Do you Have It

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Do you Have It?

• Mike Hayes
• mhayes6_at_umd.edu
• University of Maryland-College Park

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IntegrityWhat is it?

• Root word?
• Meaning?

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How does this concept play out in our lives
everyday?

• Our organizations?
• Our relationships?

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What are others saying?

• providing a mechanism for individuals and
  organizations to trust you
  
• Jim Burke, Johnson and Johnson
• a consistency of steadfastness in your life with
  what is truthful and what is right
  
• Millard Fuller, Habitat for Humanity
• it means doing the right thing
• Wayne Sales, Canadian Tire
• puts forth a a set of beliefs and then acts on
  principle
  
• Shelly Lazarus, Ogilvy Mather

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EASY??????

• Why or why not?
• Barriers?

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What do you know about yourself? How does that
fit?
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The Integrity Advantage

• Adrian Gostick and Dana Telford, Gibbs Smith
  Press, 2003

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10 CharacteristicsGostick and Telford, 2003

• You know that little things count.
• You find the white (when others see gray)
• You mess up, you fess up.
• You create a culture of trust.
• You keep your word.
• You care about the greater good.
• You are honest but modest.
• You act like you are being watched.
• You ____ integrity. (fill in the blank)
• You stay the course.

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Where are you now???Adapted from Gostick and
Telford

• Is there an unreasonably high focus on results
  rather than ANYTHING else?
  
• Are there opportunities to be routinely exposed
  to ethical temptations?
  
• Is it ok to make mistakes?
• Are folks asked to violate personal values for
  the sake of the organization?
  
• Accountability for dishonesty?
• Do you utilize your resources such as advisors?
• Is integrity considered in election/appointments?

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Key Lessons about Integrity

• Values-based decisions are essential
• Surround yourself with people of integrity
• Create organizations of integrity
• Know/Live your personal values
• Know/Live your organizational values
• Hold one another accountable

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More Key Lessons

• The sooner you start the better
• You cant hurry consistency
• Commitment is an action word

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What happens when we fall off the horse?

• GET BACK ON AS FAST AS YOU CAN, SADDLE SORES AND
  ALL.

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Do you have it?