The Law of Small Things : Creating a Habit of Integrity in a Culture of Mistrust.

The Law of Small Things : Creating a Habit of Integrity in a Culture of Mistrust.

We are living in a time when dishonesty and duplicity are common in our public institutions, our workplaces, and even in our personal relationships. But by recognizing and resisting the small, seemingly inconsequential ways we make moral compromises in our own lives, we can repair the tear in our so...

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Main Author: Brody, Stuart H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, 2019.
Subjects:
Integrity.
Conduct of life.
ethics (philosophical concept)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving.
Conduct of life
Integrity
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Your IQ (Integrity Quotient): A Quiz; Introduction; I.A Short Story about a "Chicago Politician"; II. Another Story about Politicians and about Us; III. What Does It Mean to Practice Integrity?; IV. The Pitfalls of Human Reasoning; V. The Illusion of Moral Competence; VI. Reimagining Integrity as a Habit of Discerning Promises; VII. Practicing Integrity as a Habit of Keeping Promises; VIII. Integrity: What's in It for Me?; IX. The Practices of Transformation; X.A New Definition of Integrity
  • XI. A Reader's Guide to the LawsPART ONE THE ILLUSION OF INCONSEQUENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE; 1 An Inconsequential Untruth; 2 The Small Evasions of Everyday Life; 3 Free Dinner on a Friend's Expense Account; 4 The Truth about Lying; 5 To Thine Own Self Be True; 6 Freedom Is No Bargain; 7 Just Do the Right Thing; 8 Hogging a Table at Starbucks; 9 Retaliation and the Practice of Integrity; PART TWO SELF-INTEREST AND THE VEIL OF CONVENIENCE; 10 The Trip of a Lifetime; 11 The Crippling Use of Handicap Permits; 12 A Contest of Wills; 13 Your Cousin's Keeper; 14 Taking Stock of Your Portfolio
  • 15 Into Thin Air16 Your Obstinate Car Mechanic; 17 Coping with Copyright Laws and Other Pesky Implied Promises; PART THREE SURVIVAL AND COLLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE; 18 Your Coworker's Impending Layoff; 19 Purveying Falsehood for a Living; 20 Pressure to Make Quota; 21 Combating Sexual Harassment in the Workplace; 22 Your Company's New Mission Statement; 23 Bribing Foreign Officials; 24 How Do You Know When You Don't Know That You Don't Know?; 25 "I Meant to Put in a Good Word for You; I Really Did."; PART FOUR SELF-INTEREST AND LOYALTY VERSUS TRUTH IN AMERICAN POLITICS
  • 26 The Lying Truth about Negative Campaign Advertisements27 Break Your Promise and Run for a Third Term; 28 The Dysfunction of Partisanship; 29 Paying Special Attention to a Campaign Contributor; 30 Failing to Prepare for a Vote or a Meeting; 31 "I've Just Had It with This Guy."; Afterword; Notes; Glossary of Terms Used in the Practice of Integrity; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author

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