Quotes About Integrity

You need an environment where everyone feels safe enough to be honest when things get tough. You need to know how far you can push someone. You need to know what people really mean when they say something. So hire slowly. It's the only way to avoid winding up at a cocktail party of strangers.

The message should come from the top. The highest-ranking person available should take control in a forceful way. Spread the message far and wide. Use whatever megaphone you have. Don't try to sweep it under the rug. "No comment" is not an option. Apologize the way a real person would and explain what happened in detail. Honestly be concerned about the fate of your customers—then prove it.

People will respect you more if you are open, honest, public, and responsive during a crisis. Don't hide behind spin or try to keep your bad news on the down low. You want your customers to be as informed as possible.

keep in mind why you're doing what you're doing. Great businesses have a point of view, not just a product or service. You have to believe in something. You need to have a backbone. You need to know what you're willing to fight for. And then you need to show the world.

A few bucks isn't going to make up for selling food we can't be proud of.

That's enough, Leonis! I'm an honorable man—Kelio and Sina can play tomorrow, but they're out by the championship game. I'll let the two of you decide how to break it to them.

Lies beget lies," he said. "Until, one day, someone needs the truth." Palewski

Poorly led teams "systematically underreported" their mistakes. In layman's terms, they covered up their mistakes.

There are two ways to run a big company: by rules or by values,

Having a good work ethic means taking the initiative to get the job done, delivering as agreed without excuses or blame, being willing to make personal sacrifice for the good of the organization, and being loyal to the company and people with whom you work.

Doing what you say, leading by example, showing consistency and fairness—these actions all build trust between managers and their teams over the long term.

Leonard Denton had a squeaky clean rep in the department, squeaky to the point where people almost assumed he would flip out one day and go postal. He was efficient and by the book, admirable qualities. But being admired and having admirable qualities were two totally different animals.

There are only so many movies you can direct. And yet there are movies that I want to make sure make it to the screen in as honest a way as possible.

Freedom requires truth, and so to smash freedom you must smash truth.

No vi razon para no decirle la verdad, y sin embargo tuve la sensacion de no hacerlo al hacerlo.

Hay hombres que se aprovechan de las mujeres tímidas, o de las muy jóvenes, o de las educadas, de las que tienen horror al enfrentamiento. Incluso a dar una negativa clara. Las hay, aunque no te lo creas. Que al final se dejan mucho, sólo por no hacer un feo o no montar una escena.

No hay que prestar más dinero del que uno estaría dispuesto a regalarle a quien le asesta el sablazo.

no me hubieras dicho nada, si me hubieras mantenido en el engaño. Cuando se lleva uno a cabo, hay que sostenerlo hasta el final.

I do things by the book, even when the book is stupid. You know why? That's how we get the conviction.

Asking for a raise. Ending a relationship. Giving a critical performance review. Saying no to someone in need. Confronting disrespectful or hurtful behavior. Disagreeing with the majority in a group. Apologizing. At work, at home, and across the backyard fence, difficult conversations are attempted or avoided every day.

Justice is what love looks like in public, just like tenderness is what love feels like in private.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

Ser impecable con tus palabras significa utilizar tu energía correctamente, en la dirección de la verdad y del amor por ti mismo. Si llegas a un acuerdo contigo para ser impecable con tus palabras, eso bastará para que la verdad se manifieste a través de ti y limpie todo el veneno emocional que hay en tu interior.

Feed the truth. Starve the lie.