7 November 2015

• Prevaricate: To speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create a false impression; lie.
• One of the dilemmas in leadership is that the qualities and behaviors that make individuals successful in their careers-narcissism and self-aggrandizement, the ability to prevaricate with skill and without remorse, skill in acting and presenting oneself in ways that may not be how one is feeling at the time, among others-are qualities and behaviors that do not necessarily produce great group results or healthy workplaces. (Pfeffer)
• As intrigue rocked the government all of this outgoing month, its so-called allies prevaricated till the end, amply demonstrating that there is little that politically defines them apart from narrow self-interest and petty power grabs. (Dawn)