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Character REALLY Is How You Act When No One Is Watching
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The essential questions that can make any manager dramatically more effective
Carpenters have hammers, dentists have picks, and physicians have stethoscopes. It is hard to envision them working without these tools. Managers, too, have a basic set of tools: questions. Here are the basic questions that "all" managers can use--at any level, in any organization, in any situation, anywhere in the world, and in any language.
If you liked this Element, read more from Terry J. Fadem, including "The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers" (ISBN: 9780137144242).
Available in print and digital formats.
The essential questions that can make any manager dramatically more effective
Carpenters have hammers, dentists have picks, and physicians have stethoscopes. It is hard to envision them working without these tools. Managers, too, have a basic set of tools: questions. Here are the basic questions that "all" managers can use--at any level, in any organization, in any situation, anywhere in the world, and in any language.
If you liked this Element, read more from Terry J. Fadem, including "The Art of Asking: Ask Better Questions, Get Better Answers" (ISBN: 9780137144242).
Available in print and digital formats.
12 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 13, 2010
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Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
17 books26 followersJon Meade Huntsman, Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was the founder and executive chairman of Huntsman Corporation, a global manufacturer and marketer of specialty chemicals. He was the father of Jon Huntsman a former United States Ambassador to Singapore, China, and (as of 2017) Russia and a former Governor of Utah .
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February 26, 2022
"Character is most determined by integrity and courage. Your reputation is how others perceive you. Character is how you act when no one is watching." (Jon M. Huntsman Sr., Character Really Is How You Act When No One is Watching)
This is a short book written by Billionaire John M. Huntsman Sr. As the title of the book suggests, it is a book that discusses developing good character and integrity. In it, he discusses examples in his own life of deals where he could have taken advantage of people; however, he notes that the advantages of the same would have been temporary. An example of this is when he was doing business dealings in Thailand, and apparently, it is standard practice for companies to give kick backs or bribes to government officials to do business in this country. On hearing of this he withdrew his business interests, even though this hurt his company financially and would lose money, he counted his integrity and character to be of greater value. To conclude the story, the Asian market collapsed at some point, and he ended up saving a fortune by doing the right thing. He says, "There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference, I am convinced, is character."
This was a great book to remind one of the importance of character, ethics and integrity in personal and business dealings.
This is a short book written by Billionaire John M. Huntsman Sr. As the title of the book suggests, it is a book that discusses developing good character and integrity. In it, he discusses examples in his own life of deals where he could have taken advantage of people; however, he notes that the advantages of the same would have been temporary. An example of this is when he was doing business dealings in Thailand, and apparently, it is standard practice for companies to give kick backs or bribes to government officials to do business in this country. On hearing of this he withdrew his business interests, even though this hurt his company financially and would lose money, he counted his integrity and character to be of greater value. To conclude the story, the Asian market collapsed at some point, and he ended up saving a fortune by doing the right thing. He says, "There are, basically, three kinds of people: the unsuccessful, the temporarily successful, and those who become and remain successful. The difference, I am convinced, is character."
This was a great book to remind one of the importance of character, ethics and integrity in personal and business dealings.
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