Integrity

Integrity is maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms in job-related activities.

Integrity in a hurry
  • Maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms in job-related activities
  • Adheres firmly to company rules and guidelines
  • Puts forward facts honestly
  • Maintains relevant professional standards at all times

Integrity in detail

Positive examples
  • Maintaining social, ethical and organisational norms in job-related activities
  • Adheres firmly to company rules and guidelines
  • Puts forward facts honestly
  • Maintains relevant professional standards at all times

Negative examples
  • Bends or brakes the company rules and guidelines
  • Presents a one sided view of a situation or bends the rules
  • Oversells a product, or his/her point of view

Developing integrity
  • Identify role models who are seen as having high integrity, observe how they behave
  • Take part in selection interviews and observe behaviour with integrity in mind
  • Consider if you ever veer from company guidelines and how to avoid this in future

Helping others develop integrity
  • Discuss the handling of sensitive information and the implications of acting outside company guidelines
  • Assign the individual to assess a colleague in a work related situation and provide feedback
  • Involve in pay or performance rating reviews