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Integrity

Active Coping Applied

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Plateau, Glass Ceiling, Career Women, Investment Banking, U.S. Grant, Coping, Self-Esteem, Integrity, The Inner Life, Goals, Living News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

The best strategies anticipate setbacks, develop options and prepare us to identify solutions. How openly and realistically we perceive problems profoundly influences our chances for success.

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With Passion and Purpose

Jim Lichtman | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: President John F. Kennedy, Immorality, Edward Kennedy, Intolerance, Integrity, Ted Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

It's curious to reflect on three moments in my life that are marked by the same question: Where were you when Kennedy died?

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Character Is Our Bailout

Ariane de Bonvoisin | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Gary-King, Forgiveness, Bailout, Integrity, Happiness, Self-Confidence, Living News
Ariane de Bonvoisin

It appears that we have become a society of situational ethics and integrity. Being honest and ethical is no longer a predetermination for public life.

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Does the Thread Count? Yes, and So Does Honesty

Mike Hegedus | Posted 08.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Baseball, Honesty, Thread Count, The Golden Rule, Bernard Madoff, Morality, Sheets, San Quentin, Integrity, Ethics, Business Ethics, Business News
Mike Hegedus

Is there such a thing as "situational ethics" and morality, or are we simply kidding ourselves every day?

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Lessons You Can Learn from Walter Cronkite: Why He Was the Most Trusted Man in America

Charles H. Green | Posted 08.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Trustworthiness, Cronkite, Trust, Integrity, Honesty, Trustworthy, Media News
Charles H. Green

when so many people from so many eras and walks of life agree that Walter Cronkite was TMTMA--he must have touched more than a few trust bases. What were they?

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Robert S. McNamara, Sonia Sotomayor, and Empathy

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Integrity, Robert S. McNamara, Empathy, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor Hearings, Iraq, Politics News
Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

To manifest integrity in business means behaving with a clear set of values; those values balance self-interest and concern with interest in and concern for others.

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Are You Wasting Your Time On Values Statements?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Suppliers, Respect Fo Rpeople, Strategy, Employees, Return for Shareholders, Inspirational, Johnson & Johnson, Values, Enron, Customer Satisfaction, Innovation, Integrity, Quality, Business News
Marshall Goldsmith

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees' time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. But this obsession with words belies one very large problem: There is almost no correlation between the words on the wall and the behavior of leaders.

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Writing Your Truth

Jen Grisanti | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Change, Writing, Self-Worth, Freedom of Expression, Climate Change, Integrity, Truth, Screenwriting, Living News
Jen Grisanti

Writing is a special and essential tool available to everyone that provides a cathartic opportunity to reflect on life, its evolutions, and our perspectives on it.

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Obama and the "God Gap"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Jews, Christians, Leadership, President Obama, Honesty, George W. Bush, Gallup Poll, Walter H. Capps Center, Hindus, Democrats, Integrity, Zogby International, God Gap, Muslims, Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Republicans, Faith, Fairness, Catholic, Protestant, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

Is Obama's openly engaging, pragmatic style working to close the "God gap" in American politics?

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How To Compete, Win And Celebrate Your Best

Anne Naylor | Posted 06.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Celebrating, John Morton, Competing, Cannes Film Festival, Integrity, Winning, Personal Motivation, Living News
Anne Naylor

Let your Light shine and be seen, not necessarily on the large stage of life but in small ways that touch and awaken you to your precious essence, your human spirit.

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Obama's 'First 100 Days': A Closer Look, Part II

Jim Lichtman | Posted 06.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Wade Clark Roof, Integrity, War in Iraq, Leadership, Trust, Barack Obama Polls, President Obama, The Economy, Capps Center, Congress, Republicans, Healthcare Reform, Democrats, Zogby International, Obama Transition, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

As long as he is perceived as communicating clearly and honestly, he should sustain the trust of the American people.

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An Open Letter to Kirstie Alley

Libby Mitchell | Posted 06.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Fat, Comebacks, Integrity, Carnie Wilson, People Magazine, Kirstie Alley, Entertainment News
Libby Mitchell

Either you can keep riding this weight loss gravy train and sink into mediocrity, or you can rise, like a phoenix from the ashes, say "I don't care what I weigh" and be an actress again.

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A Different Kind of "First 100 Days"

Jim Lichtman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Leadership, Trust, President Obama, Taxes, Professor Clark Roof, First 100 Days, Capps Center, Transparency, New Era of Responsibility, Mr. Obama, Confidence, UC Santa Barbara, The Walter H. Capps Center, Integrity, Health Care, Post-Election Study, Democrats., Openness, Republicans, Ethics, Responsibility, Politics News
Jim Lichtman

When it comes to responsibility and openness, how is Mr. Obama doing? Is he working to restore the trust and confidence of the American people?

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Why I Blog

Giles Slade | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Blogsphere, Cnn, Blogger, Snark, Blog, Bloggers, Npr, Democracy, Spitballs, Integrity, Zorba the Greek, Living News
Giles Slade

I am unadorned and unhidden here in cyberspace. I don't use a moniker or an avatar. I write my mind and, although I joke whenever I can, I listen to all comers and respond to them respectfully.

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What Happened to John McCain?

Peri Lyn Gordon-Flohr | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Flyers, Barack Obama, Advertising, Sarah Palin, Republican, Election 2008, Integrity, Campaign Ethics, Robocalls, Home News
Peri Lyn Gordon-Flohr

The Sen. McCain I saw eight years ago would have never allowed any of this. My friend, listen to your vicious robocalls that have been filling our homes and terrifying our children. Watch your negative and deceitful advertising. Read your hateful flyers.

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Dear Senator McCain,

Paula Gordon | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Financial Industry Relief Act of 2008, Presidential Debates, Wall Street, Integrity, Truthfulness, Debate, Politics News
Paula Gordon

Please forgive me for writing at this late hour. However, we must make important decisions very soon. I would be deeply obliged to you if you would ...

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John Edwards, George Washington and Hypocrisy

Giles Slade | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Adultery, George Washington, David Paterson, Changing Values, The Scarlet Letter, George W. Bush, Hypocrisy, John Edwards, Integrity, Eliot Spitzer, Richard. M. Nixon, Politics News
Giles Slade

The central issue in John Edwards downfall was his hypocrisy. And thank God! In our morally-relaxed universe, hypocrisy is still an unforgivable s...

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Integrity vs Ambition / McPain

Paula Gordon | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sell-Out, Keating 5, George Wallace, John McCain, Convictions, Convenience, Integrity, Politics News
Paula Gordon

It hurts to watch what's happening to John McCain. We had Senator McCain on our Program in 2002 because democracy requires many perspectives. Much a...

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