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>The three most powerful words for building credibility are "I don't know" I agree with this until you come across colleagues with the Jobsian 'reality distort
by l33tbro 8y ago
>The three most powerful words for building credibility are "I don't know"
I agree with this until you come across colleagues with the Jobsian 'reality distortion field'. Or even the social dynamics at play with the orange man that lives in the big white house.
We absolutely assign credibility to people with integrity and self-awareness. But, unfortunately, we also seem to have a capacity to be charisma vultures and will happily believe someone's bullshit if they are making us feel good in the present moment.
- Normal_gaussian 8y agoOne of the ways to deal with this is to provide a positive assertion that includes the asker - "we shall need to work it out". "I don't know" is negative, reflects solely on yourself, and provides no path forwards.