We continue to look at Baptistcare’s values, and will spend some more time looking at the statement: Integrity and respect in personal and organisational behaviour.
I’ve tried my hand at juggling on a number of occasions, but in most cases have failed to keep two balls in the air, let alone three. Yet when you watch a professional juggler it looks so easy. In most workplaces we find it necessary to keep several balls in the air and just when you’ve got the pattern going nicely someone throws in another ball or two just to keep you on your toes.
When the pattern of juggling falters and your ability to look like a professional is not going as planned, both integrity and respect come under a great deal of pressure. If we are not people of integrity when the juggling becomes too hard, we will not only depend on sleight of hand and other circus tricks to get us through, but at the first sign of failure the greatest threat comes to the people who are nearest to us.
People of integrity recognise that respect for those around us, whether they be family, friends, colleagues or clients, is of the highest priority, along with our ability to respect ourselves, not allowing our personal values to be compromised.
I’d love to hear your comments about how you maintain integrity and respect in a world of juggling balls.
I believe integrity is something that no one can take away from us. It's about taking personal responsibility for our actions, behaviours and attitudes. We know when we have acted with integrity and when we haven't.
ReplyDeleteWe also know when we have treated someone with respect and when we haven't.
We each have our own "values barometer" and we each have a conscious. This is what helps us to learn and we grow.
And, it is so uplifting when people treat you with respect and act out of integrity.