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In response the question on how companies should deal with liars, respondents say that liars need to be weeded out and honest workers need to be rewarded
Invoke whistle-blowing
Employees lie and cheat for personal gain, which results in loss to the organisation. A manager can identify them by cross checking the information they submit. When caught, the issue should be discussed with the employee and he or she should be given time to rectify themselves. Keep such staff under surveillance. Moreover peers get to know about fraud earlier than managers but do not reveal it. So, encourage whistle-blowers with reward and ensure their protection.
C.S.C.M. Sankara Rao, Visakhapatnam
Weed out liars
They say a lie told with good intention is truth and the truth told with a bad intention is a lie. The employees who belong to the second category are ‘real liars’ and organisations must be wary of them. These elements must be weeded out for maintaining decorum at the institutions and for ensuring optimum productivity.
S. Ramakrishnasayee, Ranipet
Need a mindset change
Essentially the mindset must change. Unless an individual derives pride in being honest, sincere and free from hypocrisy, it is difficult to expect tangible results. There should be recognition for merit. Performance appraisals must be done without any bias. Staff must realise that they are a significant part of the organisation and their contribution will be rewarded.
M.S.Vaidyanathan, Chennai
Tone at the Top
Lying is a very loose word used in corporate work environment. It is subjective and relates to a specific assignment or process. The basic duty of a manager is to remind the team about the vision of the organisation and attune them to working towards achieving the same. At times bending the rules (not breaking) may creep in and this is allowed, it does not tantamount to lying and the workers are not liars. Enterprise risk management policy talks about ethical practices followed the organisation and the tone at the top should always be ethical, which then percolates to the bottom of the pyramid. In such an organisation, the word ‘lying’ does not exist. Unfortunately, organisations lying has become a common phenomenon. The managers lies to show some savings in his department and workers lie to reap some benefits.
K.S.Raghavan, Mumbai
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