Published: March 23, 2023, 8 a.m.
WHY ARE WE AFRAID OF AUTHENTICITY?
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WHY PEOPLE ARE FAKE:
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\n - PORTRAY FALSE POSITIVES
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\n - SOCIAL MEDIA COMPARISONS
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\n - DISHONEST SELF ASSESSMENTS\xa0
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\n - AUDIENCE APPROVAL
\n - DESPERATE FOR AFFIRMATION\xa0
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WHY IS IT A COMMODITY? WHY SO RARE?
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GENUINE AUTHENTICITY BUILDS TRUST IN RELATIONSHIPS
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ATTRIBUTES OF GENUINE AUTHENTICITY
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\n - HUMILITY
\n - HONESTY
\n - EMPATHY
\n - TRANSPARENCY\xa0
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Erica Bailey, a PhD candidate at Columbia Business School's Management Department
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\n - "Authenticity is robustly linked to increased happiness, well-being and better engagement with work.
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3 WHY\u2019s & HOW\u2019s
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1. WHY AUTHENTIC:
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\n - DECEPTION IS MANIPULATION\xa0
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\n - ADD VALUE TO RELATIONSHIPS BY SECURING GENUINE TRUST
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2. WHY AUTHENTIC:
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\n - PEOPLE CRAVE THE DOWN-TO-EARTH, GENUINE ARTICLE.\xa0\xa0 \xa0
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\n - BUILD NETWORK BY SERVING AND ADDING VALUE
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3. WHY AUTHENTIC:
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\n - RELIEVES PRESSURE & DECREASES ANXIETY (FREEDOM)
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\n - STOP KEEPING UP WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA JONES\u2019S
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