Integrity vs. Loyalty

What is integrity? What is loyalty? How do you measure up with workplace integrity and loyalty? What are the differences?

First let me give my opinion about some of the differences. Integrity may represent feeling an obligation to perform in an ethical manner. Here are some examples of workplace integrity:

    * Good attendance record
    * Committed to assignments and duties
    * Performing the role of your job description
    * Practicing generally accepted principles
    * Willfully sharing information and ideas

Loyalty may mean that you stay committed to the culture, environment, and organization regardless of ethics, morals, or values and beliefs. Examples of workplace loyalty could include:

    * Supporting mission and objectives
    * Committed to using your workplace time wisely
    * Supporting decisions or changes
    * Appropriately following the “chain-of-command”
    * Promoting goodwill about the organization both on and off the job

Considering these differences what is your personal position on integrity and loyalty in the workplace? Perhaps more important is what “should” be your position? In the workplace we often walk a fine line with both integrity and loyalty. Do you struggle with integrity and loyalty in your workplace role or organization?