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The Five Mental States of Unethical Behavior

The Five Mental States of Unethical Behavior

by Lea Strickland | Apr 16, 2025 | Business Articles, Credibility

Ethics and integrity are the cornerstone of credibility and long-term success in business, politics, or personal relationships. Yet, we all know that not everyone operates with the same moral compass. There are those who either act unethically or fail to intervene...

Ethical Integrity: When Keeping Your Word Clashes with Sticking to Your Values

by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2016 | Business Articles, Execution, Leadership, Perspectives

Traditionally men (or women) were measured by their word—if you gave your word, then it was as good as a contract.  In fact, it was a verbal contract. They had the ethical integrity to be bound by their word. When someone failed to keep their word or break promises,...

Ethical Standards: Keep Your Word and God’s Word

by Lea Strickland | Aug 30, 2016 | Faith Blog, Faith-based

As Good as Your Word? More and more I find that people casually give “their word”, yet don’t keep it. It may be something as simple as making a commitment to give you an answer on a business day by a particular date and time. It could also be about making a major...

Gatekeeper or Dam?

by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Management, Government Funding Compliance, Leadership

Have you ever been trying to get a project going or actually working on it and things just aren’t happening? And has that happened to you when it’s a project requested by someone who is in a position to want that project to happen because they have a need for it? The...

Listen in as Lea Strickland talks on local radio

by Lea Strickland | Jan 31, 2013 | Business Articles

Listen now as Lea Strickland talks about business, success, faith and her new radio show Working on Faith with host Lee Anne McClymont of Courage Cocktail, WCOM 103.5 FM. [media...
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