Integrity Matters Broadcasts
January 22, 2004
Attribute #1 - CHARACTER: Consistency between word
and deed*
* from Bracher Center’s Eight Attributes for Building an Integrity-Centered
Company
Dear Friends,
Many years ago, a wise and successful client said that
leadership often consists of “going to meetings and
repeating things.” He also said that he never wanted
to do anything in his business life that would not pass
the scrutiny of his mother’s value system. Here were
two powerful lessons: patient, persistent and purposeful
repetition; and, operational transparency. Upon these two
actions depend many of the rules for productivity and success.
2004 promises to demand more of everyone. A recovering
economy requires that everyone listen more perceptively,
think more clearly and respond more constructively. With
confessions of corporate wrong-doers making news along
with headline-capturing celebrities attempting to justify
scandalous behavior, there are many reasons to believe
that integrity will remain a hot topic. Who knows, integrity
could very possibly become a national conversation. Certainly,
that is the hope that Dan Halloran and I have maintained
with reference to the writing and now publication of our
soon-to-be released book, Integrity Matters.
Please
join with us and help make 2004 a year of positive change
and proportion. By personal example, teach the lessons of
integrity, accountability and stewardship. We invite you
to read the first Integrity Matters column of 2004 to serve
as a reminder to center our thinking while challenging us
to expand the national conversation on integrity.
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Sincerely,
Jim
