Integrity is the quality of being honest and fair .One of the major reasons of failures has been observed to be lack of integrity and character. Never compromise on values
Brain Tracy says - Always guard your integrity as a sacred thing. He also says that trust is the glue to hold all relationships together and trust is based on Integrity. And integrity is telling the truth even if the truth is ugly.
Ethics in decision making should always take precedence over desperation to win, within any organization the onus is on the leader to spearhead the strategy well within the boundaries of ethics and integrity.
Integrity should be the hallmark of your character. If you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing even if you have all the money in the world. Remember once trust is lost, it is very difficult to win it back. So, work hard to maintain it.
Speak with honesty, Think with sincerity, Act with integrity
I look for three things while hiring, integrity, intelligence, High energy level. If you don't have the first(i.e .Integrity), the other two will kill you. Warren Buffet
If someone says -I trust you- it is the best compliment that you can receive from any one, it is certainly a better compliment than someone saying I love you
The Story of A king who adhered to the value of integrity very religiously .
While writing on value of integrity, one among many stories that cropped up in my mind is that of a king, the staunch adherent to the value of integrity. Integrity was a very important element of his character and, the hall mark of his personality. He could give up all but not the integrity. Subjects of his kingdom loved and adored him for his noble qualities. 'One day the king noticed a beautiful queen like woman coming out of the palace and leaving, the king checked her and asked who she was and where she was going. She replied, she was the goddess of success, and by her temperament, she could not stay at one place for longer period. As in your palace she had stayed the longest so she was leaving, the king felt unhappy but let her go... After a few days the king again saw a pretty woman coming out of the palace and leaving.
On inquiry the woman told she was the goddess of wealth and she could not stay at a place where her sister goddess of success was not there, so leaving. The king felt dejected but allowed her to go. It so happened that not many days after the king spotted another elegant lady leaving the palace, the king asked who she was and where she was going. She replied she was the goddess of name and fame and she could not stay at a place where success and wealth did not stay ,hence she was leaving .The king felt aggrieved and had no choice but to let her go , now again a pretty woman was spotted leaving the palace ,the king called her back and asked who she was and why she was leaving. The woman replied she was the goddess of Integrity; the king got disheartened to know that she was also leaving. With tearful eyes he beseeched her not to leave as he could live without wealth, name , fame and success but could not live without integrity, so don't leave me.
The goddess of integrity was moved and decided to stay back. Soon thereafter the goddess of success returned to the palace and told the king she stayed where her sister Integrity stayed. The other two goddesses also followed soon thereafter.
Integrity is the most important ingredient of success. Embrace integrity, tell the truth even if it is unpalatable and watch success, wealth, and name and fame kissing your feet and crowning your head.
For sustainable success Follow and believe "honesty is the best policy"
Learning points
Personal integrity is crucial - Never compromise on Values
Guard you Integrity as something very sacred
Never lie , Never cheat, Never steal
Practice your values rather than simply professing them
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