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Category Archives: Integrity
Paying Attention To What Matters
We were on a nice port tack, but Raspberry Island was coming up fast; we needed to come about. I coached my nephews – one at the wheel and one at the winches – how to execute the maneuver, so … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance
Tagged accountability, leadership, management, measurement, performance, personal development, responsibility, sailing
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A Slippery Slope
I had the pleasure of lunch recently with the former VP of Sales for a $16 million technology company, published author and speaker. Mark Faris freely shares another distinguishing credential: he is a convicted felon for mail / wire fraud … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Values
Tagged business ethics, culture, ethics, Faris, integrity, leadership, morals, motives, principles, stewardship, values, white collar crime
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Recipe for Success in 2012
We pulled out a time-honored family recipe over the holidays, and that got me thinking about what a recipe for success in 2012 might be. I tried to follow the criteria for most good recipes: they should be relatively simple … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Personal development
Tagged goals, leadership, new year, planning, resolution, success
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How Penn State Fumbled
It is sadly ironic that Penn State University and its leaders, concerned as they were about legacy, will perhaps best be known for their failures. Over fifteen years, at least eight young boys were molested, some at Penn State’s athletic … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Ethics, Integrity, Leadership, Performance, Values
Tagged culture, integrity, leadership, Paterno, Penn State, values
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Lessons From News of the World
Rupert Murdoch pulled the plug on NEWS OF THE WORLD, Britain’s nearly 170-year-old tabloid journal, in the wake of its unethical and illegal phone hacking practices. As I heard that, I couldn’t help thinking of the analogy about “closing barn … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Values
Tagged ethics, integrity, journalism, mission, Murdoch, News, professionalism, values
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Authenticity and the Test of Time
My wife and I recently had the pleasure of visiting our daughter Alison in China, where she has been living and working for eight months. There is enough about that adventure to fill a few volumes – most of it … Continue reading
The Company We Keep
Do you remember being warned as a kid about “hanging out with the wrong crowd,” and that if you did you were likely to get into trouble? That was pretty good advice, and it still holds true. These days I … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Values
Tagged college, ethics, integrity, leadership, loan defaults, Tom Peters, values
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Values? What Values?
When I help organizations articulate their core values, the lists look very similar. I often see values that are variations of integrity,” “honesty,” “service,” “excellence,” “quality,” “trust” and “stewardship.” That’s fine as long as people really mean those values; after … Continue reading
Posted in Integrity, Leadership, Values
Tagged core values, engagement, navigating integrity, values
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