Sunday, November 22, 2009
Week 3 Assignment: Integrity
Integrity. Powerful word. A word that can make or break a person. A word that speaks volumes concerning ones character. When Sherayah was about 6 years old we were at the local Michaels store. As we walked the isle Sherayah noticed a bunch of marbles on the floor that had fallen off the shelf. Thinking that God had blessed her with such luck she asked if she could keep them. After all she had found them. She felt they were hers. Our answer was no, and a lesson in integrity began to take place as we tried to explain to her that the marbles were the stores. Later that night when we got home I noticed that she was playing with the marbles! When Ed and I turned our backs, she picked them up anyways and stuck them in her pocket. Instead of giving her consequence right then and there, Ed got the car keys, took Sherayah by the hand and they drove off back to the store. Ed had told Sherayah that she was going to return the marbles, and she was the one going to do the talking. As tears filled my daughters eyes and the fear of what would happen, Ed continued the lesson of integrity with love and assurance. As they drove up to the parking place the store had closed and some of the workers were leaving. Ed had called one of the workers over and asked if he could talk to the manager. The manager came over and Ed said, "Mame, my daughter has something to say." With tears rolling down her checks, she pulled out the marbles and gave them to the manager and said, "I'm sorry, I took these from your store." The manager, who was on her knees, gave Sherayah the biggest hug and said "Thank you for your honesty. I forgive you." A number of years later we were out on a family outing, and Sherayah noticed some money on the ground. She picked it up. Ran to the person who dropped it and was granted a big thank you! Lesson learned.
This week your assignment is to read Chap. 3 in Developing the Leader Within You. This week we will talk about integrity. Blog how this chapter has challenged you this week.
Pink hugs!
Angie
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It stirkes me every time in my business when someone does not act with integrity. It leaves me doumbfounded becaus I believe that all people have integrity and will follow through with their word or be honest with me. I try very hard to do what I say, especially for my children. They see everything I do and hear everything I say. I need to be a good role model. The same goes for a manager or director. Your staff will do what they see, so you better act with intgrity or you and your team won't be going anywhere! Sabrina
ReplyDeleteI have experienced how much damage a leader without integrity can do!! This chapter was a great chapter for me and I know that integrity is one of our most important characteristics and values to strive for. I believe we all have different convictions but our conscious tells us when we are doing even the smallest things without integrity. I have left the store a few times in my life with something that was not noticed and rung up in my cart.
ReplyDeleteEven if it was a pack of gum, I have returned it because I want to be a person of integrity. I want to be the same in my buisness! I want God to bless me, not anything or anyone else, including myself! (Changing Lanes-Good Movie about integrity(R)
Say what you mean, and mean what you say! Wow, those last words of this clip says it all for this last chapter. Why is it easy to act with integrity to those around you, but hard to follow through with own self? Ehh.. What a an eye opener.
ReplyDeleteWow!!! This chapter was another great one. I really thought about our Mary Kay. What a woman of integrity. She never asked anyone to do something she herself wasn't willing to do- even when it came to a 20 class week. I really appreciated the checkup questions Maxwell posed on consistency, choices, and credit. Whenever I book an appointment and it ends up being a no show or she doesn't return my calls (same with warm chats), I've come to simply say "She has no manners" and now I can add that she isn't a woman of integrity and I wouldn't have wanted to work with her anyway. Yet, on that same line I agree with Nicole "Why is it easy to act with integrity to those around you, but hard to follow through with own self?" This is an area that I need to be more accountable for. Thanks Nicole for making me think about that.
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