Ain’t THAT the Truth (Hint: No, It Isn’t)

If you’ve ever had your suspicions about a person’s truth-telling ability, or weren’t convinced by their reason (read:excuse) for rocking up to work 40 minutes late, then you might be a psychic and just not know it.

Alternatively, you might have picked up on some of these tell-tale signs — one or more of which most liars will demonstrate when they’re pedaling their crazy codswallop.

Now.

We could go on about which of these we’ve fallen victim to when making excuses for our dislike of a Monday morning alarm, OR we could give you a checklist to print out, so you and your team can (just for fun) see how the office staffs excuses for being late holdup!

So, here you go – and remember, it’s better to forgive and forget rather than suffer through some drawn-out disciplinary process—especially for something so trivial as 10 minutes of time!

Here’s your checklist.

Have fun!

- Talking too much
- Incongruence
- Pseudo infantile displays
- Changes in breathing patterns
- Cut-offs
- Long pauses
- Brush-away gestures
- Lots of eye movement
- Distraction techniques

And remember, if you’re caught short, and think you’ll arrive late (or not at all) make sure you’ve got your faculties in check and can cover up these tell-tale signs if you want to lie convincingly!

Have a great week.

Michelle