You carve out the organization's character through your daily choices. You shape its conscience as you exercise your own.
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Excellence calls for character ... integrity ... fairness ... honesty ... a determination to do what's right. High ethical standards, across the board.Price Pritchett
Notice that 'I' is at the center of the word 'ethical.' There is no 'they.' Achieving the ethics of excellence is our individual assignment.
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The ethics of excellence require a sense of perspective. Look at the big picture. If you live for the moment, do you mortgage the future What happens if you put your reputation at risk ... and lose the bet.
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You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal discipline.
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When you can make it this simple, though, just do the right thing. Even if you could get away with less. Even when other people are doing the wrong thing. Even though the wrong thing seems like no big deal.
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Until I test the limits to what I can achieve, I won't really know how well I can do.
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