What makes an ideal breeding ground for dishonest behavior?

Is dishonesty contagious?

Ten steps to inoculate
your organization
from the dreaded
“bend the truth”
bug.

© 2012 redshoesolutions.com

Would your team be
characterized by:
1. Strong group cohesion
2. Close personal connections
3. Self policing
4. Robust privacy policy
5. High organizational esteem


Would your team be
characterized by:
6. Altruistic Intentions
7. Internal locus
8. Flexible metrics
9. Subjective operational
assessment
10.In-house oversight

You may have
inadvertently
created an ideal
breeding ground
for dishonest
behavior


Altruistic causes top
the scale for
infectious
rationalization literally
doubling what Ariely
calls the fudge factor.


If you suspect your board
meetings could use a little less
fudge, here are ten factors
that will add more proof to
your team’s performance.

Mix things up
Diversify by adding new
team members
disconnected personally
and professionally.


Incorporate an oath

Start each meeting
and include in
each document a
commitment to
absolute honesty
in all
interactions.

Expect a 20% increase in honesty doing this alone


Add Auditor(s)
Introduce an external
auditing influence to
independently assess
decision making and
budgeting compliance.

A simple “we’re watching” poster increased
break room contributions 300%

Insist on transparency
Create a centralized
communications area
where all significant
correspondence is
categorized, searchable
and available to all
stakeholders.

Read is email killing your creativity

Benchmark your
standards
Measure your performance
against peers within your
industry as well as those
“Positive Deviants” who,
with the same resources,
find ways to do things
better.


Listen Responsively

Create systematic
processes to listen and
respond to team,
members or customers
concerns.


Live by well defined
metrics

No one should have to
guess the score

Opinions oscillate, metrics motivate.

Nothing you KNOW
is all there is.

Which center circle is larger?


Be wary of Altruistic
Intentions

Altruistic motivations have been shown
to DOUBLE dishonesty

Enlist Experts
The infrequent market
feedback inherent in
most nonprofit
environments must be
balanced with expert
analysis from
independent
resources.


What makes an ideal breeding ground for dishonest behavior?

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