Real Leaders Are Not Scammers

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Real Leaders Are Not Scammers

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Some people genuinely are out to help and provide useful products and services. Others are just scammers in guru clothing. Episode 73 of Faithful on the Clock helps you recognize and avoid scammers, offering some strategies to convince others you’re the real deal rather than a fraud.

Timestamps:

[00:04] - Intro

[00:37] - Definition of a scammer guru

[01:20] - Characteristic #1: Scammer gurus play on emotions.

[02:09] - Characteristic #2: Scammer gurus create backstories that make them seem relatable and as though they are good, trustworthy people.

[02:51] - Characteristic #3: Scammer gurus rely on anecdotal evidence that is highly hyped and which pushes a high-cost price point.

[03:40] - Scripture reminds us both that God is a God of truth and that He doesn’t want us to lie, steal, or deal falsely. The Word can comfort us if we are taken advantage us and warn us against doing anything fraudulent.

[04:46] - Good leaders often will manipulate or counsel using psychological tactics. Their intent, however, is to protect, and they do not lie or cheat when they use those tactics. It’s always to ensure the customer or shareholders stay on the path those customers or shareholders need. Scammers, however, manipulate for their own gain.

[05:52] - Tips for how to avoid scammer gurus (e.g., examining the guru’s team)

[07:43] - Presenting Yourself As a Real Leader Tip #1: Present your customer or shareholder with choice.

[08:38] - Presenting Yourself As a Real Leader Tip #2: Make it clear you are as much a learner as you are a teacher.

[09:43] - Presenting Yourself As a Real Leader Tip #3: Open the circle to include other professionals, making recommendations to ensure the customer or shareholder gets what is truly helpful.

[10:22] - Recap

[10:44] - Prayer

[11:20] - Outro/What’s coming up next

Key takeaways:

• Scammer gurus build a reputation for themselves through books or other means. They claim they are going to help you be successful but really just peddle snake oil.
• Scammer gurus exhibit some key characteristics and behaviors, including preying on the desire for community and security, promoting themselves inside a moral ideology, providing mostly anecdotal evidence in a flashy show, and tiers in which the most expensive plan is the one most heavily promoted.
• Scripture is clear that people aren’t to lie or fraud others. So the Bible provides both solace and a warning in the understanding justice will come.
• Good leaders do manipulate, but they don’t lie or get away from the truth, and their tactics are always done with a selfless desire to protect others. Scammer gurus manipulate only for their own personal gain.
• To avoid scammers, look for their key characteristics, hunt for details about what you’ll get with them, ask specific questions to get them to engage on a personal level, and check to see how cooperative the team is.
• To ensure that no one mistakes you for a scammer, avoid engaging in the behaviors the scammers routinely follow. Present choice — don’t shove anything down the customer’s throat, but rather ask what they want, listen, and try to empower them. Make it clear you are as much of a learner as you are a teacher, and be open, recommending others who can help if you can’t.

Relevant Links:

• Real Leaders Are Not Scammers

CTAs:

• Identify some scammer gurus in the media or your industry. Pinpoint why they meet the scammer guru criteria.
• Call out scammer gurus to those who might be vulnerable to them.
• Come up with an action plan to build the three methods of convincing others you are legitimate into your everyday work.

What’s coming up next:

Most of us can get nervous, anxious, or tense at work, especially if the stakes of the tasks are high. Episode 73 of Faithful on the Clock presents some science-based methods to stay calm by triggering your parasympathetic nervous system, highlighting appreciation for God’s physical design and the supplemental power of prayer.

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