Book of Hard Choices : How to Make the Right Decisions at Work and Keep Your Self-Respect

Name: Book of Hard Choices : How to Make the Right Decisions at Work and Keep Your Self-Respect
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ISBN: 9780767922586

ISBN-10: 0767922581

ISBN-13: 9780767922586

Edition: 2006

Authors: Peter Roy, James A. Autry

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" There are a thousand acts of duplicity and dishonesty every day, some large and some small, some of which undoubtedly take place in your workplace. The question for all of us is, ' Are we going to resist or just play along the path of least resistance?' The first hard choice a person of integrity must make is to choose to live, both personally and professionally, in a way that embodies integrity. The power of this book comes from the real-life, in-the-workplace experiences that these executives have been so generously willing to share. None had easy choices, but that's the point: Integrity is not about easy choices, it's about the courage to make the right choices." -- From "The Book of…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Broadway Books
Publication date: 12/26/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.55" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

JAMES A. AUTRY was president of the magazine group of the Meredith Corporation and is the author of eight books, including "The Servant Leader," "Real Power," and the bestselling "Love and Profit," He is currently a consultant with FORTUNE 500 corporations and a popular lecturer on leadership and business ethics. He lives in Des Moines, Iowa. PETER ROY is the former president of Whole Foods Market, which "Fortune" magazine first named one of the "Top Companies to Work For" during his tenure. He is currently a director of Avalon Natural Products, Traditional Medicinals and the Naked Juice Company as well as a trustee of the National Outdoor Leadership School. He lives on Pawley's Island,… South Carolina.

Introduction : the aspects of integrity	p. 1
Look the other way or face down the corruption?	p. 9
Fire someone you really like or do her work yourself?	p. 25
Say no to your biggest customer or give up on fairness?	p. 31
Do the right thing immediately or postpone it for the greater good?	p. 43
Go for the quick fix or teach values first?	p. 55
Do what everybody's doing or do what you know is right?	p. 65
Go for the next big job or return to the quiet life?	p. 73
Take responsibility or rationalize your mistakes?	p. 83
Be a manager or be a minister?	p. 93
Have courage for a noble cause or surrender to anger and threats?	p. 101
Tell the public everything or suppress the news?	p. 109
Intervene on behalf of the employees or tolerate an executive bully?	p. 121
Quit your job or support a lie?	p. 129
Stick to the vision or go for the money?	p. 137
Stay with high quality and high cost or cut the quality and lower the costs?	p. 149
Project your career or do your duty?	p. 159
Do the hard right or settle for the easy wrong?	p. 169
Support a colleague or think only of yourself?	p. 179
Go along and get along or rescue the company culture?	p. 183
Fix the management problem or protect your social standing?	p. 195
Live your faith or give in to marketplace pressure?	p. 201
Extend yourself or defend yourself?	p. 211
Choices the authors made	p. 225
Afterword : hard choices aren't about doing, they're about being	p. 241
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