Saturday, July 4, 2009
 
Lincoln’s Smart Strategy for Dealing with Office Rumors

Lincoln’s Smart Strategy for Dealing with Office Rumors

Everyone has to deal with it at some point: someone in the office or your industry says something about you that isn't true. Maybe it's a quip about your "wild" college fraternity days. Maybe it's something more serious: a lie that could severely damage your career, spread by a competitor or even a junior staffer who lusts after your corner office. Abraham Lincoln faced just this sort of problem in 1836. A lot has changed since then, obviously, but his strategy for dealing with unfair accusations is still relevant today. David Acord, author of What Would Lincoln Do? Lincoln's Most Inspired Solutions to Challenging Problems and Difficult Situations, gives advice on how to respond effectively to rumors-- the Lincoln way.

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