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10 'little white lies' your managers tell employees

signs an employee will quit
Christian Schappel
by Christian Schappel
August 12, 2015
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Of course, no manager wants to lie. But sometimes it’s a way to deflect requests or get off the hook without having to let a co-worker down harshly. Which “white lies” are your managers, supervisors and even executives spreading? 
We recently stumbled upon this interesting list produced by our friends over at ResourcefulManager, and we had to share it.
The team over at ResourcefulManager shares advice and resources on how to become a stronger leader, and it recently polled 1,133 managers and executives regarding which “white lies” they tell.
Respondents could select from a list of 33 total “lies.”
Here were the 10 they selected the most:

Source: Top 10 White Lies Managers Tell from John Walston, ResourcefulManager-in-Chief.

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