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.

The naked truth -- A culture of absolute honesty -- Absolute honesty law #1: Tell the truth -- Absolute honesty law #2: Tackle the problem -- Absolute honesty law #3: Disagree and commit -- Absolute honesty law #4: Welcome the truth -- Absolute honesty law #5: Reward the messenger -- Absolute honesty law #6: Build a platform of integrity -- Building an ethical infrastructure -- Key points to help your implementation efforts.