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‘Perceive or Not to Perceive – That Is the Question’

Anthony Bradley

National American University

Abstract

It is common for us to think or what we believe to be the truth based on our own perception, previous evidence or even what is told to us by others. Many business relationships have suffered due to false or untrustworthy information that has changed the perception of one person or another. In the following paper, we will discuss the ways people can perceive others and how valid should one’s conclusion of the matter really be. We will also look at ways companies and work environments are affected, and how we can help prevent such disasters from happening in our workplaces.

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‘Perceive or Not to Perceive – That Is the Question’

Perception permeates the world as we know it. It helps us to identify to people, places and things, and refer back to them in our minds. This is a natural and positive thing when used appropriately. Even in the workplace, we can use our perception to help others and identify to different tasks and people. It influences how we think and act. However, perception has its downfalls. Negatively it can affect the way we perceive others with the wrong motive behind the perception. It can be a vast contrast from reality.

In the workplace we can have a thought of how someone will react based on how they have responded in a similar situation previously.

I like how one article put it:

“A person (the perceiver) might perceive a manager (the target) and expect him to speak with an authoritative tone of voice because he’s an authority figure. Thus, our perception of the person is already being formed before they even open their mouth. Now, let us say that when the manager does speak, he speaks in a very high and shrill tone of voice. Our target (the manager) is not conforming to our perception (remember, we are the perceiver) of how we think they should sound.” (http://study.com/academy/lesson/factors-that-influence-perception-in-the-workplace.html)

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