Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching. ~ unknown author
Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you. ~ H. Jackson Brown
Philippians 4
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
I used the above passage from Philippians on January 17 but decided to use it again as I reflected on the matter of integrity.
I don't know if you read the recent article titled, 10 Weird Excuses Workers Use When Late to Work. It's a list shared by hiring managers from various business and professional settings. Here are just a few:
- Employee thought she had won the lottery (she didn't).
- Employee got distracted watching the "Today" Show.
- Employee believed his commute time should count toward his work hours.
- Employee's angry roommate cut the cord to his phone charger, so it didn't charge and his alarm didn't go off.
- Employee claimed a fox stole her car keys.
- Employee had to take a personal call from the governor (turned out to be true).
Now, of course, there's not a one of us who hasn't had a valid reason here and there to be late for work. Life has its way of hurling some unexpected things at you, doesn't it? What I find to be true is that the degree to which a supervisor believes one's reason for being late correlates with the integrity and faithfulness seen in that employee. It shouldn't be amazing to any of us that personal integrity goes a long way in helping us through the challenges and pitfalls of life. When one has personal integrity, people believe you; people are willing to work with you; people consider it a privilege to associate with you. Most importantly, you are at peace with yourself. What, then, is personal integrity? It is commitment to a set of values and a conduct of behavior which others admire. It is commitment to honesty and truth; even when doing so proves costly. It is the willingness to be courageous and consistent when others give way to expediency. It is the desire that one's witness for what is right and good is evident to all.
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