The Characteristics Of Honesty And Integrity In The Workplace

In any workplace, the environment is built based on how the manager in charge handles different situations. All workers in any community play an important role to their society, but especially the leader. Typically speaking, workers tend to feed off of their leaders attitude. Therefore, if you have a leader that is honest with a good work ethic and loves their job the business will run much smoother. However, in a business where the leader does not like their job and is not a very good, honest person it will be a much more chaotic working environment. To have a successful well run business, the manager needs to be able to communicate effectively, be honest with their employees, and be committed to their jobs daily. Without these things, …show more content…
To be honest means to be “free from deceit and untruthfulness”. Leaders need to be honest with their employees even when it is hard. “Honesty is the single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual, corporation, or product. Ed McMahon”. To be successful, one must be honest about their work. Employees will be more respectful toward an honest leader. “Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life”. Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. Integrity in the workplace is important because that means that employees are doing what is right even when no one else is watching them. Keep true, never be ashamed of doing right, decide on what you think is right and stick to it. ”George Eliot. A leader needs to be trusted and be known to live their life with honesty and …show more content…
A lot of mistakes occur in the workplace simply because one does not know how to communicate effectively. ”You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can 't get them across, your ideas won 't get you anywhere.”Lee Iacocca. Communicating effectively may be challenging because one has to talk so that another can understand. Sometimes in the workplace a leader might have to repeat themselves two or three different times in different ways to get their point across. “Don 't use words too big for the subject. Don 't say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you 'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”C.S. Lewis. Communication does not just mean talking to someone but also listening to them. It is important for leaders to be able to communicate to all employees