In the contemporary business world, integrity is one of the most sought-after qualities not only of individual employees, but of companies.

People often define integrity as doing the right thing even when no one else is around. It is the ability to act with honesty and be consistent in whatever it is we are doing based on the particular moral, value or belief compass we have. Beliefs, values and morals all relate to the culture in which we operate, so culture plays a role in determining exactly what integrity involves.

At the most basic level, all business relationships are built on trust. This is true for both employer-employee and company-consumer relationships. To trust someone or an agency means that you feel confident in their ability to be fair and respectful, do what was promised and act responsibly.

Trust and integrity are inextricably connected. Individuals and organizations use the presence or absence of integrity to determine whether an extension of trust is warranted. Business relationships halt or proceed based on this basic determination.

Businesses are heartily concerned with their reputation—that is, they care what the customer thinks about us. This is because reputation is connected to operations.

Integrity is not necessarily present in business by default. Increasing the level of integrity our company has starts with being more proactive during or changing the scope of your employee selection process.

For instance, spend some time during interviews to ask scenario/situational questions (aka, what would you do if…) instead of focusing only on skill sets or educational background.

Integrating integrity in business does more than just make our company efficient and stable. It also raises the general standard by which companies operate. The integrity in our business that keeps employee and customer retention high forces other companies to re evaluate their own systems and models—failure to do this might mean the inability to offer a similar environment, service, product or price. Let your leadership transform the way business is done.

Integrating integrity in business does more than just make our company efficient and stable. It also raises the general standard by which companies operate. The integrity in our business that keeps employee and customer retention high forces other companies to re evaluate their own systems and models—failure to do this