{"id":197,"date":"2013-04-18T13:50:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/encouragement.com\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2013-04-18T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-18T21:50:36","slug":"how-can-you-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encouragement.com\/wordpress\/?p=197","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Not?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been spending the last few days looking back at data I&#8217;ve collected for nearly a decade on how people believe they can apply &#8220;Character, Values, and Ethics&#8221; at work.\n<\/p>\n<p>One of the more common responses has been the idea that just discussing these topics has made them more &#8220;aware&#8221; of the importance of regularly evaluating their own behavior, and making sure it&#8217;s consistently appropriate, honest, and upright.\n<\/p>\n<p>They understand their character influences the effectiveness and performance of their teams, and ultimately the organization.\n<\/p>\n<p>One comment particularly sums it up \u2013 (Q. How can you apply character, values, and ethics at work?) \u2013 &#8220;How can you not?&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>True!\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#333333\">\u2013\u00a0Jerry Strom<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>For more information about our leadership and team development programs, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.JerryStrom.com\">http:\/\/www.JerryStrom.com<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been spending the last few days looking back at data I&#8217;ve collected for nearly a decade on how people believe they can apply &#8220;Character, Values, and Ethics&#8221; at work. 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