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9 Strategic Thinking questions to apply to your business

  1. Do you have a Plan for the next 3 years? 3 months? Week?
  2. I review my plans regularly?
  3. Are you confident that you are ahead of your competition?
  4. Whats your competitve advantage?
  5. I know what my customers are looking for and want?
  6. Do you use technology for your benefit?
  7. Have you done a SWOT Analysis on yourself and your business?
  8. I know where I need skills improvement?
  9. Am I leading edge with my thinking and marketing?

Business Code: Integrity(Final words)

The Benefit of Integrity: TRUST

The bottom line of integrity is that it allows others to trust you. Without trust you have no influence.

-->Model consistency of Character

-->Employ honest communication

-->Value transparency

-->Demonstrate your support of others

-->Exemplify humility

-->Fulfil your promises

The Benefit of Integrity: Influence

When people trust you, they are influenced by you. Ultimately that is what your business is all about....Being trustworthy...influencing others for good...contributing to their lives.

In the end you can bend your action to conform to your principles or you can bend your principles to conform your actions. Its a choice you have to make. You will make it everyday and the choices you make will make you.

Business Code: Integrity(part 2A)

Integrity is not to be confused with reputation. Reputation is the shadow, character is the substance. The circumstances amid which you live determine your reputation. The truth you believe determines your character. Reputation is what you are supposed to be...character is what you are. Reputation is the photograph; character is the face...

Reputation comes over one from outside forces...character grows up from within

Reputation is what you have when you come to a new community; character is what you have when you go away. Your reputation is made in a moment, your character is built in a lifetime.

Reputation is learned in an hour;

Character does not come to light for a year.

Reputation grows like a mushroom

Character lasts an eternity...

Reputation makes you rich or makes you poor

Character makes you happy or makes you miserable

Reputation is what men say about you on your tombstone.

Character is what angels say about you before the throne of God.

Business Code: Integrity(part 2)

Integrity gets eaten away by any little thing not taken care of. If the small things aren't done well, no one will ever give you big things to do.

-Being on time -not missing meetings -being on top of your schedule

-being organized -planning you day, week, month -proper dress and hygene

Who is going to entrust their business and career to you if you haven't mastered these little things?

Integrity commits itself to character over personal gain, to people over things, to service over power, to principle over convenience, to the long view over the immediate.

No one sees its creation, it happens in the dark usually when no one is looking, but it comes to light in a crisis. Everything you have done in the past, and neglected to do, comes to a head when you are under pressure.

Business Code: Integrity

Integrity is about the small things

It is the foundation upon which crucial qualities are built -Respect -Dignity -Trust

Character is made in the small moments of our lives -Philip Brooks

Intergity is an inside job...inside you...your committment

Integrity is not determined by circumstances. Your circumstances are as responsible for your character as a mirror is for your looks. What you see only reflects what you are.

Integrity is not based on credentials. Often people prefer to be judged by their titles regardless of the nature of their character.