What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
HONESTY
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Speaking and acting in accordance with the truth
Keeping every promise we make
Integrity = words and actions are
consistent with values and principles
Dishonesty
deceiving, misleading, misrepresenting the truth
Hypocrisy
pretending to be something/someone we are not
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
Integrity
Candor vs. Courtesy
How do I
communicate it?
A Life of Integrity
Rev. Billy Graham
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How do I
cultivate it?
Unexpected Candor
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
HONEST
Trust
Authenticity
Commitment
DISHONEST
Betrayal
Emotional injury
Termination
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate
it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Verbal deception cues
curt replies
hesitation during speech
speech errors
more “allness” terms
defensiveness
Nonverbal deception cues
less smiling
higher voice pitch
blinking and pupil dilation
nervous self-touching
From Dr. Paul Ekman
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
It’s sometimes easy to lie – Admit it
To get out of trouble
To look good to others
To avoid facing our failure
To protect somebody’s feelings
HONESTY
What is it?
What is the
result?
How do I
communicate it?
How do I
cultivate it?
Be honest with yourself
Admit past failures in honesty or integrity
Make reparations if appropriate
Choose honest friends
We become like the people we spend time with
Hold your friends accountable
Use good communication skills
Relate the truth in a way that is socially acceptable