How people behave …crises reveal people’s true character

Provoke them and you will find out.

It’s sad that some people are being selfish but that’s what happens during a crisis. It reveals or amplifies people’s true character.

Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.

Every manager dreams of having the best employees they can find. A dream team of people capable of achieving so much with so little strain on management.

They dream of the perfect culture where people work well together, have fun, delivery amazing business results and respect each other.

Its perfection – but hard to achieve.

But it’s easier when you focus on behaviors'.

A person’s true character is often revealed in time of crisis or temptation. Make sure that you have what it takes to be your best in such times.

You can know someone for years and never really know them.?

Sometimes it takes a lot for someone to show their true colors; uncovering someone's true personality is not as easy as it seems!

When it comes down to it, our personalities are far more complex than it seems. Sometimes it seems as if we barely even know ourselves, let alone the ever-changing people around us!

So, you could unravel his real nature by:

Seeing how they treat people around them. Relatives, friends, waitress. Observe.

Argue with them. No, really. Start an argument out of something and see how they?respond to it.

Are they remaining calm?

Losing it?

Observe their anger. Is it volatile or temperamental?

Observe their relationship with their spouse/ partner.

Too domineering or blissful?

Try pulling away a little and see how they react. This requires you to be passive aggressive. Do not overdo it.

Are they mirroring your actions and pulling back or acting casually?

Ask their opinions about the person they dislike and the reason why. There’s the juicy part. Do not ask them about someone they like. Rather, tell them to describe their ex.

Do they badmouth them or still respect their ex(s)?

Does your dog hate them? Often times, animals and babies pick up someone’s intention faster. Weird, but makes sense.

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Thank you?…?Bitterness is wrong, but so is provoking. Instead of focusing on someone’s negative reaction whenever our words or actions are met with an unpleasant response, we would do well to search our own hearts to see if the fault lies with our own unnecessary provocation.

I remember a situation from years ago where there was major tension between certain ministerial staff members. I knew them all well. One of their number was a true gentleman—and not just in public.

?It was who he was. However, as the situation worsened with time, all parties were shocked when this man finally blew up. Witnesses would subsequently focus on the momentary outrage and condemn the man, citing his reaction as proof that he was wrong and they were justified.

Amazingly, no one questioned what was said or done to elicit such a strong response from such a gentle person.

While individuals reacting poorly are responsible for their poor choices, those who provoked such responses are also responsible. What healing might be experienced if the provokers humbled themselves, recognized their culpability, and apologized for the provocation?

Doubtless, some hurting individuals could be helped even by the very ones who hurt them, and needful healing could begin before things harden and the person is drawn down a destructive path that no one wants.

Leaders especially would be helped by recognizing the danger of provoking. It’s one thing, as Proverbs cautions, to recognize an angry person and beware; it’s quite another thing to provoke to the point of an angry response an individual who is seeking to do right (and then condemning the person for their angry response).

What triggers the bad response?

This question must be addressed. Obviously, I’m not talking about the legitimate confronting of obvious sin. Provoking usually stems from that which is beyond reason.

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While institutions understandably must have standards and systems in place, any number of unreasonable measures can also exist alongside necessary, needful rules. An oppressive rigidity, a disregard for common sense, and a general unreasonableness often find a match with overreaching leaders.

The thoughtless condemning of the innocent, the proliferation of double standards that favor the elite, and like measures are often the means by which sincere souls are un-righteously provoked (in the name of righteousness).

Some individuals have been adversely affected for years with tragic effects. Much of this might well have been avoided if provocation had been avoided or rightly dealt with upon occurrence.

Your Comments……

Pain is involuntary. When people respond in pain, the ones causing it need to examine whether they have acted in the flesh. If so, they absolutely must humble themselves instead of self-righteously justifying and condemning the pained response of the provoked. Doing otherwise only inflicts more pain. Humility brings healing, but pride deepens existing wounds.?

When people reveal their true character, it doesn’t mean that they behaved differently before on purpose. Or that they are pretending during the rest of the time.

It’s natural that you can’t truly know how you will react if nothing is at stake.

We all adapt and live more or less according to our society and social norms.

True character?is?revealed?in the choices a human being makes under pressure – the greater the pressure, the deeper the revelation, the truer the choice to the?character’s?essential nature.

You might be surprised by your true character

Yes, you might be surprised by how you truly think and feel inside.

As long as everything is just hypothetical, we tend to overestimate our good qualities.

How gracious, selfless, caring, or courageous do you think you’d be when it counts?

At the same time, we probably also underestimate our natural instincts which may be more selfish and self-preserving than we care to admit. It’s almost like your fight or flight response.

Can you correctly guess which of the two would be your reaction?

I’m pretty sure you’ve been in a situation where you didn’t react at all like you pictured it in your mind. Good or bad.

When people reveal their true character, it doesn’t mean that they behaved differently before on purpose. Or that they are pretending during the rest of the time.

It’s natural that you can’t truly know how you will react if nothing is at stake.

We all adapt and live more or less according to our society and social norms.

We would all benefit from being more aware of our characteristics and personality traits. That’s because they are significant predictors of our behaviors and attitudes.

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