title: The white lies of leadership: caring dishonesty?
abstract: The pervasive, troubling practice of telling "white lies" is explored. Common reasons for white lies are discussed as they impact the role of the health care leader. Three practices--the performance review, candidate selection, and downsizing practices---are examined for white lies. Five predispositional qualities and five behavioral qualities are listed to assist the reader in moving from caring dishonesty to caring honesty in leadership.
authors.affiliation: Kathy Malloch & Associates, Glendale, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malloch
mesh_terms: D008192:Deception; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management; D014481:United States