What is the difference between not trusting someone and being professionally skeptical?

I was surprised that this conversation got a little chippy towards the end. Particularly when you realize, I think we all agreed on the main answer to the question.

 

We started here:

 

Did you know that marketing professionals are often omitted from answering marketing surveys? Karen Loomis shared that is because marketing people think about marketing differently and could skew survey results. (Because they can see through it?)

 

Gary Fredericks shared that he has been burned in business by people who sound super confident and act like they know what they are doing, only to find out later they don’t. Being professionally skeptical means reserving judgment until you have data.

 

Dr Bob Choat agreed adding that people who are highly charismatic often sound very believable, even if they have no idea what they are talking about. That is also true for people who have letters after their name. Those letters only mean that they can jump through academic hoops. You have to vet them to determine if they really know what they are talking about (i.e. – be skeptical).

 

The difference for me is that once I don’t trust someone, that’s hard to come back from. Being skeptical means, tell me more. I want to understand. Help me get there.

 

 

 

Connect with the panelists:

Gary Fredericks: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garyfredericks/

CEO of On Point Partners where they provide back-office services for small businesses. They make business easy.

 

Karen Loomis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kloomis/

Founder at No Moss Brands. 20 years as a marketing and branding professional. Adjunct professor at Grand Canyon University.  She is passionate about social change    

 

Dr. Bob Choat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobchoat/

He has eight years military experience, worked with the LA PD, was a stage hypnotist, he is now an executive performance coach and is going back to school for another PhD. This time in physics 

 

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

AKA Mental MacGyver. My doctorate is in organizational business psychology with a concentration in sport and performance. I provide luxury level, high performance support and coaching to executives, founders, celebrities and athletes.

 

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