Reputation, trust and credibility are assets no organization can afford to lose and the surest way to lose them is to lie. Honesty may not always pay, but lying always costs.
Moral Courage – The Engine of Integrity by Michael Josephson
Mignon McLaughlin tells us, “People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage.” Courage comes in two forms: physical courage and moral courage.
Ten Truths About Lies and How They Can Destroy Your Business and Marriage
TEN TRUTHS ABOUT LIES 1.Honesty may not always pay, but lying always costs. 2.Trust is a tower, built stone by stone, lies take stones from the bottom. 3.There is no security in secrecy; every undiscovered lie is a live landmine. 4.Every lie breeds a bodyguard of new lies to protect itself. 5.Lies look very different to the person lied to …
LEADERSHIP INSIGHT: DEALING WITH MISBEHAVING TOP PERFORMERS. Managers prove themselves to be leaders when they do what is right even when it costs more than they want to pay because they understand that the cost of losing credibility and moral authority outweighs the benefits of expedient compromise.
Just as the best athletes on a team often expect and get special treatment when it comes to violating the rules or ethical norms, top performers in the business world often believe their productivity will shield them from discipline for such things as expense reporting fraud and sexual harassment. Sometimes, the”golden boys or girls” simply act like jerks at the …
Ethics and Intentions
During the Watergate probe, the question continually asked was, “What did President Nixon know and when did he know it?” Our judgment of his behavior depends on the answer to those questions. The more he knew and the earlier he knew it, the worse it was. The Iran-Contra investigation of the decision to sell arms to Iran and use the proceeds …