Having Integrity in Business and Leadership

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Donald Menzel states that building an organization with integrity requires leading with integrity. One should be able to perform a duty without fear and without favors. Integrity, as Menzel explains, is defined by sound moral character, being respectful, and wholesome. Menzel describes not only what guides integrity, but how to build an organization with integrity over the course of chapter 3 and 4. Menzel begins by defining integrity, how to show integrity, and what integrity looks like among employees, organizations, and professionals. He then discusses the 8 principles of ethical conduct and how managers must act in this manner to demonstrate and lead by example. After defining these terms, Menzel discusses different types of leadership and how to build on each type. Menzel continues, in chapter 4, to discuss tools that organizations can use to in order to build and maintain organizations that display integrity. As Menzel moves into chapter 5, he describes management across different cities and counties and discusses ethical issues that have presented and how each was managed. Menzel continues to use life experiences in these chapters to help demonstrate not only what can happen, but what can happen if the wrong choice is made.
Menzel begins his discussion describing managers, ethical principles, and management types. Menzel states that in order for a manager to lead with integrity they must be truthful and honest, hold themselves accountable, credit others for contributions, and be respectful to all. This accounts for not only personal integrity, but professional and organizational integrity. He states that managers must manage relationships in fair and honest methods, and bide by the code of ethics for their pr...

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