Submitted by Group 8

Satabdi Roy (189278032) Sunilkumar Shingala (189278034)

“A session plan on Honesty”

“Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based, and
business is a part of our society, and it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct
business, that you have a set of honest standards.”
-kerry Stroke

Course Title MNG602: MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE

Session Title A Session on HONESTY-the secret ingredient of successful
organization
Lesson Objective  Why honesty is the best policy
 Why to tell the truth (almost) all the time
 Honesty in career growth
 Work ethics and honesty
 Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth
speaking and truth loving
Learning Outcomes  Learning the importance of honesty in an organisation
 Ways to improve honesty at workplace
 Inculcating the virtue of honesty in one’s personal and
professional life
 How to be honest during confrontational conversation in
maintaining long term relationship
Evaluation Measures  Essay writing on what honesty means to you
 Evaluate the honesty scores as generated by
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/
 Based on the answers of situational questionnaire
 Team Rating based on simulation of a case study in group
Trainer or Facilitator Satabdi Roy (189278032)
Sunilkumar Shingala (189278034)
Duration 3 hrs with two 15 mins break
Equipment  Projector, slide changer & speakers
 Laptops or mobile with active internet connection
 Pen, Paper
Material and Resources  Digital questionnaire
 Print out of study
 Short excerpts from life stories on honesty from various
books
 Short video clips to showcase the virtue of honesty
Pre-reading preparation  Case study
 Book –“My experiment with truth”

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Timing Activities Aids Requirements
09:00 – 09:20 Introduction Audio systems
 Facilitators - Name and background
 Attendees Projector
-Name
-location
-current role
-Honesty from their perspective
-Expectation from the workshop

Ice breaking activity

“Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking,

truth living, and truth loving.”
We will find out the different view on honesty and it’s requirements in
business environment. We will evaluate this on above mentioned
quote.
 Honesty from their perspective
There is a general understanding of what honesty is in society, but
there’s plenty of room to dive into what really constitutes honesty. To
some, honesty may be defined by its synonyms, such as fairness,
straightforwardness, sincerity, integrity, or trustworthiness. To others,
honesty may be “speaking the truth and abiding by the rules”. To others
still, the definition of honesty may be “never faking reality in order to
gain a value”. Honesty can be understood as an act (e.g., speaking the
truth, refusing to lie), a trait (e.g., authenticity), and a disposition (e.g.,
tendency or habit to be forthcoming with relevant truths), among other
things.

Session agenda and plan

09:20 – 09:50 Why honesty is the best policy Projectors

Defining honesty Audio system

Honesty is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtuous
attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness, including
straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying,
cheating, theft, etc. Honesty also involves being trustworthy, loyal, fair,
and sincere.

Instructor will start the session with defining honesty and building on
the examples provided by participants. This will give students a clear
idea of what to expect from the session and the define the direction of
thinking for them throughout the session.

Elaborate on
“Why honesty is the best policy”
 Citing some real life examples to show the importance of
honesty.
 - Apple is known for its the honesty standards. One day Steve Jobs
showed up in Guy Kawasaki’s ( who was responsible for marketing of
Apple Macintosh product line in 1984) cubicle with a man. He didn’t
bother to introduce him; instead he asked, “What do you think of a
company called Knoware?”
He told him that the company’s products were mediocre, boring, and
simplistic–nothing that was strategic for Macintosh. The company didn’t
matter to us. After he diatribe, he said to me, “I want you to meet the
CEO of Knoware, Archie McGill.” It was actually an IQ test. If Guy had
said nice things about that crappy software, Steve would have concluded
he knew nothing.

- Jack Ma, by the end of 2002, had learned during the year-end
review that two company employees, who made up 60% of the entire
group’s sales, were responsible for paying off clients. He immediately
fired them citing “If we fire them immediately, the company will not
have profit. If we do not kick these employees out, then what does this
signify about us? It would imply that our words are empty. So we finally
decided to let these two employees go.”

09:50 – 10:20 Why to tell the truth (almost) all the time Projectors

Video Interpretation Internet

connection
3 Short clippings of videos from movies know for portraying honesty.
- Ben Hur, Win Win and A separation are chosen Audio system

 A short pause before decision making which involves honesty

 After each video a short conversation about what is right and
wrong from the attendees
 What can be done differently and likely scenario analysis
about different decision making.

15 Min Tea Break (10:20 - 10:35 am)

10:35 – 11:00 Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth telling, truth speaking Online designed
and truth loving questionnaire for
quick evaluation.
Discussion on
 Difference between the not lying and telling the truth

Lying and not-telling the truth are different in their own right, and have
moral and ethical implications associated with each one. This is not
merely a matter of semantics; it is a matter of substance. In the case of
a lie there is an unjustified discrepancy between what you believe and
what you say, and so lying is may always be considered immoral. In
some circumstances, not telling the truth in order to preserve a higher
moral law may well be considered the right thing to do and thus is not
actually a lie.
  How to change perception about truth and its impact on short
to long term on life

“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Liars must
keep their minds more active by remembering not only the truth but also
their alternative accounts of it. When organizations and societies
tolerate selfish behaviours, they’re usually outperformed in the long run
by more honest and selfless (or at least more team-spirited) competitors.
This may help explain the strong positive correlation between
transparency and GDP per capita rankings around the world. So while in
any country there are people who get rich and powerful by bending the
rules, the success of any country overall depends on keeping the
proportion of those individuals to a minimum.
In short, the advantages of dishonesty are short-term and individual. The
advantages of honesty are long-term and collective.

Evaluation
 Questionnaire to evaluate the thinking of the attendees about
the honesty and truth

11:00 – 11:30 Honesty in career growth Case study and

Work ethics and honesty answer sheet for
simulation game.
Team activity based on simulation of case study
 Building a team of 4 to 5 member Digital review sheet
 A role play activity based on real life business scenario
“A case study of buyer-seller relationships during the industrial
product development process” is chosen
 Attendees n to play and make decision based on the case
situation
 The decision will have impact on the long term and short-term
gain and relationship

Evaluation:
 Evaluation is based on combination of teammates rating and
answer of the simulation game.

15 min Tea Break (11.30 -11.45 am)

11:45-12:00 Self-evaluation Internet

 Psychometric test Mobile or laptop

Evaluate the honesty scores as generated by
https://www.viacharacter.org/survey/

12:00 – 12:30 Concluding session Paper

 A short question answer session Pen

Attendees can ask any real life situation or any thing that can
have impact on truth and honesty.
  A Short Essay about
“How honesty matters to you previously and after attending
the session”

References:

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/311011

https://www.dummies.com/business/human-resources/employee-relations/employee-appraisal-
phrases-professional-ethics/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thebigenoughcompany/2011/09/21/3-steps-to-a-more-honest-
business/#22759a23ae10

https://www.passiton.com/honesty

https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/honesty-integrity-worksheets-activities-tests/