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Summary: The Truth About Lies In The Workplace

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When I was doing research for “The Truth About Lies in the Workplace,” I was disappointed not to find more studies on how culture influences our definition (and experience) of being told a lie. I wish I had met Stuart Friedman sooner! Stuart is the CEO of Global Context, a company that specializes in helping clients improve performance by understanding how world cultures affect verbal and non-verbal communications, follow through, commitments, relationship priorities, and what constitutes an “agreement.” (He can be reached directly at

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