Most people think of integrity as being the same thing as honesty. Is the person telling the truth, can they be trusted etc. But if you think of integrity as consistency, where your actions, values, thoughts, and feelings all line up would you consider yourself to have integrity?
John (SuccessBeginsToday.org)
Some people like me, really have difficulty in telling lies, I prefer to tell the truth, even when I’m lying, all the actual facts can be seen on my face. Is that the desired honesty in leadership?
Reading the post from SuccessBeginsToday.org, I realized that integrity is much more than honesty, integrity deals with consistency, it’s not only about telling the truth in front of people, but will you even behave consistently with what you share and open in public. The best question to ask is, “Will you still behave consistently even when nobody is seeing you?”
Pursue integrity not only to get things done, but also to gain trust from other people. Not for us to procrastinate and making excuse. Will you still do your best or perform beyond expectation even when nobody is seeing you?
One tips on the time management that John shared is on coming early in every appointment we have scheduled. That’s a very practical tips for us to build our consistency and trust from others. Lifehack.org gives us more benefits of coming early in its article, 6 Reasons Why it Makes Sense to Arrive Early.
To get some other tips in building integrity, please check the full article from John here
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4 Comments
bendenham
on 26th Oct, 07 12:10pm
I am reading this book by John Maxwell “The 17 essential Qualities of a Team Player” for my grad class and one of his qualities in the book is Consistency but what he really describes is Integrity. I thought it interesting to see the same correlation in your blog.
Nice read. (Your post, not the book I am reading)
BD
Mike St. Pierre
on 12th Nov, 07 02:11pm
Thanks for linking back to my article from Lifehack. I like what you’re doing with your site and judging by the feedback others are giving, looks like you are on the right track.
Thanks again,
Mike St. Pierre
robert
on 12th Nov, 07 03:11pm
Wow Mike, thank you so much for your encouragement, I’m really humbled by your compliment.
Btw, how do you know my website, even google is still unable to find my site right now.
Anyway, thanks a bunch!
shahin
on 27th Aug, 10 04:08am
I have been reading How to win friends and influence others and dale carnegie talks about honestly and integrity. he says give honest and sincere opinions.
I believe if you are honest and sincere then you can keep your integrity.. in this case these two characteristics are mutually inclusive.
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