the fact I want them to see. Yet, I never outright lie 鈥︹︹︹︹︹︹. it鈥檚 simply too risky.
Nonetheless, when I deliver messages that involve Position variable instructions (from my perspective, I鈥檓 instructing you to do it), I find that a bit of flourish, Corinthian embellishment, or decorative dissembling is entirely acceptable.
I remember attending a meeting some years back (encountering passive resistance from individuals opposed to a change that would assess their performance based on the actual work done rather than the cases taken, (I know鈥RAZY). I turned to one of the other managers and said, 鈥淨uick, give me a rough estimate of the percentage imbalance in the current system, something impressive to present,鈥 to which he hesitated before responding, 鈥淥h, I don鈥檛 know, let鈥檚 say 28%.鈥
I still recall at that meeting, gazing out at a sea of disgruntled faces and proclaiming with complete sincerity and confidence, 鈥淟ook, the current system has been statistically analyzed and shows an imbalance of 28%! I don鈥檛 just pull these figures from thin air, you know.鈥
I must admit, the impact was significantly diminished by my colleague choking on his coke and struggling to contain his laughter.
by Jim Aborwhear