Absolute Honesty - by Larry Johnson & Bob Phillips (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

An important, timely book that provides you with the tools and strategies to establish a culture in which communication thrives and results speak for themselves.

In this invaluable resource, you will discover:

• the impact that truthfulness and accountability can have on organizations,
• a toolbox of techniques anyone can apply to improve his or her ability to confront and resolve difficult issues,
• and a template managers can use to maintain an environment of healthy debate.

Structured around the Six Laws of Absolute Honesty, this insightful book goes beyond simply extolling the virtues of ethics to attack the sort of passivity that allows little lies to grow into giant disasters. Companies can reap huge benefits from cultivating an atmosphere of trust.

Review Quotes

Cecil Johnson, syndicated columnist: "Absolute Honesty rises above most of the other books proclaiming honesty as the best policy that have flooded the market since the Enron and WorldCom scandals broke."

About the Author

Larry Johnson (Scottsdale, AZ) is an internationally renowned speaker and consultant whose clients include Lloyd's of London, Harley-Davidson, and Nordstrom. Bob Phillips (Bend, OR) has more than 30 years' experience as a human resources professional, including vice president positions at Tektronix and Thomson Multimedia.