Integrity and Values

(By Rick Lambert)

Integrity is the ground out of which character is grown, and plays a major role in one’s ability to adhere to good work ethics.  In addition to these, integrity is the core of an individual’s values.  Whatever is important to the individual (what they value) will be at the receiving end of that person’s integrity.  Shaping a person’s values is imperative for leaders and managers to be effective.

The more people that share the same values, the stronger the unity they will experience.  Though everyone has a varying degree of values, integrity develops common values that everyone agrees are right to do.  In other words, the stronger the value-based integrity your team shares, the greater the teamwork and unity you’ll experience within the department, and eventually the entire company.

What a person values will drive or empower their purpose, and there is no greater value in the workplace than the people – not just the customer, but the employee as well.  When you value people, your integrity will treat all people with respect and dignity especially when disagreements come up.