In Search Of Integrity: In Which Direction Does Your Compass Point?

AS PUBLISHER and Executive Editor of BIZCATALYST360°, I’ve had the distinct privilege of “curating” over 15,000 articles to date, the vast majority of which have (by mere abundance) been focused on some form of emerging leadership challenge. The process of curating has afforded me the unique opportunity to learn firsthand and ultimately publish what’s topical, what’s relevant and what triggers the greatest response amongst readers — not just of my publication, but hundreds of publications across the globe.

From this particular “big data” vantage point, it’s become increasingly clear that “Elvis has (long ago) left the arena” when it comes to the existence of fundamental core values, such as ethics, integrity and authenticity. Hence; my introduction of authentegrity into the English vocabulary:

authentegrity > adv. 1 of undisputed origin or veracity; genuine. 2 the quality of having a set of morally correct values and principles. 3 proactively displaying a profound strength of character. 4 always doing the right thing, even when no one else is watching. 5 personal and professional behavior of the highest ethical standard. 6 true, real, actual, legitimate. 7 reliable, dependable, trustworthy, unadulterated. 8 generosity of spirit. 9 embracing gratitude and humility.