What is the difference between flattering and complimenting someone?

<p>This conversation came down to intention. If you are saying something nice to someone to get some benefit for your self - that is flattery and Mohan Ananda went so far as to say it is fraud.</p> <p> </p> <p>If you are saying something nice to genuinely make the other person feel good, that is a complement.</p> <p> </p> <p>Then I had more questions - how do you tell the difference and what do you when you think someone is flattering you?</p> <p> </p> <p>That answer wasn't quite so clear.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sara Oblak Speicher, MBA pointed out that some people just aren't good at accepting compliments and may think something is flattery when it is not.</p> <p> </p> <p>Catherine Fitzgerald added that the better you know someone the easier it is to tell if they are being genuine or just flattering you.</p> <p> </p> <p>This was an amazingly nuanced conversation and a lot of fun to have.</p> <p> </p> <p>How do you tell if someone is flattering you and how do you respond if you think they are?</p> <p>Connect with the panelists: Catherine Fitzgerald: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-a-fitzgerald/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-a-fitzgerald/</a></p> <p>Sara Oblak Speicher, MBA: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraospeicher/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/saraospeicher/</a> </p> <p>Dr. Mohan Ananda: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanananda/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohanananda/</a></p> <p>Dr Robyn Odegaard: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/</a></p> <p>Want a summary of the Quick Hits I post every week, plus the links to the LinkedIn pages of each of the panelist to show up in your in-box every week? Just let me know where to send it: https://drrobynodegaard.com/quick-hits-notifications/</p> <p> </p> <p>#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on pertinent subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like