Examples of Integrity

One does not have to go too far to come up with some examples of integrity, and in some cases what it is not!

Let me give you some examples.

Managers often receive a bonus based on the amount of profit they produce for their organization. In most cases this is either based on a monthly or yearly number.

Some managers can become very creative in achieving this goal. The question becomes whether there integrity is compromised in the process.

What do you think about this?

Many organizations consider supplies as money sitting on the shelf that can not be used for any other purpose; therefore, it is counted against the amount of profit.

This can be a great strategy to prevent managers from stocking up on items that will sit on the shelf for months and months. They purchase the product at a good price and then don't use it up for several months. This seems like a good strategy at first, but many things can happen to alter that. One problem may be that the expiration dates expire before they use it up.

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I agree it is a good practice to count the existing stock against the profit, since it is money sitting on the shelf.

Some managers at the end of the year will run their inventories way down to near nothing so that they can show a reduction in expenses which translate into more profit, especially if they are close to making their numbers as it relates to a bonus. The first month of the following year they bring their inventory back up to an acceptable level. In the mean time they got their bonus!

Do you think this shows integrity?

How about this example?

You are the individual that is in charge of ordering all the supplies for the medical facility within the healthcare facility.

Your budget is getting very tight because it is the end of the year, and you have seen some unexpected cost increases from most of your vendors.

One day you get a call from a vendor that sells disposable exam gloves and a number of other products that your facility uses. Their prices are very comparable to your current vendor.

As your speaking with them they ask you if you would like tickets to the NFL Football Game in your area this weekend. It just happens to be our favorite team and you have never been to a game in your life.

To sweeten the pot they tell you they have four box seat tickets at the fifty yard line. They go onto tell you that you are under no obligation to purchase anything but would like to set up an appointment next week to talk about getting your business.

Is accepting the tickets putting into question your integrity? If you need to think about your answer to this question, you probably have problems that would question your integrity!

Here is just one more to think about.

You and your boss are on a business trip together. This particular trip happens to be in Las Vegas where you will be attending an upscale training event for the entire week.

During the week your Boss asks you to go along with him to do some gambling. You agree and off you go to the hotel casino. When you get there you notice your boss pulls out the company credit card and uses it to get some money out of the ATM. Although you feel uncomfortable with what you just witnessed you decide to say nothing. After all maybe you really didn't see what you thought you did.

After about two hours you notice him again make a trip to the ATM, but this time you didn't go with him.

About two weeks after returning from your trip you are called into the Senior Vice Presidents office, who is your boss's boss. Before going to their office your boss calls you and mentions that the dinner you both had at the casino that night was really worth it. You have no idea what he is talking about since all you had was the free finger food the hotel offered, but you agree anyway.

When you get to their office, the Senior Vice President begins asking you about what you did while in Las Vegas. In particular they ask if you had a very expensive dinner with your boss on that same night you were at the casino.

It now made sense why your boss had mentioned something to you about the nice dinner!

What do you say to the Senior Vice President?

Thank you and May God Bless You!

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