Credibility
12th December 2011
Andy Leonard has some useful things to say.
I believe once a person has demonstrated they are capable of unacceptable behavior – to anyone, for any reason – they have demonstrated they are capable of that same behavior towards you. Why? It’s on their ILAA. They just proved it to you. If you witness a co-worker take something that belongs to another co-worker, they are demonstrating they are capable of stealing from you. If you observe your business partner treat another partner – or a competitor, or a customer, or anyone – unfairly, they are communicating they are capable of treating you unfairly. If you see an organization abuse one person, that organization is explaining “You could be next”. If it is on the ILAA, everyone is a potential target. Remember, this is about what is inside the individual.
December 13th, 2011 at 10:14
I’ve heard this kind of thing before. It’s usually: “the man was drafted, sent to the desert to kill people, now back home in America he could go berserk at any moment and kill his family, passers-by, and police officers.”
Andy’s claim is only weakly true. “One X has done Y, X may do Y again.” And it’s worth keeping in mind. Since everyone has told a lie at least once in their life, anyone may lie at any moment about anything. In general, however, that doesn’t happen.