"In business, it doesn't pay to be honest"

At one recent training event, one of the activities required participants to make as much money as possible, and it was done as a closed economy. Everyone received $500 toy money at the start of the game. It was a zero sum game. During the debrief, I came to a difficult situation. I asked the participants their biggest takeaway, and more than one said, "In business, it doesn't pay to be honest".…