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Five Fatal Communication Flaws-Part II

There’s a child’s book called, “The Big Fat Lie” that I used to read to our kids. It was a cute story of a little boy who desires something his mother had denied him.

A colorful skinny creature convinces this boy that he can get his desire with just a little fib. Soon the fib unravels and a bigger creature appears with a strategy on how to cover-up the fib with a bigger lie. The cover-ups eventually become so ridiculous that the story unravels, leaving the boy far worse off than before!

Proverbs 19:5 teaches, “A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.”

In business, cover-ups often end with worse consequences than the original lie. Before covering up your lies, pause to consider the consequences.

Questions for Reflection:

• Can you think of a time when you told a lie then had to add other lies to cover up the first one? What was the outcome?
• Can you think of a business or political leader—fictional or real—who heaped lie upon lie to cover up a scandal? What was the outcome?
• Why do you think it's necessary to cover up a lie with more lies?