Has Honesty Become Too Old-Fashioned?
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The German Consulting Group has just released a study (link only in German, sorry) done with 400 German top managers about truth and fiction; asked was about how honest they are when using electronic communication (blackberry, e-mail, phone, etc.).
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The German Consulting Group has just released a study (link only in German, sorry) done with 400 German top managers about truth and fiction; asked was about how honest they are when using electronic communication (blackberry, e-mail, phone, etc.).
The results are not really surprising, or are they?
82% admit that honesty in business has hit a new low
63% admit that they use electronic communication to lie to partners, co-workers and in business in general
81% said their texting isn’t truthful
79% said their e-mail contains lies
A mere nine percent said they never lie in e-mails
61% use white lies on the phone
15% say they didn’t hear the phone ring or there were network problems
14% claim there was no phone reception
63% admit that they use electronic communication to lie to partners, co-workers and in business in general
81% said their texting isn’t truthful
79% said their e-mail contains lies
A mere nine percent said they never lie in e-mails
61% use white lies on the phone
15% say they didn’t hear the phone ring or there were network problems
14% claim there was no phone reception
How truthful are you?
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