Integrity is wholeness, complete with nothing wanting. If a person or organization does not have and act with integrity they are not whole, not complete. What is amazing is that so many organizations and individuals don’t understand what this means.

The impact of this can be seen in a simple example of a car. There is little value in having parts of a car, even many parts of a car; the true value of a car is in the whole car when all the parts are fully integrated and it is whole.

The collection of car parts can do nothing until connected, but when connected they become something far greater than just the sum of the parts, they become something new, a form of automated locomotion. The car now is transportation which can be used to help us get to work, it can be used to generate income, transport a sick person to a hospital etc.

But beyond the functional aspects a whole car it also can provide a means of recreation, become a source of pride, enjoyment, even status.

Likewise a company or person without integrity is simply a collection of parts with no idea of the wonders they will experience if they integrate, become whole and manifest integrity.

Spherical,
Phil

The blog post was written in reponse to a question posted on LinkedIn