You learn early on in school that lying is bad. But after having been in the workforce for several years, lying goes on all the time. I've worked at a few places at this point. Just like you're not suppose to curse ("fuck" is usually said a few hundred times at my office, by including execs).
I've seen lying used effectively for: closing deals, keep clients impressed, employee management, etc. The type of lying I'm talking about isn't fraudulent/Ponzi scheme like. Maybe white lie or fake it till you make it are more accurate phrases.
What do you guys think? Recently I switched over to biz dev and I'm anxious because I typically suck at lying. Can I improve at it or are people born as "used car salesmen"?
You can learn. Controlling tone, facial expressions and other subtle things that make a lie good can be worked on. Starting with gullible people and moving on to trying it with no-bullshitters is also a good way of practicing. Generally, I wouldn't recommend attempting to become a professional liar because it'll backfire at some point. Learning factual omission or spinning/twisting the truth is a less immoral and more valuable skill IMO.
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