Once a colleague has engaged in a significant lie, it is difficult for those around them to fully believe anything they say or do. As the saying goes, no one believes a liar — even when they’re telling the truth. Maybe you have noticed this: We never refer to people as recovered liars. We don’t say, “That person used to lie.” Once someone has earned the reputation of a liar, it stays with them, sometimes forever.
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Once a colleague has engaged in a significant lie, it is difficult for those around them to fully believe anything they say or do. As the saying goes, no one believes a liar — even when they’re telling the truth. Maybe you have noticed this: We never refer to people as recovered liars. We don’t say, “That person used to lie.” Once someone has earned the reputation of a liar, it stays with them, sometimes forever.