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VALUE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY AND HONESTY
CLARITY
What is “Accountability”?
Being ResponsibleKeeping Accurate RecordsMeasuring Responsiveness to the values of the community
Who Is Accountable?
The Board of Directors
The Officers
The Employees
Mr. S. Sandilya Mr.Mukesh Ambani
Dr.Kiran Bedi
The Community
Indian Employees
Indian Community
A. CATEGORIES OF DECEPTION
1. Lying to prevent an injustice.
2. Lying for the national or public good.
3. Lying to keep someone out of trouble.
4. Lying to avoid hurting another’s feelings.
A. CATEGORIES, CONT.
5. Lying to self: denial of an important truth.
6. Lying to self: rationalization.
7. Lying to avoid legitimate punishment.
8. Lying for personal gain or convenience.
9. Lying to hurt another.
B. The Harms of Cheating Knowledge and skills are not
learned.
Unfair to other students.
Breaks trust with teacher.
Reinforces a habit of cheating.
Leads to cheating in other areas of life.
Violates personal integrity (honor).
Telling the truth regardless of the circumstances or consequences
C. HONESTY WITH ONE’S SELF1. Honest persons accept the
truth about themselves.a. Personal qualities and
abilities;b. Limitations and weaknesses;
feelings, both positive and negative;
c. Motivations: real reasons for behavior;
d. View others.
C. HONEST WITH SELF, CONT.2.Being out of touch with
real feelings and motives
leads to self-deception.
a. Denial of real abilities
and limitations.
b. Low self-esteem.
c. Exaggerated self-esteem.
C. HONESTY WITH SELF, CONT.3. Self-deception eliminates
healthy guilt about
one’s behavior.
4. Rationalizations: false
reasons for one’s behavior
or choices.
5. Ways to grow in self
honesty:
a. Communication with close friends;
b. Prayer.
E. “THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE,” cont.
Honesty: Helps resolve problems; Builds trust; Strengthens integrity; Becomes a habit, part of character; Makes life fair; Respects people; Values communication.
E. “THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE!”
Lying: Makes matters worse; Erodes trust; Corrupts integrity; Becomes a habit, part of
character; Makes life unfair; Manipulates people; Cheapens communication.
“I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the best of all titles – the character of an honest person.”
-George Washington
SHERRON WATKINSSherron Watkins was a vice
president at Enron and acted as a whistleblower when she exposed the corruption.
In 2002, she was named Person of the Year by Time magazine for her honesty and convictions.
Sherron Watkins testified before Congress about Enron’s wrong doings.
Honesty
SHERRON WATKINS
“There was a feeling that I had done the hardest thing in my life, but I had carried the torch and dropped it
off.”
Honesty