The Truth about Lies in the Workplace

Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Introduction
7. Chapter 1 Liars at Work
   1. Development of a Liar
   2. Workplace Lies at All Levels of the Organization
   3. Consequences of Lying
8. Chapter 2 Deception Detection: 50 Ways to Spot a Liar
   1. It’s Not Lie Detection—It’s Stress Detection
   2. The Best Lie Detectors
   3. What Body Language Won’t Tell You
   4. Detecting Deception through Nonverbal Cues
   5. Detecting Deception through Verbal Cues
   6. Virtual Liars
9. Chapter 3 Why We Believe Liars and Play into Their Hands
   1. Lasting Impact of Snap Judgments
   2. We’re All Biased
   3. Techniques of Successful Liars
   4. How We Deceive Ourselves
10. Chapter 4 How to Deal With Liars
    1. Dealing With Liars in Your Workplace
    2. Strategies for Direct Confrontation
    3. Strategies for Indirect Confrontation
    4. Strategies for Reporting Liars
    5. When the Liar Is Your Boss
    6. When the Liar Reports to You
    7. Getting a Confession
    8. If You Choose to Do Nothing
    9. One More Liar to Deal With
11. Chapter 5 Do You Look Like a Liar?
    1. Why Others Get the Wrong Impression
    2. Projecting Confidence, Competence, and Credibility
    3. Aren’t These Tips a Bit Deceitful?
12. Chapter 6 Reducing Lies in the Workplace
    1. Responses from Survey Participants
    2. Research on What Reduces Lying
    3. Increasing Workplace Honesty Begins with 10 Questions
    4. Summing Up
13. Notes
14. Acknowledgments
15. Index
16. About the Author