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WHY WE NEED TO HAVE A DIALOG ABOUT INTEGRITY

The integrity dialog, as any conversation, is a form of life, lived through words, that enables anyone who participates to move to a new understanding of themselves and their community.

Integrity is the essence of everything successful. The dialog has many possibilities.

The first possibility: We stop talking to ourselves.

As long as we assume others are like us, have the same background and share the same values, we talk to them as though we were talking to someone like us.

In effect we end up talking to ourselves.

WORKPLACE MISCONDUCT

Albert Camus said that integrity has no need of rules.

KPMG in their 2008-09 integrity survey conclude that there is a real need for integrity in the workplace.

The survey reports that 3700 out of 5000 employees say they have seen or know of wrong doing or misconduct in the workplace.

 

Confucius, Li and Decency at Work

By Peter G. Vajda, Ph.D

The challenge for many in their life at work is simply this: how to be a business person and a human being at the same time compete yet cooperate, be hard-nosed yet be ethical, keep ones nose to the grindstone yet take time to see and acknowledge others, be professional yet personal, make a profit yet not be greedy. You get the picture.

We don't have to look far to discover folks whose life at work takes the low road. Business magazines, journals, and news shows are replete with instances of individuals whose workplace demeanor is described as rude, insensitive, disrespectful, unethical, uncivil, egomaniacal and self-serving, greedy and dishonest. You might rub elbows with one or more such folks on a daily basis. And, all this despite the plethora of books, courses, seminars, workshops, policy and procedure manuals and treatises focusing on ethics and codes of conduct.

On the other hand, there are those whose lives at work are driven by their internal moral compass, a life at work guided by principles that support one to behave decently, truthfully and in integrity who take the high road even when they face major challenges, problems and difficult choices.

What supports one to change lanes and move from the low road to the high road is Li, and Confucius expounded greatly on the nature and practice of Li.

Integrity and the Media

By Charles Jones

Movies and television are pretend and not reality.  We should be more concerned with real-world problems and issues. 

Integrity and Organizational Wholeness

By Phil Lawson

Phil Lawson , a creative force in this world and author of the book Being Spherical  wrote the following article about integrity in organizations. He is a professional speaker, writer and consultant. He writes that to know yourself; you must see the whole of yourself. His passion then is to "Reveal the Secrets of the Whole". 

Keys of Professionalism

By Douglas Ross

Many people, outside the recognized professions, promote themselves as professionals. But are they? What are the key elements of professionalism? The answers from people around the world may surprise you. 

The Whack-a-Mole Approach to Management

 

by Douglas Ross

I wrote this fun but revealing look at what I call the business whack-a-mole approach to managing. I hope you enjoy it . It sets the stage to look at companies that take the path of most resistance to resolving systemic issues.

It is very simple. The world is complex and moving fast. The demands are challenging and the consequences immediate. Unravel the challenges and the world is your oyster. Surrender to the challenges and the world swallows you. The path of least resistance leads to surrender while the path of most resistance offers the world.

Will Integrity Work in Business?

Written by Douglas Ross

I received this letter from a retired executive who worked in a multinational:

"I've been thinking about your integrity theme and I am having a hard time picturing how you will present it as a saleable commodity to business.  I don't think that integrity guarantees you success or failure in business. There are lots of unethical people that are very successful in business and lots of people with integrity who have failed.  I believe that integrity is the way that you should live your life but I can't find the link in my mind that would be a plan for success in the business world. Perhaps you can share your thoughts on this with me."

My answer is that integrity is a technology and not just a personal value. We will examine the technology of integrity in the next article but first let us turn our attention to integrity and success.