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  • Jim McKinley
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    Integrity by Henry Cloud
    Integrity : The Courage to Meet the Demands of Reality
    Henry Cloud
    ISBN: 0060849681

    "When we are talking about integrity, we are talking about being a whole person, an integrated person, with all of our different parts working well and delivering the functions that they were designed to deliver. It's about wholeness and effectiveness as people. It truly is "running on all cylinders." Page. 31

    "For us to get real results in the real world, we must be in touch with what is, not what we wish things were or think things should be or are led by others to believe they are. The only thing that is going to be real in the end is what is." Page. 106

    "The ones who succeed in life are the ones who realize that life is largely about solving problems... If you are not prepared to meet them, then they will be the end of your hopes for making anything work, either personally or professionally." Page. 172-173


    Integrity. It is more than simple honesty. It's the key to success. A person with integrity has the often rare ability to pull everything together, to make it all happen no matter how challenging the circumstances.

    Drawing on experiences from his work with Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, and individual leaders, Dr. Henry Cloud shows how our character can keep us from achieving all we want to (or could) be.

    In Integrity, Dr. Cloud explores the six qualities of character that define integrity. He uses stories from well-known business leaders like Michael Dell and sports figures like Tiger Woods to illustrate each of these qualities. He shows us how people with integrity:

    * Are able to connect with others and build trust
    * Are oriented toward reality
    * Finish well
    * Embrace the negative
    * Are oriented toward increase
    * Have an understanding of the transcendent


    Success is not related to only talent or brains. There are a lot of bright, talented people who are never successful. And the most successful are not only the ones with the most talent. The real factor, Cloud demonstrates, is the makeup of the person. All of us can grow in the kinds of real character that bring about fruitful relationships and achievement of purpose, mission, and goals. Integrity is not something that you either have or don't, but instead is an exciting growth path that all of us can engage in and enjoy.


    I. INTRODUCTION:
    WHY INTEGRITY MATTERS

    1 The Three Essentials 3
    2 Character, Integrity, and Reality 13
    3 The Three Essentials 29


    II. CHARACTER DIMENSION ONE:
    ESTABLISHING TRUST

    4 Building Trust Through Connection 45
    5 Building Trust Through Extending Favor 74
    6 Building Trust Through Vulnerabilty 87


    III. CHARACTER DIMENSION TWO:
    ORIENTED TOWARD TRUTH

    7 In Touch with Reality 99
    8 What People in Touch Look Like 111


    IV. CHARACTER DIMENSION THREE:
    GETTING RESULTS

    9 Finishing Well 141


    V. CHARACTER DIMENSION FOUR:
    EMBRACING THE NEGATIVE

    10 Eating Problems for Breakfast 171


    VI. CHARACTER DIMENSION FIVE:
    ORIENTED TOWARD INCREASE

    11 Getting Better All the Time 203


    VII. CHARACTER DIMENSION SIX:
    ORIENTED TOWARD TRANSCENDENCE

    12 When You're Small, You're Bigger 239


    VIII. CONCLUSION

    12 Where Did It Go? 263
    12 Index 283
    • 23 Aug 2006, 05:09 am