Absolute Honesty
Subtitle: Building a Corporate Culture That Values Straight Talk and Rewards Integrity
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association; AMACOM, American Management Association
Published: May 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780814407813
Subjects: Industrial relations; Management & management techniques; Personnel & human resources management; Corporate culture; Business Ethics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Moral and ethical aspects; Corporations; Development - Business Development; Communication in organizations
First sentence: WORLDCOM. ENRON. DOZENS OF DOT-COMS. TYCO. ARTHUR Andersen. Adelphia. AOL TimeWarner. The 2002 Crisis of Ethics in Business USA sent us all reeling with shocking revelations of dishonesty, manipulation, and silent complicity.
Description: WorldCom. Enron. Tyco. Shocking accusations of dishonesty and silent complicity have dominated headlines recently, and cost the American economy trillions of dollars. Clearly, dishonesty doesn't pay. Drawing from these stories, as well as from more positive ones, Absolute Honesty shows how to establish and maintain a culture where honest communication is the norm, and employees can speak openly without fear of retribution. The book illustrates the impact that truthfulness and accountability can have on organizations, attacking the sort of passivity that allows little lies to grow into giant disasters. Structured around the Six Laws of Absolute Honesty, this insightful book goes beyond simply extolling the virtues of ethics to provide a template managers can use to maintain an environment of healthy debate. It also contains a toolbox of techniques anyone can apply to improve his or her ability to confront and resolve difficult issues.