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when public figures beautify their achievements or qualifications - whether exaggerated or false statements - which were seized people, any people will express their anger.

Indeed, as more and more politicians, CEOs and other prominent personalities, to tamper with their resumes, the relationship forged with the details of an event and when the facts go back and apologize , which has become increasingly tired of the public generally responded: "They in the end what is in it?"

the fact that they want and each one of us thought, and not much different . Experts spoke of their landscaping is human nature, almost every people have had this guilt. However, if uncontrolled, at first glance does not cause any harm to the exaggerated, it may eventually lead to the end of a person's career consequences. "The consequences of being caught could be catastrophic, I think that this behavior may ruin a person's future." Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor 艾伦斯图德勒 (Alan Strudler) that this is a very unfortunate outcome, "because once your caught cheating, even if only a common deception, people no longer trust you. and once you lose trust, it is difficult to restore. "

now, network technology as mature, exaggerations than ever, more likely to be exposed. But the temptation to beautify themselves also large than ever before, because no one felt the pressure to prove their worth, at the same time, 24 hours of news dissemination, also requires leaders who can instantly answer any questions succinctly .

"Every time something breaks 'we are all honest, we are trusted' the social outlook, the problem will be problems." Wharton legal research and commercial Ethics professor Richard Shell (G. Richard Shell) that "If someone's selfish behavior was exposed, then the person's social outlook of a rift on the left, followed, everyone will think that what it means. This rift was revealed that he was a mercenary who does, or reveals that he is all the unfortunate people than we do? "

" false "boundaries

"self-deception is the tendency of everyone." Shell confirmed that "many studies show that if we do not have 'positive illusions' (also known as 'positive illusions', 'positive illusions'), it means that we Some depressed ... ... we like to imagine themselves more important than the real self, more ability, experience richer. when faced with testing time, when someone asks when you experience how, or when you stated some of the things under , you will be fabricated through the temptation. "Indeed, the Human Resource Management, a report in 2003 found that 53% of the working application has false information. While nearly 60% of employers said they would automatically eliminate the work of those who fabricate their own background applicants.

Experts believe that the difficulties we face is not harmless boasting to be more destructive and draw a line between the well-fabricated. In some cases, acceptable and unacceptable to have a very clear line between - for example, no one will tolerate the violation of the law or lead to other serious consequences of exaggeration. However, Wharton professor of operations and information management Malisse Schweitzer (Maurice Schweitzer) that, when the company executives or leaders of an organization was found to add your resume and some of them do not have degrees, or they and he had not been in the job, they will be accused of the same.

he described the former admissions director at MIT, a popular author of College Admissions Guide 玛丽莉琼斯 (Marilee Jones) story. Although she advocates the University of applicants not to exaggerate their achievements, however, when she was found in the work of its 1979 application for the two places then forged a third-degree forgery after, Jones was forced to resign in 2007, this post . "I think the reason for the occurrence of such things because they feel pressure, thus, in order to own certain advantages, they will make up some things, and fabricated these things are very difficult to be corrected." Schweitzer said "Jones is when she entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology work, their educational background in lied, it was 28 years before the matter was brought to light things. To some extent, the false information from the resume China has become very difficult to eliminate. "

performance pressure

exaggerating the acceptable level, with people living and working environment are closely related, but also with people process of growth is closely related to the values hold, Wharton Business School Visiting Professor 莫妮卡麦克 Golas (Monica McGrath), said enterprise system and social system will affect people's daily behavior.

in certain countries and certain corporate culture, attributed the entire team will be in his body as "self-expansion" (also known as "self by Wing," "self-boasting" ), so that it will unpleasant; while in some environments, the executives if the company does not right his own accomplishment for adequate self-confidence, thanks to a Qunti Instead achievements, then they will be Shoudaopiping.

the recent economic downturn has forced many American workers on the defensive.麦克戈拉斯 talking about, in order to seize their own jobs, they may violate their own ethics to make up the core of their performance.

into this pressure to live up expectations among the people will lead to the gradual departure from the truth, and hinder long-term help to give them the behavior. To prove this, 麦克戈拉斯 that the best example of British Petroleum CEO Tony Hayward on than (Tony Hayward) in the public relations mistakes, and he downplayed the spill in the Gulf of Mexico on environmental impact, by people scoff at.

Typically, a particular environment, the leader will not tolerate intolerable behavior and set standards. If the exaggeration by the praise, even as a useful behavior, then employees will be the formation of such behavior is acceptable, even encouraged impression. "You can look at the company's chief executive, to see how he do, believe in nothing." 麦克戈拉斯 said, "you see might be: so indulge in such employees to live up their expectations of Psychology in, so they do not realize that he has done is false ... ... That in the 2008 financial crisis, I think, most people certainly thought his behavior is to meet customer's interests, but in fact only to be in his best interests only. They claim: 'Well done my job 。'"

false "shelf life" has a very short

the past, false statements " shelf-life "much longer, and now, because the Internet and other technical means of progress, exaggerations can easily be undone. Such as resume, now, they are not only written on paper, but also exist on a network, in general, anyone can see them in these networks.

"People have to remember, if you say it will continue to exist. Speak, think first before, because we now have make statements like wild fires spread quickly to the instrument. "She also added that these words will never disappear," because they do not die on the Internet. "

Although Schweitzer believes that verification of the ability of others has become an" unprecedented "strong, but with web search can confirm that things are still very limited. "If I tell you, I participated in a money saving 25 million U.S. dollars of process improvement project, you can hardly nuclear card. It's hard to understand me whether to join this process improvement project, in the end how much money saved." Verify only Mou whether the individual activities in their description is more easily occurred.

Schweitzer talked about, in order to prevent damage to career prospects of false statements, the best way is to learn the skilled use of "self-editing", while an open mind to allow a coach or friend to help you find any cross-border representation. "If people are ill-prepared, then, so he lied, or they will fall into the pressure to seize the credit for being. They may also run the risk of the danger of exaggerated overstepped ethical boundaries of their own achievements." He added, "the best way is fully prepared to predict the problems you may be asked. to discuss your work done should be very much at home, and at the same time, you should also be past work and their performance has been clearly explained. "

"reputation is the real thing, they need to cultivate a long time. If people have heard from other people you are trustworthy, then they trust you more easily." Wharton management professor "Wharton Work - Life Integration Project," the director of 斯图尔特弗莱 Goldman (Stewart Friedman) said, "We do not have enough time to certify all at the same time, we do not have enough lawyers do it all. This is why access to trust you to manage your own life and career during a very important aspect of the reason. "

(This article from the Knowledge @ Wharton authorized this newspaper, have edited and abridged)