Integrity Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason
Integrity Doing the Right Thing for the Right Reason by Barbara Killinger, published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2007, is a first edition that spans 204 pages. This book addresses the growing concern over moral and ethical values in contemporary society, particularly in light of frequent corporate scandals and fraudulent acts. Killinger, a psychologist, examines the erosion of integrity and offers practical techniques for fostering and preserving this essential quality in a challenging cultural landscape.
Readers will find insights drawn from Killinger’s clinical practice, as she delves into the psychological, philosophical, and familial factors that shape integrity. The book discusses how traits such as obsession, narcissism, and workaholism can undermine personal integrity. Through personal stories and a focus on the importance of compassion, Integrity provides a framework for safeguarding both personal and professional integrity while encouraging future generations to embrace this vital character trait.
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In a world in which fraudulent acts and corporate scandals are common news, society has become increasingly concerned over the deterioration in moral and ethical values. Bestselling author and psychologist Barbara Killinger explores the loss of basic integrity and offers practical techniques for developing and maintaining integrity in a culture that sometimes challenges it. Drawing on her clinical practice and pioneering efforts in workaholism Dr Killinger describes the personality traits and psychological, philosophical, historical, and familial influences that help develop and maintain integrity. She also looks at how integrity is undermined and lost as a result of obsession, narcissism, and workaholism. Richly illustrated with personal stories, Integrity offers a positive “how to” perspective on safeguarding personal and professional integrity and on encouraging our children to develop this vital character trait. Killinger concludes that integrity is not possible without compassion and makes it clear that doing the right thing includes doing it for the right reason.
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