Comments on: Can you teach…or learn integrity? http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity Leadership Development and Leadership Training without the Hype Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: carl raskin http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-168 carl raskin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:40:29 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-168 Based on the small read so far, I have a lot to learn. Based on the small read so far, I have a lot to
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]]> By: Andrew Lyde http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-24 Andrew Lyde Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:33:48 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-24 Ron, I've been struggling over this question since you posted it on the LinkedIn website. I don't think that integrity is innate, but that it is learned. I looked up "integrity" on Merriam-Websters (www.m-w.com) and the first definition is: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values. This definition leads me to believe that integrity is not something that is good in itself, like love or compassion. Integrity is more about consistency and adherence to one's values. So potentially I could value hurting as many people as I can. If I maintain a strict adherence to this value, I maintain my integrity. This is eye-opening for me because if you had asked me what I value, I would tell you that I value being a man of integrity. Now I see that I need to attach that desire for integrity to good values so that I adhere to a strict code of love and compassion. So maybe when we talk about someone having or lacking integrity, we really mean how well that person adheres to our own personal, group, familial, societal, or universal values. Ron,
I’ve been struggling over this question since you posted it on the LinkedIn website. I don’t think that integrity is innate, but that it is learned. I looked up “integrity” on Merriam-Websters (www.m-w.com) and the first definition is: firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values.
This definition leads me to believe that integrity is not something that is good in itself, like love or compassion. Integrity is more about consistency and adherence to one’s values. So potentially I could value hurting as many people as I can. If I maintain a strict adherence to this value, I maintain my integrity.
This is eye-opening for me because if you had asked me what I value, I would tell you that I value being a man of integrity. Now I see that I need to attach that desire for integrity to good values so that I adhere to a strict code of love and compassion.
So maybe when we talk about someone having or lacking integrity, we really mean how well that person adheres to our own personal, group, familial, societal, or universal values.

]]> By: Douglas Ross http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-23 Douglas Ross Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:35:54 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-23 Hi Ron Great post and I love the way you have linked integrity with leadership development. Integrity is a journey. Integrity is defined as wholeness, consistency and purity. Wholeness means that everything is firing on all cylinders at the same time. Consistency means that it can perform at this level over time and purity means that it continually improves itself The journey shapes the person. The degree of integrity in a person is a function of acceptance and openness of the person to the lessons learned about themselves, the world they live in and the path itself. Doug Hi Ron
Great post and I love the way you have linked integrity with leadership development.

Integrity is a journey.

Integrity is defined as wholeness, consistency and purity. Wholeness means that everything is firing on all cylinders at the same time. Consistency means that it can perform at this level over time and purity means that it continually improves itself

The journey shapes the person. The degree of integrity in a person is a function of acceptance and openness of the person to the lessons learned about themselves, the world they live in and the path itself.

Doug

]]> By: Ron Hurst http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-22 Ron Hurst Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:14:43 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-22 Robert great point. I loved the Flanagan quote too. It is about learning and growing. I am not sure that you can learn integrity late in life but you can certainly improve your behaviors so they can match what you believe. George What if you could learn integrity? After all we did learn something about it from our parents didn't we...? Agree on the character comment I don't think you can learn it. Integrity would be very tough and it is not likely you could learn a different level than you have but what if you could... Ron Robert great point. I loved the Flanagan quote too. It is about learning and growing. I am not sure that you can learn integrity late in life but you can certainly improve your behaviors so they can match what you believe.

George What if you could learn integrity? After all we did learn something about it from our parents didn’t we…? Agree on the character comment I don’t think you can learn it. Integrity would be very tough and it is not likely you could learn a different level than you have but what if you could…

Ron

]]> By: George http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-19 George Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:02:38 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-19 Ron, I agree with you. Character and Integrity cannot be taught. Similar to work ethics. You either have it, or you don't. George Ron,

I agree with you. Character and Integrity cannot be taught. Similar to work ethics.

You either have it, or you don’t.

George

]]> By: Robert @ reason4smile http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-18 Robert @ reason4smile Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:16:52 +0000 http://leadershiptrainingdevelopment.com/can-you-teachor-learn-integrity#comment-18 Your title really caught me, I agreed very much with what Bryan Flanagan said, where what we do is providing feedback, if people is having a good attitude, they will be able to change and grow to have a better integrity. For person with poor attitude, show them how you treat the person with good attitude better, and they may want to compete and eventually work as hard as the other. If they're still not changing, we consider whether we still need them or are we satisfied with their performance. Just my 2-cents, Robert Your title really caught me,

I agreed very much with what Bryan Flanagan said, where what we do is providing feedback, if people is having a good attitude, they will be able to change and grow to have a better integrity.

For person with poor attitude, show them how you treat the person with good attitude better, and they may want to compete and eventually work as hard as the other. If they’re still not changing, we consider whether we still need them or are we satisfied with their performance.

Just my 2-cents,
Robert

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