Integrity-- A 21st Century Imperative - Part 1.pptx

A LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
Based on the Collected Papers
from the Leadership Symposium
General Conference Session
July 3-7, 2005

Integrity:
A 21st Century
Imperative–
PART 1
SESSION four
Based on the Presentation by
B. Lyn Behrens
President, Loma Linda University
and Medical Center

1
What is integrity, and why is it important in the
21st
Century?
2
What does integrity look like in the lives of
individuals and leaders, and in institutions?
3
How can we identify integrity in our institutions
and church entities?
4
How can we handle with integrity errors
that occur?
5
Session 4 will address the
following questions:

Integrity: An Essential Quality of
Leadership
From the Wise Man
20
The Lord
hates people
with twisted
hearts,
but he delights
in those who
have integrity.
Prov 11:20 (NLT)

I. What Is Integrity, and Why Is It
Important in the 21ST
Century?
At Loma Linda University,
Christ is central to all activities.
Daily Objectives Long-range Plans
Mission Statement
Short-range Goals

At Loma Linda, Christ is the Model
Master Teacher

34
"A new command I give
you: Love one another. As
I have loved you, so you
must love one another.
35
. . .All men will know that
you are my disciples, if you
love one another.“ John
13:34-35 (NIV)
He is the Motivation for daily work.
He is the Means to accomplish all He
calls us to be and do.
12
I know what it is to be in
need, and I know what it is
to have plenty. I have
learned the secret of being
content in any and every
situation, whether well fed
or hungry, whether living in
plenty or in want.
13
I can do everything
through him who gives
me strength.Phil 4:12,13
(NIV)

Christ is the Foundation of
faith, hope, and love.
13
And now these three remain:
faith, hope and love. But the
greatest of these is love.
1 Cor 13:13 (NIV)

Integrity
One of the seven virtues selected
to guide personal and professional
behavior at Loma Linda

Integrity
A valued foundation for all actions
of the General Conference and its
employees

Integrity defined:
1
“an unimpaired condition . . .
2
firm adherence to a code of. . . moral or
artistic values . . .
3
the quality or state of being complete or
undivided . . .”(Webster’s New Collegiate
Dictionary, p. 595)
Integrity defines a state of “being” and
“living” characterized by unity,

Integrity
Stephen L. Carter
Leadership
Prayers
Richard Kriegbaum
Deliberate
Success
Eric Allenbaugh
The 8th
Habit
Stephen R. Covey
Four excellent books are used in this session:

Integrity is being “one person,” being as
“true to duty as the needle to the pole.”
Purpose
(Why I
exist)
Principles
(What I Stand
for)
Intentions
(What I am up
Synonyms for integrity:
Soundness, incorruptibility, completeness, honesty,
unity
Integrity

Words we use to show a lack of
integrity:
“duplicity”
being “two-faced”
being “double-tongued”

Integrity
•Is the wholeness of our character
•Is the foundation of our
conscience (Covey, p. 8)
•Calls us to discern right
from wrong
•Calls us to identify the path
of upright living
•Leads us to walk that pathway
even at personal sacrifice or
institutional cost (Carter, p. 7)

Integrity manifests itself as
•Authenticity–”being who I claim to be
and doing what I promise to do”
•Honesty, sincerity, forthrightness, and
consistent truthfulness (Kriegbaum, p.
85)
•Promise keeping
•Avoidance of all forms of deception
(Covey, p. 150)

Integrity:
•the soil from which trust grows
•an essential principle of living for
leaders
•the number one quality needed in a
leader (from research of 54,000 people, Covey, p. 148)
•“the supreme quality for leadership”
(Dwight D. Eisenhower, Covey, p. 146)
•essential for corporate success (as
listed by 100 top executives of Fortune 500

II. What Does Integrity Look Like in
the Lives of Individuals and Leaders,
and in Institutions?

“Noah was a righteous man.”
Gen 6:9 (NIV)
Integrity in the Lives of
Biblical Heroes

Moses “chose to be mistreated along with
the people of God rather than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a short time.”
Heb 11:25 (NIV)

Elisha refused to accept payment for
the miracle the Lord performed. He
told Naaman, “‘As surely as the Lord
lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a
thing.’ And even though Naaman
urged him, he refused.”
II Kgs 5:16 (NIV)

Nehemiah would not be deterred from
his task. He said, “I am carrying on a
great project and cannot go down.”
Neh 6:3 (NIV)

Paul: “Let me say plainly that I have
been faithful.” Acts 20:26 (NLT)
“So then, King Agrippa, I was not
disobedient to the vision from
heaven.” Acts 26:19 (NIV)
“I have fought the good
fight, I have finished
the race, I have
kept the faith.” II Tim 4:7 (NIV)

Joseph: integrity in confronting
sexual temptation

6
. . .Now Joseph was
well-built and handsome,
7
and after a while his
master’s wife took notice
of Joseph and said,
“Come to bed with me!”
8
But he refused. “With me
in charge,” he told her,
“my master does not
concern himself with
anything in the house;
everything he owns he
has entrusted to my
care.
9
No one is greater in this
house than I am. My
master has withheld
nothing from me except
you, because you are his
wife. How then could I do
such a wicked thing and
sin against God?” Gen
39:6-9 (NIV)

Job: integrity in extreme adversity
“In the land of Uz there lived a man
whose name was Job. This man was
blameless and upright; he feared God
and shunned evil.” Job 1:1 (NIV)
After Satan destroyed all Job’s
property and family, “Job did
not sin by charging God with
wrongdoing.” Job 1:22 (NIV)

9
His wife said to him,
“Are you still holding on
to your integrity? Curse
God and die!”
10
He replied, “You are
talking like a foolish
woman. Shall we
accept good from God
and not trouble?” In all
this, Job did not sin in
what he said.
When Satan struck him with a
terrible case of boils,

David: integrity in repentance
7
Then Nathan said to
David, “You are the
man! . . . 9
Why did you
despise the word of the
Lord by doing what is
evil in his eyes? You
struck down Uriah the
Hittite with the sword
and took his wife to be
your own. . . .”
13
Then David said to
Nathan, “I have sinned
against the Lord.”

2
Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3
For I know my transgres-
sions, and my sin is always
before me. 4
Against you, you
only, have I sinned and done
what is evil in your sight, . . .
7
Cleanse me with hyssop,
and I will be clean; wash me,
and I will be whiter than
snow. . . . 10
Create in me a
pure heart, O God, . . .
12
Restore to me the joy of
your salvation . .
Ps 51:2-4,7,10,12 (NIV)

Daniel
As a youth he lived in integrity in adverse
circumstances. With his three companions,
“Daniel resolved
not to defile himself
with the royal
food and wine. . .” Dan 1:8 (NIV)
He did not
•lose his identifying
values
•succumb to despair

Daniel lived with integrity when he
was an academic superstar.
Even though he was given
preeminence after interpreting the
king’s dream, he remained humble
and compassionate towards his
peers.

Daniel lived with integrity despite
the turbulence of national
conquest.
His counsel was
equally valued by
the leaders of
Babylon and
Medo-Persia.

At great personal risk, he warned
Nebuchadnezzar of impending
punishment to be inflicted because
of kingly pride and arrogance.

The final and supreme test of Daniel’s
integrity came in his old age.
In spite of the king’s decree to the
contrary, “he went home to his
upstairs room where the
windows opened . . .
Three times a day he
got down on his
knees and prayed . . .
just as he had

God rewarded his integrity. “My God
sent his angel, and he shut the
mouths of the lions. They have not
hurt me, because I was found
innocent in his sight. Nor have
I ever done any wrong before
you, O king.”
Dan 6:22 (NIV)

Examples of Integrity in Recent
History
Mahatma Gandhi
modeled nonviolent
resistance to win
India’s independence.

Abraham Lincoln endured
civil war to free the
American slaves.

Martin Luther King Jr.
championed
non-discrimination,
even though he knew
his life was in danger.

Mother Teresa ministered to
the untouchables of Calcutta.

James E. Burke, CEO of Johnson
& Johnson Company,
demonstrated integrity in 1982
when he
•acted on the company’s credo to to
provide safe quality products
•refused to cover up the news that
seven people died when someone
laced Tylenol with cyanide
•alerted the public to the danger
•removed all Tylenol from the U. S.
until it was safe to redistribute
His decision cost the company $100
million, but earned it priceless public trust.

(Johnson &Johnson, continued)
Tylenol was again tampered with and
cyanide inserted into some capsules in
1986, resulting in one fatality.
This time the company withdrew Tylenol
in capsule form until they reintroduced it
in tamper-proof caplets, and later in
tamper-evident packaging.
The company received much praise for
its quick and honest handling of the
crises.

We Identify Integrity in Our Church
Entities by the Following Behaviors:
1- We see integrity in corporate
governance when Boards of Trustees
•ensure that appropriate policies and procedures
are approved and implemented
•hold leaders and managers accountable for
ofulfilling the institution’s mission
oimplementing strategic action plans
oachieving quality in programs and products
oensuring healthy public relations
oprudently handling all resources

2- We see integrity when everyone is
treated with fairness and equality
without favoritism or discrimination.
•Academic personnel consistently implement
policies of academic integrity.
•Quality health care is provided to all patients
regardless of their social status or ability to pay.
•All persons are treated fairly with dignity and
respect.
•The environment is free from discrimination,
hostility, or any form of harassment.
•All persons are held to a single standard of

3- We see integrity in business
practices when
1
Lord, who
may dwell
in your
sanctuary?
Who may
live on your
holy hill?
2
He . . .
4
who keeps
his oath
even when
it hurts.
Ps 15:1,2,4 (NIV)
•commitments and contracts are
honored even when they may be
unfavorable to the person making the
commitment
•there is
regulatory
compliance
and financial
integrity in all

4- We see integrity in our institutions
and churches when rumors and
gossip are confronted and
investigated.
Investigation
•helps to identify the guilty party
•helps to clear the
falsely accused
•stops gossip
•restores the
reputation of the

Integrity does not mean perfection.
When an error does occur
•report it immediately to the proper
authority
•acknowledge the error to those who
are directly concerned
•implement action to keep such an
error from happening again

“To err is human.” Corporate
integrity is displayed when
•governing bodies approve procedures
for dealing with errors
•leaders create pathways for reporting
errors so they can be corrected and
prevented in the future
•employees are educated about, and
rewarded for, following protocol if a
mistake does occur

Integrity: The Golden Egg in Business
The Integrity-based Organization displays
1
“Integrity of Vision–” creates “the greatest value
service or product.”
2“Integrity of Mission–” makes “your
[organization’s] quality the best it can be.”
3Integrity of Function–” makes “all functioning
parts . . . the best that they can be.”

4
“Integrity of Individual” – inspires each individual to
give or do “his or her best in all aspects of [his/her]
job.”
5
“Integrity of (financial) Compensation–” ties all pay
and benefits to performance.
6
“Integrity of (nonfinancial) Compensation–” ties
“respect, gratitude, and recognition to
performance.”
7
“Integrity of Security–” develops “a plan that allows
for stability and security of employment.”
From Sherwood Business Consulting Services at www.shrwood.com
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