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Post by susiekaz on Mar 12, 2014 16:03:01 GMT -6
The study they performed was very interesting. It makes absolute sense that the small cheaters costs much more money than the big cheaters. I also thought it was interesting when he spoke about stealing actual money versus stealing a physical item and how those two things make people feel differently about being dishonest. I am sure in the professional world, executives feel differently about making a poor decision versus being the one who has to do the work from a poor decision.
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Post by halearnold on Mar 12, 2014 16:36:43 GMT -6
I will more than likely watch this clip again and again. I liked everything about it. The concept, the explanations, the relevance and why it matters. I like that he used studies, facts and fiction to make his point. Which is that the "little things add up to big things" and even tough it's just a pencil, it eventually is more than a heist. I also loved the "joke" he otld with the father saying I can bring dozens home from the office. Point well made.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 11:03:10 GMT -6
RSA Animate - The Truth About Dishonesty
You cannot benefit from cheating. Cheating is cheating - no matter how you rationalize it. The problem in the world isn't cheating. The problem is no one knowing how to stop cheating. Acknowledging any kind of cheating and reprimanding cheating can stop the act itself. When someone knows that they can cheat and get away with it, they will always cheat. If you reprimand someone for cheating, they will feel emotionally bad and no one wants to feel bad. Everyone wants to think that they are honest, when we cheat all the time. But the only reason we cheat is because no one is reprimanded for being dishonest.
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Post by patrickschwaner on Mar 15, 2014 9:05:15 GMT -6
I always enjoy learning about the psychology of why humans behave the way they do, so I found this video to be pretty interesting. While there are some big cheaters out there, there are lots of little cheaters who have somehow rationalized their behavior and still feel good about themselves. We have a tendency to think of people as either good or bad, but the subject is not so black and white. Everyone in the world has the potential to be "bad" under the right circumstances.
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Post by asanchez on Mar 16, 2014 13:44:29 GMT -6
This is a very interesting view on honesty/dishonesty. I consider myself a very honest person, often to my detriment. I do often print things at my office, or take a pen or something, but for some reason I never feel bad about it. I definitely think there are different ways people rationalize their actions to make themselves feel better. I've definitely thought about the confession making people sin more situation and I definitely think that happens often. I do like how he says people love to be able to start over. The idea that confession allows people to start anew.
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Post by stephaniesmith on Mar 16, 2014 22:03:15 GMT -6
He makes a good point about being dishonest under the right circumstances. Take something as simple as when someone asks "how are you doing?" Most people reply "fine" when we all know they are lying. People who say fine just don't want to disclose their problems to that person. Dishonesty is in all of us and we use it because we can justify it.
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Post by arenee1370 on Mar 18, 2014 22:58:25 GMT -6
The idea behind this video is great but I don't think much will ever change. He said the only way to make things different is to change to incentive structure. I believe that could possibly help as well.
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Post by dnewson on Mar 23, 2014 18:32:33 GMT -6
This was a pretty long video, but offered detailed information regarding how we as human beings can be dishonest without even realizing it and to what level we may feel guilty by our actions.
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Post by Rosie on Mar 24, 2014 9:22:48 GMT -6
I love all these animated videos, they always keep my attention. Dishonesty occurs daily, in big and small ways. There's a fine line between making small decisions that might be questionable, and intentionally doing something you know is wrong. This is the problem with rationalization. How far can someone rationalize their bad decisions? In today's world, big businesses are thought of as dishonest corporations. This is not true for all, but most have or are acting in dishonest ways in order to benefit for themselves. The truth is everyone lies sometimes, its what we lie about and how big the lie is that defines each person or businesses morals.
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Post by melanconcaitlin on Mar 25, 2014 12:22:37 GMT -6
Everyone views cheating differently. Some people may view cheating as only stealing monetary items, some may view it as stealing intangible items, everyone has their own opinion. This video should be shown in business meetings amongst employees to show the emphasis of what cheating entails. In a company you need to establish a universal, so to speak, meaning of what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. Laying this definition on the line can prevent future mishaps and/or misunderstandings of employees.
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Post by darnette on Mar 31, 2014 21:18:26 GMT -6
Rationalizing your actions is just of cover up of your guilt. Big, little, mid-size cheaters are still dishonest people. Yes, it is great to have integrity and want to always do the right things even when no one is looking. However, if you rationalize that action that you know is wrong, integrity is out of the window, and you are a dishonest believe it or not.
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Post by godwesso on Apr 1, 2014 0:51:16 GMT -6
The video spoke to me in a lot of areas both personally and professionally. The fact that I sometimes rationalize situations to justify my actions really sums up everything he talked about. But, equating that to the banking situation was a little difficult for me, the level of selfishness at both levels involved. From borrowers to lenders was a little over the top and misguided. Though I do agree that every now and then we get tempted, institutions like banks should have a moral code of how they operate. Just like we find the urge not to cheat when morality is involved, i feel like banks and other important institutions should incorporate some form of moral code to their style of doing business.
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Post by kati3 on Apr 3, 2014 19:02:19 GMT -6
Everyone cheats a little bit. This video did an excellent job of making society seem a little worse than it already seems. Of course we know that we have all cheated in some way at one point or another, but it seems terrible talking about it like this video is doing. Its awful to think that there is no such thing as a totally honest person. We are all dishonest at some point but we convince ourselves we are honest. It is pretty depressing.
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Post by jessweaver on Apr 7, 2014 22:08:03 GMT -6
I think that talking about dishonesty in the workplace is a very touchy subject. Many employees feel like they are underpaid or under appreciated and when they take that pen home from work, they are thinking they are stealing but are rationalizing it as they deserve it because they work so hard. Other times, it can be a pure accident. I am guilty of taking pens home from work. After working all day and especially if you are in a rush to leave, it is so easy to just toss the pen in your purse and run out the door. I am not saying that people do not steal from work because some definitely do, I just believe that mistakes happen and if an employee stealing a pen is the worst problem a company has, then I would say they are doing pretty well.
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Post by jjohnson on Apr 8, 2014 17:19:19 GMT -6
Unfortunately, we live in a society that often tempts us to cheat/be dishonest. Whether it be on a test, our taxes, or stealing an idea, the temptation is there. Often times, it seems that the dishonest way is the better way because you have more to gain and have a better chance of coming out on top. This is sometimes true, but often people don’t think of the consequences of their actions. If the police, or some other governing authorities, don’t get you, your conscience will. Often the cheating way is also seen as the easy way. The key is to fight through the temptation and prosper doing good, honest work.
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