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Lead with Integrity. Part 5 of 10.

All essentials are taken from the book: Leading with Passion by John Murrphy.

Essential # 5
Leading with Integrity

       When I see the word Integrity I can't help but think Integrate. This may be because I feel integrity is the integration of your inner soul and your outer action. When someone has integrity there is no difference from what they say and what they do. They live and breath their beliefs. People with integrity walk their talk.
       Unfortunately we live in a world that is lacking in this department. Many have learned the "right" thing to say to people in order to get them to believe in them. Many times it is for the pursuit of profit. How many times have you seen an infomercial that sells a product that will change your life? The speaker says all these great things and talks with such conviction. Then next thing you know that same person is busted for doing drugs and arrested for lord knows what. Many of our politicians fall victim to this. People like this lack Integrity. They know all the right things to say but lack to soul to embody it.
       If you want to lead people you must have Integrity.  You must be YOURSELF. People will feel this and they will connect with you on a different level. A leader with Integrity is someone who is Free. They are free because they are not faking or hiding any part of them. They are authentic and truthful. These are traits that they embody and will make others what to follow.

               "Integrity is a leadership essential that provides great competitive advantage because it it most difficult to copy."
-John Murphy

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