I want to talk to you about a topic that is out of the ordinary on this blog. It’s a story about integrity. So simple and at the same time so impactful, that it has inspired me to write this article. A true story about integrity Today I received a call that left me stunned. It is the first time, or at least I don’t remember another occasion, in more than 20 years of professional career in which someone has such a detail with me. I summarize the situation. Before Christmas last year I was preparing a course for an organization (we defined the program,
After 4-6 months since the last conversation
But the most impressive thing is that they wanted me to issue them an invoice to compensate me for the time invested. At first I told them no, just with the call it seemed like category email list a big detail to me, but they have insisted saying that it is the minimum. That their professional reputation came first and that they could not allow the situation to remain like this. The work done must be compensated. How many times have I gone through similar situations in which everything is finally forgotten? They neither thank you for your work, nor of course show their face to apologize (I especially remember a conference in Latin America or a course in Zaragoza, in which I worked twice or three times as much as on this occasion). What is integrity?
Definition of integrity
Once we have seen the example with my brief story and the definition of integrity. We are able to think about Phone Number UK our daily lives. How many professionals do you know who have this level of integrity? With clients with whom we already have a close relationship, these things happen more frequently. But how many times has something similar happened to you in the commercial field? I hope you have experienced some similar situations, but surely you can count them on one hand and have fingers to spare. And most importantly, what percentage do they represent with respect to the total? I imagine that a very low number, right?