According to a December Gallup poll, 28 percent of adults rate business executives’ honesty and ethical standards as low or very low, 54 percent rate them as average, and just 16 percent rate them as high or very high.

As a business leader if you’re not good at leading cynical people, chances are you’re not good at leading a lot of the people you’re supposed to be leading.

Cynics make great employees as long as three rules are followed: 1. Be honest, 2. Play fair, 3. Do what you say you are going to do!

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