It's Not Luck; It's Work: Success and Integrity

As the late Betty White once said, "You don't luck into integrity, you work on it." And that's exactly what this podcast is all about - the real work of building integrity in organizations. In this episode, Mike explores the importance of organizational integrity and its impact on leadership success.

What will you learn? You'll discover the power of congruence between your thoughts, words, and actions, and how it shapes your leadership. You'll understand why integrity is a valuable resource in organizations and how it impacts trust and performance. Mike shares five key steps to ensure organizational integrity, from hiring the right people to making integrity a topic of conversation. And you'll gain insights into the role of integrity in conflict resolution and building a culture of trust.

The episode explores the challenges and tests of integrity in conflict situations. Horne emphasizes the importance of truth-telling and trust in building strong working relationships. He also discusses the concept of integrity as a renewable resource, emphasizing the need for consistent alignment between values and actions.

Horne suggests five key steps to ensure organizational integrity. First, he emphasizes the importance of hiring the right people and using team-based selection processes. Second, he encourages leaders to develop an organizational strategy that aligns with their values and visions. Third, he emphasizes the need for robust performance measures that support integrity. Fourth, he advocates for making integrity a topic of conversation within the organization. Finally, he urges leaders to start with themselves and examine their own actions and behaviors.

Horne concludes by discussing the importance of humanistic values such as respect, dignity, commitment, and honesty in fostering integrity. He encourages listeners to grow their deposits of integrity. After all, integrity is not just a buzzword, but a currency that drives success.

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• "We have to remember that this isn't something that occurs by chance, by fortune, but rather it's something that requires work." (02:21 | Mike Horne)  
• "Integrity isn't a fixed resource in organizational life. Because we interact with others during the day, we have an opportunity day in, day out, moment by moment to live out and to fulfill our design on bringing our values to the workplace and to having everyone bring their best to every situation in organizational life." (09:09 | Mike Horne)  

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