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Do you think honesty is always the best policy?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
This question isn't about subjectivity or the logistics of honesty. What this question hopes to answer are your intentions and your integrity. Being honest about someone else's mistakes which they've already corrected and had no need to be brought to the attention of management might be transparent and honest, but motivated by self interest at the detriment of your teammate. This question is all about what the semantics of your answer could reveal about you and your intentions.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"Sometimes full disclosure can damage someone's self esteem, and reality isn't always best expressed in full and can be self-indulgent based on the person's intention. In those instances, honesty isn't always the best policy."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I do feel that honesty is the best policy so long as the honest comment does not come with the intention of being hurtful."
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I do feel honesty is the best policy provided; it does not have a negative result.
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This is an important caveat to mention! In your company, job, or industry, what would be an example of honesty generating a potentially negative result?
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