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Absolute Honesty
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Absolute Honesty

by Larry Johnson, Bob Phillips
June 2003
Beginner content levelBeginner
288 pages
8h 15m
English
AMACOM
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270 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
ABSOLUTE HONESTY LAW 4: WELCOME THE TRUTH
Our ancestors passed along to us the tendency to flee from danger
or stick it with a spear. In today’s organizational world, sticking
someone with a spear when you feel threatened is not acceptable, so
we have learned to employ various defense mechanisms to guard
againstlosingface,aswellasourjobs.Unfortunately,itisdifficult
to have an authentic conversation, or to express the truth freely,
when one or more parties are being defensive. For example, if an
employee tells you that one of your best salespeople is engaging in
illegal activities, it is tempting to avoid the situation
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ISBN: 9780814427248