Integrity

Doing the right thing even when no one is

watching..
 Integrity

● Integrity is a character trait that reflects a

person’s degree of honesty, adherence to moral
principles and a complete harmony of one’s
thought speech and action.
● A person of integrity will be guided by
morality and has consistency in character.
● He/ she will do what is right every time.
● A person who has integrity lives his or her
values in relationships with coworkers,
customers, and stakeholders.
● Honesty and trust are central to integrity.
● Acting with honor and truthfulness are also
basic tenets in a person with integrity.
● People who demonstrate integrity draw
others to them because they are
trustworthy and dependable.
 Examples of Integrity
● The CEO of the company kept the employees up-
to-date on the struggles the business was
experiencing with clear and frequent
communication at team meetings.
● Employees felt as if they knew exactly what was
happening.
● They were not blindsided by the CEO’s request
that they all take a 10 percent pay cut so that
the company could avoid layoffs or furloughs for
the time being.
● The employees also felt confident in the
turnaround plan they were following as they
had helped develop it
and they trusted their CEO.
 Types of integrity

● Professional Integrity
● Political Integrity
● Academic Integrity
● Integrity in Daily
Transactions
 Professional Integrity

● It deals with the willingness to do the right

thing in one’s profession.
 Political Integrity

● It deals with the mindset of politicians

once they are elected by the people.
● They should work according to the promises
they made during elections.
 Academic Integrity

● Any academic Endeavour must be pure and away from plagiarism. People in academic
community should stick on to truthful information.
● A student who copies an assignment, a researcher who fabricate data, a writer
who doesn’t acknowledge his sources, etc lack academic integrity.
 Integrity in Daily Transactions

● There will be incidents in our life in which

there will be options to do the right thing or
to do what benefits us.
● As responsible persons of integrity, we
should do right always.
 Traits of People that Have True
Integrity
● Trustworthy; Trust is actually the most common
trait of these people. Once people with try
integrity have gained your trust, they will try to
keep it.
● Honest; They are honest people who don’t feel
need to lie because they want to get to where
they need to get in life without lying.
● Authentic; People with true integrity are actually their
truest forms. You will never catch them in a lie.
● Do good things whenever they can; They often help
others. They enjoy improving other people’s lives.
● Humble; They don’t quite know their own worth.
Although they do good things, they do not quite notice
their act of kindness.
● They apologize first; In case people with true integrity
have done anything wrong, they will actually apologize.
They admit their mistake as well as try to make things
right.
● Believe other people; They don’t take lying well.
● They are kind to people that need it.
● They realize when something is bothering others;
In case someone is down in the dumps, people with
true integrity will notice it.
● They give others the benefit of the doubt.
● They don’t argue over disagreements
● They don’t take advantage of other people
● They are genuine; They show their genuineness by
action
● They credit people that deserve it; Those
who have true integrity don’t take credit for
things they didn’t do.
● They value other people’s time; These
people value their own time as well as they
value other people’s time.
● They hold themselves accountable
● They hold you accountable