integrity

Integrity may be about little things as much or more than big ones.

I ran the wrong kind of business, but I did it with integrity.

Calamity is the test of integrity.

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.

When one is loyal to the truth, we say he is a person of integrity. When one is loyal to the truth under intense opposition, we say he is a person of great integrity.

In failing circumstances no one can be relied on to keep their integrity.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside the law. The same thing goes for rules, policies and procedures - you know, the organization's "internal laws." You can "go by the book" and still behave unethically. Still not move beyond mediocrity. High standards-the ethics of excellence-come to life through your basic values, your character, integrity and honesty. Obeying the law is the bare minimum.

Excellence calls for character . . . integrity . . . fairness . . . honesty . . . a determination to do what's right. High ethical standards, across the board.

Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.