Integrity Linked With Loyalty

When retired General Petraeus’ name is uttered, some recall his stellar 28 year career culminating in the stabilization of war-torn Iraq while everyone remembers his extramarital affair culminating in the release of classified information to his mistress. Similar to a Shakespearian play full of scandal that ends in tragedy, I will assert how General Petraeus is a visionary leader by stabilizing war-torn Iraq from 2007 to 2008 who became an unethical leader while serving as the director of the CIA by having an extramarital affair and releasing classified information to his mistress. To enhance my claim that he is a visionary leader, I will be focusing on his transformational leadership behavior of inspirational motivation and “Lewin’s Phases of Change” during the stabilization efforts. To enhance my claim that he is unethical, I will focus on two contributing factors to his affair and release of confidential material which are: the ethical trap of loyalty syndrome and the ineffective use of intellectual integrity. Finally, I will be detailing my personal relevance utilizing visionary leadership to revector my organization before a Nuclear Surety Inspection and how I became an unethical leader while serving as a team chief in my earlier years. In order to stabilize war-torn Iraq in 2007, a visionary leader was required to enact a revolutionary plan to ease the mind of the American public.

Stephen L. Carter links integrity and honesty. There are three constraints discussed in this essay. First, integrity does require a degree of moral reflectiveness. Second, Integrity may cause conflict that is must be resolved. It does not necessarily produce or protect interpersonal harmony. Third, a person who has integrity can be trusted. It does not avoid the restructuring of social structures and associations, because it leaves the matter to exercise of interpersonal authority.

Integrity is being faithful towards your work. Someone must own up to the workload that college has upon every student within its campus and complete

Integrity is more than being honest. Integrity is one of the values employers look for when selecting employees; a person with integrity carries their values with them in everything they do. To act in a manner that is morally and legally right is being a leader or person of integrity. This type of leader is consistent in doing what is right, legally and morally (Dees, 2014). One a person loses their integrity, it is almost impossible to get it back. Linnartz (2012) said integrity can be understood by how well we live and meaningfully connect our values into our daily life and work. Having integrity and having a leadership philosophy in line with good personal values will improve the relationship a leader has with colleagues. Having a leader that lacks integrity is a recipe for workplace chaos or conflict. According to Schachter (2013), a leader with integrity will walk the talk; their deeds match their words. The leader will be honest, moral, and

Integrity can be defined as "an uncompromising adherence to a code of moral, artistic or other values, utter sincerity, honesty and candor, avoidance of deception, expediency, artificiality or shallowness of any kind" (Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary 1174). In simpler words this means to maintain high standards and follow the rules, even when no one is watching. Integrity is very important in our everyday life if we wish to be good people. The sad thing is that if you ask some people what integrity means to them they will probably tell you that it doesn't mean much and some may not even know what integrity is. Certain people feel that in order to get ahead in life they need to break certain rules. It is

Without dedication, it is impossible to drive oneself to success. Personal and professional integrity help gain staff confidence and business loyalty, while a simple ability to empathize with virtually anyone, and understand their needs, will inspire people to follow you.

For example, a person with strong personal integrity will have similarly strong convictions when it comes to professional and intellectual integrity, however the opposite is true as well; a person with weak personal integrity cannot be expected to have strong professional or intellectual integrity. This connection is of significance because it shows the importance of well-established personal integrity and how that translates to strong convictions in higher levels of integrity (like professional or intellectual integrity). This connection also demonstrates that when confronted with a situation that tests their integrity, a person will first turn to the beliefs that make up their personal integrity and use it as a tool to determine how to act in that situation. Reflecting on the example of the physician who was asked to “selectively choose” what information she gave her patient, it was her belief that personal integrity includes not lying or misleading others that would enable her to choose not to lie to her patient about their diagnosis or any other information. As personal integrity is shaped and strengthened, the other areas of integrity are strengthened and making the correct decisions will be

From my point of view loyalty is owe to the employer. The employee shows the greater duty of loyalty because an employee should act for his employer’s benefit when engaging in any conduct that relates to the employment.

A person of integrity does exactly what he says and says exactly what he means. There is no conflict between his thoughts and actions. His actions are consistent with the values he professes. According to Dr. William Manninger, A building without integrity may receive structural damage, or even collapse, in a storm. Similarly, people without integrity are blown about by the winds of misfortune and destroyed by catastrophes, for they lack the firmness, solidity, and strength of character to weather any storm. This means that integrity is one of the six essential qualities that are the key to success.

Employee views of integrity at work have changed little in two years. It should be of great concern that only about half of all American working adults (49 percent – statistically just a notch higher than 47 percent in 1999) believe their senior executives are people of high integrity. Only slightly more

“Now I was the one under the microscope, the one who had to prove my worthiness” (Hosseini 184). This quote demonstrates the role switch that encourages Amir to change the disloyal person he was previously into the person he is at the novel's end. Hassan is constantlyys tormented by Amir's meaningless “tests” to prove Hassan's loyalty. Now, it is Amir who has to prove to the world, and also to himself that he is worthy of Hassan's endless sincerity and devotion. Khaled Hosseini does an excellent job of portraying this transformation in his writing. Hosseini's novel, The Kite Runner, illustrates the value of loyalty in the relationships between Hassan and Amir, Sanaubar and Sohrab, and Amir and Baba.

Integrity is an essential character quality that defines an effective leader. Integrity is a unifying element; it means more than telling the truth. Integrity is concerned with right and wrong, and adherence to a set of values (Satterlee, 2013, p. 7). In that, integrity speaks on the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles – moral uprightness. A resilient leader should hold steady to their morals when faced with an ethical dilemma. “Leader integrity matters because it plays a significant role in the decision process used by followers when determining who they will follow, who they will trust, to whom they will be loyal and committed, and ultimately for whom they will perform” (Moorman & Grover, 2009, p.107). A leader’s integrity goes beyond their personal character make-up, subordinates will feel a sense of connection to a leader who acts with

Loyalty can be defines as faithfulness or a devotion to a person, group, or a country. Along with loyalty, integrity can be defines as a concept of consistency of actions, values, methods and principles, shortly, being loyalty to the personal principles. From this point of view, integrity and loyalty have a connection. Most of the situation we face include not only integrity but also loyalty. For example, I was in the Turkish Naval High School, and it was a counselling course. The Superintendent gave an order to counselling instructors to explain sexual relationship for that week. Superintendent wanted students to learn what is right or wrong about sexual relationship from an expert, which is the counselling instructors, he did not want students to learn wrong things from their friends or anyone else. Superintendent’s intention wasn’t bad, however the instructor believed that students should learn about sexual relationship when they are about 18 years old, because the instructor did not want the students to start thinking about sexual relationship at lower ages. For this reason, we talked about the problems we faced in the high school to find solutions to them. While we were talking about the problems, the superintendent entered the class. He asked what we were talking and the instructor answered that we were talking about the problems with the school. We noticed that the superintendent got angry at the instructor, and told him to see him after class. We knew that something

Integrity has always been the most important quality to me throughout my life. I believe that if people are able to trust my judgment and trust my decisions, I will go a lot farther in every aspect of my life. For example, if my coworkers are able to trust my work actions I will be given more independence at work and more freedom to make decisions which will ultimately lead to a higher potential for promotion. Think about it, would you ever consider promoting a worker who you knew lied, cheated, or performed illegal acts such as fraud? I know I wouldn’t. This brings me to my next point; what would I do if I knew one of my clients was performing an illegal fraudulent act? Would I have the courage and be willing to risk my job in order to bring the truth to the foreground? Would I blow the whistle? I would like to think that I would answer a definite yes to that question but the truth is when one is in the position to either blow the whistle or not blow the whistle there are many outside forces that play into the decision. It is necessary to be reminded that in order to preserve integrity, blowing the whistle is a necessary act when deemed appropriate. In this essay I will explain what types of situations require the whistle to be blown and how to determine those situations, as well as any trends found through research between whistleblowers such as age, gender, loyalty to job, etc.

Several studies have been done to understand the relationship of trust and loyalty. This section discusses the previous work that has been done to establish the relationship.