Truth vs. Harmony

I'm sure we have all been in a situation where not telling the full truth has bettered the situation in many ways, but does this policy always work? What do you think is more important, focusing on always telling the truth or keeping peace and harmony during a situation?

When thinking about truth vs. harmony, a few public outbreaks come to my mind, the first being Enron. Enron is a scandal that will be discussed for many years to come. As we all know, a lot was going on behind the scenes of the company, a lot that was very illegal. When this information came out, Enron found themselves trapped, they were in so deep it was far too late to try and find harmony with in the company and the situation. Wouldn't it have been better for the company to come forward the minute they knew they were bound to be caught, rather than still trying to cover it up and having everything become worse. Another example that comes to mind is the Penn State scandal, like Enron the school continued to try and cover everything up rather than coming forward with the information they had after the first incident. By the time information had gotten out, it was too late for harmony. After looking at situations like these I can conclude that when a company or university represents such a large crowd, hiding the truth is never a good idea, because at some point or another it will come out and it will be much worse than if they would have just come out with the truth in the first place. However, there is still the idea with everyday issues that keeping harmony can be better than telling the full truth, it all just depends on the situation.