Pretending and Deception as an Opportunity Space; Part 11 of 28; The Opportunity Clinic © TM 28 Tactics for Managing Your Business in a Recession

The Opportunity Clinic © TM  28 Tactics for Managing Your Business in a Recession

Part 11 of 28 Pretending and Deception as an OpportunitySpace

Harmless white lies and more damaging forms of deception seem to be increasingly more frequent events in society and in the business world, if you follow the business press...[..]… Start-up entrepreneurs are often forced to pretend (to be something they are not yet or to know someone that they don’t to gain customer acceptance and to develop a needed perceived reputation). Deception is not a single point but a continuum along a spectrum. It can range from supposedly “harmless” white lies and deception on one end, where no one is hurt  (see Canadian billionaire example below) to deliberate deception and scams where there are real victims (Think Ponzi schemes and Bernie Madoff, who made off with billions of dollars) . It also surfaces a range of ethical questions, such as.... Under what different circumstances and cultures, will these tactics be more or less acceptable? ….more

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