Well, I guess I really can't stay quiet on this one, as it's everywhere, and it's all about TRUST!
One of the interesting things about issues of trust is they make a HUGE MESS! Whether we know the details of what was going on or not, once something is out there, particularly something as big as Tiger's issue of infidelity, our expectations of that person change. We begin to doubt everything they say. We don't know what to believe, and even if they promise something different, or claim that nothing happened, it's too late - the negative expectation has set in and negative expectations are very, very hard to shift.
Some people won't care. Why is that? Why does this sort of thing really disturb some people and not others? It depends on their values and their needs, and what they were expecting in the first place. Some people will have written Tiger Woods off altogether, and won't want to know anything about him any more. Others will shrug their shoulders and get on with their own lives.
The stress, embarrassment, and reputational damage to Tiger will have taken a few years off his life, that's for sure.
What we all need to avoid is this kind of thing happening in our personal lives, and also in our businesses.
A breakdown of trust hurts and even after the initial mess is cleaned up, it leaves stains and scars.
One of the interesting things about issues of trust is they make a HUGE MESS! Whether we know the details of what was going on or not, once something is out there, particularly something as big as Tiger's issue of infidelity, our expectations of that person change. We begin to doubt everything they say. We don't know what to believe, and even if they promise something different, or claim that nothing happened, it's too late - the negative expectation has set in and negative expectations are very, very hard to shift.
Some people won't care. Why is that? Why does this sort of thing really disturb some people and not others? It depends on their values and their needs, and what they were expecting in the first place. Some people will have written Tiger Woods off altogether, and won't want to know anything about him any more. Others will shrug their shoulders and get on with their own lives.
The stress, embarrassment, and reputational damage to Tiger will have taken a few years off his life, that's for sure.
What we all need to avoid is this kind of thing happening in our personal lives, and also in our businesses.
A breakdown of trust hurts and even after the initial mess is cleaned up, it leaves stains and scars.
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