Posts with the ‘Integrity’ tag
Leadership is fun – right up until you have to make those first tough decisions. Everyone goes through this transition from eager new leader ready to change the world, to the realization that the decisions involved in leading are a lot harder than they look from the outside.
Our actions create followers more than our words do. The actions of an introverted Leader of Character will lead a team to excellence before the eloquent words of hypocritical extrovert. Thank goodness politicians are not the only examples we have for leadership. Rarely do their words match their actions. They may be great speakers, but […]
You can be an unethical rule follower. All organizations have rules and regulations people must follow. But many organizations fail to consider that we can all be unethical rule followers. Just because we do not break the law or a corporate regulation does not make us a person of Integrity.
We are not going to candy coat this blog with euphemisms. Let’s just be honest with ourselves. A liar tells lies. A coward is too scared to do what is right. An egomaniac puts himself first. When we use a euphemism to describe our behaviors, it is usually a tool to make us feel better […]
Part time Integrity is not really Integrity. It is hypocrisy. Hypocrisy limits our ablity to lead. If we only choose Integrity when it is easy, what are we? Answer: Hypocrites. Most people do not look in the mirror and think – hypocrite. But, if we pick and choose when we act with Integrity, what should […]
Athletes have the opportunity to exercise great Integrity every time they play the game. But, many times we see great athletes result to gamesmanship instead of sportsmanship. They sacrifice their Integrity in order to gain an advantage. But, there are some athletes who do the right thing – even at personal cost. Here is one example […]
Somebody knew what was going on. USA Gymnastics, Arizona basketball, Harvey Weinstein and the list keeps getting longer. These are sad examples of immoral and/or unethical people doing despicable things. Those people are finally being exposed. But, somebody knew what was going on before these people were exposed to the public eye. The lesson for […]
Reliable, Initiative, Proactive, Accountable, Low Maintenance, Easy to work with, a “Go to” person, a Leader. These are the words and phrases people will use to describe you if you make it a habit to exercise Duty. This is a teammate everyone wants. This is a friend everyone wants. This is your company’s next generation of […]
The generation of leaders emerging now needs to be different. If you are in your twenties and are dissatisfied with the status quo, you can not inspire change unless you exercise Integrity. People will not follow you if you exercise situational Integrity. Unfortunately, situational Integrity is too prevelant among our leaders today.
Most leadership failures are failures of character. The leaders in law enforcement, academia, and business who are making headlines for their moral failures should make us all stop and pay attention to our own paths in life.
