The Leader as Chief Truth Officer: The ...
Document type :
Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage
Title :
The Leader as Chief Truth Officer: The Ethical Responsibility of “Managing the Truth” in Organizations
Author(s) :
Bouilloud, Jean-Philippe [Auteur]
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris [ESCP Europe]
Deslandes, Ghislain [Auteur]
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris [ESCP Europe]
Mercier, Guillaume [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris [ESCP Europe]
Deslandes, Ghislain [Auteur]
Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris [ESCP Europe]
Mercier, Guillaume [Auteur]

Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Journal title :
Journal of Business Ethics
Pages :
1-13
Publisher :
Springer Verlag
Publication date :
2017-09-15
ISSN :
0167-4544
English keyword(s) :
Aletheia
Foucault
Parrhesia
Secrecy
Truth-telling
Truthfulness
Foucault
Parrhesia
Secrecy
Truth-telling
Truthfulness
HAL domain(s) :
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management
English abstract : [en]
Our aim is to analyze the position of the leader in relation to the ethical dimension of truth-telling within the organization under his/her control. Based on Michel Foucault’s study of truth-telling, we demonstrate that ...
Show more >Our aim is to analyze the position of the leader in relation to the ethical dimension of truth-telling within the organization under his/her control. Based on Michel Foucault’s study of truth-telling, we demonstrate that the role of the leader toward the corporation and the imperative of organizational performance place the leader in an ambiguous position: he/she is obliged to take the lead in “telling the truth” internally and externally, but also to bear the consequences of this “truth-telling” for the organization and for himself/herself. In this process of construction and implementing the truth, the leader is organizer and figurehead of the corporation’s truth-telling practices: determining the frontiers between truth that can be said and that which should remain hidden, both inside and outside the corporation; establishing a dialogue based on truth (i.e., an authentic, sincere relationship with all partners); guaranteeing that the rules of truth-telling are respected; and offering a truth which is compatible with the firm’s economic and ethical interest. Invested with the authority—the office—of managing truth within the corporation, the leader can be considered to be the “Chief Truth Officer.” From this perspective, we demonstrate that this role requires specific skills, like courage and practical wisdom.Show less >
Show more >Our aim is to analyze the position of the leader in relation to the ethical dimension of truth-telling within the organization under his/her control. Based on Michel Foucault’s study of truth-telling, we demonstrate that the role of the leader toward the corporation and the imperative of organizational performance place the leader in an ambiguous position: he/she is obliged to take the lead in “telling the truth” internally and externally, but also to bear the consequences of this “truth-telling” for the organization and for himself/herself. In this process of construction and implementing the truth, the leader is organizer and figurehead of the corporation’s truth-telling practices: determining the frontiers between truth that can be said and that which should remain hidden, both inside and outside the corporation; establishing a dialogue based on truth (i.e., an authentic, sincere relationship with all partners); guaranteeing that the rules of truth-telling are respected; and offering a truth which is compatible with the firm’s economic and ethical interest. Invested with the authority—the office—of managing truth within the corporation, the leader can be considered to be the “Chief Truth Officer.” From this perspective, we demonstrate that this role requires specific skills, like courage and practical wisdom.Show less >
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Anglais
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