Character is the embodiment and the expression of our values. It is who we are on the inside, and what we show on the outside. Our values are the promises we make to ourselves about how we will behave, both in private and in the world at large. When we live up to those promises — when we act consistently with what it is we say we stand for, and consistently deliver on our promises (even when no one else is looking) — we are living in personal integrity.… Read more »
Category: Credibility
Character: Personal Integrity and Credibility (II)
Credibility derives from the Latin verb credo, which means I believe. Our believability — or our credibility — rests in the eyes of others. It is their having faith that we will behave and speak and act in ways that adhere to the values we profess and thereby the expectations we create.
But what about those occasions when we consciously choose to ignore our values and “make an exception to the rule”?… Read more »