Is it just me?
Most people I’ve met in business are honest, while a handful can’t stop their bulls–t.
How many BS excuses have you heard? What’s your favorite? These are a few of mine:
- I’m VERY busy
- I’m traveling nonstop
- Check back with me in a month
- I never saw your email
- Let me run it by my team
Instead, why not just say “I’m not interested?”
People on the receiving end of BS excuses know they are just that, because they have heard them all before.
In my book, excuse givers get two strikes (the first might be legit), and then they are out! And I’ll share my experience with any colleague who asks.
I’ll take honesty over crappy excuses any day, because honesty builds trust. And if you can’t trust someone to initially tell you the truth, you probably don’t want to do business with them.
Barbara Brooks Kimmel is the Founder of Trust Across America-Trust Around the World.
Copyright 2019, Next Decade, Inc.
Time got away from me.
We have a limited budget. (Rather than just say they’re not interested)
Let me check with ______ and get back to you. (and they don’t)
Trust isn’t a problem at our company.