Do you run your business with integrity?Integrity is the foundation of success, say Dan Telford and Adrian Gostick, authors of Integrity Works: Strategies for Becoming a Trusted, Respected and Admired Leader (Gibbs Smith, publisher, April 2005). The authors analyze leaders and successful people in all walks of life who demonstrate integrity, including Mary Kay Ash For the guitarist and entertainer, see . Mary Kay Ash (May 12, 1918–November 22, 2001) was a U.S. businesswoman and the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.. Born Mary Kathlyn Wagner in Hot Wells, Texas, Ash worked for several direct sales companies from the 1930s until , founder of Mary Kay Mary Kay is a brand of skin care and color cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc. Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas. Mary Kay Ash (d. November 22, 2001) founded Mary Kay Inc. on Friday, September 13, 1963. Cosmetics; Katherine Graham, former CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Washington Post; and Warren Buffet A buffet is a meal serving system where patrons serve themselves. It is a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff. The term is also used to describe a sideboard, an antique form of furniture which was sometimes used to offer the dishes of a buffet meal , chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA, NYSE: BRKB) is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. . All of them demonstrate characteristics of leaders with integrity. Each of these characteristics is the subject of a chapter of the book. You've got integrity when: 1. You know that little things count. 2. You find white when others see gray. 3. You mess up, you fess up Verb 1. fess up - admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error; "the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting" make a clean breast of, own up . 4. You create a culture of trust. 5. You keep your word. 6. You care about the greater good. 7. You're honest but modest. 8. You act like you're being watched. 9. You hire integrity. 10. You stay the course. Telford and Gostick demonstrate that these ten characteristics of integrity will enhance both loyalty and the bottom line. They show how you can set yourself apart as a leader--whether your goal is to become a successful Fortune 500 executive, a thriving small business owner, or a better person. They provide a roadmap for putting integrity into action with your employees, your company, and your own life. Integrity Works: Strategies for Becoming a Trusted, Respected and Admired Leader, by Dana Telford and Adrian Gostick, Foreward by John W. Marriott III. Hardcover, 128 pp., $18.95, Gibbs Smith Publishers, April 25, 2005, www.gibbs-smith.com |
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