The book is inspired by the popular “The new clothes of the emperor.” It contains stories of ordinary people at work who are in the predicament of confrontation with the unlikely benefits of “deception” and steering away from the risks and dangers of “tell the truth” .
Unfortunately, truth-saying “is perceived, rightly be difficult, risky and thankless. Just as often, others will try to annul the truth of what they think it is true, instead of discovering the true nature of the problem.
Take the case of Rita. She tried to tell the truth to their manager, Kerwin, but he refused to listen. Their forecasts were correct, but it was only after the scandal broke in the media, he makes Kerwin. Clearly, Rita’s truth has been ignored.
Robert has been reluctant to accept that his Store Manager has been stealing supplies dry cleaning of its establishment. Robert has lost money in a store, seemed to make that very good deal, because he preferred not to know what the truth.
Truth-telling has become difficult and risky, some of the characters in the book. In fact, they have had hard times, telling the truth, if:
the truth is bad news
truths of the conflict ie, if you tell the truth, established on the road to
They are happy, if you know what is the truth
Not sure if your truth is really true
Their integrity is sacrificed on the altar
A matter of common sense, fails to tell the truth
The true story of Rita, Robert and the other characters from the book was profitable page telling the truth. In the long term, it is clear that telling the truth is always cheaper than “deception”. For the practice of the profession is recommended as follows:
Check assumptions. With the fear of endangering their position by the director of the confrontation, Kathleen decided to carefully consider his view that their leader is inappropriate they attend meetings. Finally, he was born on it, that its goals differ from his.
Know thyself first. Irwin, a telecommunications executive, was not known, his problems with alcohol. It took almost a disaster, before being made. Looking back, Irwin discovered the incident as a watershed in his life and career.
Use your intuition you. Elizabeth rarely understood the reason for crying in the meetings. If the team has carefully examined the situation, she discovered that Elizabeth’s intuition was warning, if it was something more subtle difficulty with certain proposed measures.
The truth will liberate you, but first let May fool you. Pete’s facing the team for his management style ineffective. It was difficult to listen to the negative reactions, but when he heard and answered, members of the team “hostility amended, provides assistance and support.
Discover the information you need without gullible or paranoid.
Ask questions of skills and Grace.
Tell your truth with compassion for yourself and others. Valerie struggled with himself how to inform their customers that suspected it was with drugs. When they are ready for the job interviews, she began to think that other interviewers publication of the subtle symptoms and were mannerism home. Carefully examine their own internal maintenance and their fear of alienating their customers. His commitment to their own integrity helped them find a way to take the necessary measures at risk, while support for its customers.
The “What I say” the process. Staff meetings have always been a waste of time Monica mortgages from the Bank of office. The officials would arrive late, early, and only pretend to participate. The establishment of a simple exercise at the beginning of each weekly meeting allows all along and learn to work together effectively.
Is that something sinister Going On? Everyone at the meeting was frustrated. The man was repeatedly points, but they were not on each resolution. A simple question, which have taken five minutes was discussed during an hour. After a brief pause, Barry, a new problem that concerns all. During the discussion of the new issue was, they again to reflect the original question, and an agreement on a solution almost immediately.
Agreement with creating dialogue instead of conflict. It is important that each candidate for the truth to recognize that the truth is not the truth, and is not for other users. Exploring different perspectives on truth instead of arguing about the best is correctly can be achieved in a secure environment. Many organizations are developing continuous series of agreements on the establishment and maintenance of a context to say the truth may occur.