Why does Integrity matter in Organizational Culture?
Here’s a formula that I just came up with for those of you accustomed to reading “step” programs and slick formulas: Integrity (“Walking the talk”) encourages trust, trust builds respect, respect activates commitment, commitment feeds dedication, dedication strengthens work ethic, work ethic fuels productivity… I’ll stop now or the circle would get too big before I tie it all back to integrity. I might map it out in flashy colours and copyright it someday, but you get the picture. The thing is, I could have continued to attach all kinds of values to that formula, because once you come down to it, values do tend to be related. Just ask anyone to pick 5 core values from a list of 50, and you’ll see what I mean. You’ll hear people talk about how respect is part of trust and trust is part of commitment, and so on. And it all makes intuitive sense, so if I had said passion nourishes creativity, and creativity fuels productivity you would very possibly have sagely nodded your head. That’s
