{"product_id":"the-integrity-dividend-hardcover","title":"The Integrity Dividend - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Simons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate and government scandals continue to deepen our mistrust of leaders. While credibility is the foundation of effective leadership, most leaders struggle, and sometimes fail, to align their words and their actions. Now for the first time, leadership expert Tony Simons has measured the bottom-line value of business leaders who live by their word and actually do what they say they are going to do. In \u003ci\u003eThe Integrity Dividend\u003c\/i\u003e, Tony Simons shows how leaders? personal integrity drives the profitability and overall success of their organization. This groundbreaking book is based in on solid research and reveals that businesses led by managers of higher integrity enjoy deeper employee commitment, lower turnover, superior customer service, and substantially higher profitability. This improved performance is the \u003cb\u003eintegrity dividend\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimons conducted dozens of focus groups, surveyed thousands of employees, collected financial and operational numbers, and interviewed over 100 senior executives and executive coaches. The book lays out the research clearly and provides proven tools for managing common integrity challenges. It offers guidance for building individual credibility and for creating an organizational culture of integrity and accountability. Throughout, Simons uses real-world insight and stories drawn from senior executives, line managers, and coaches.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Integrity Dividend\u003c\/i\u003e is a fresh view of leadership at a time when it is most needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTEGRITY DIVIDEND\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIf you walk the talk, practice what you preach, stand up for your beliefs, put your money where your mouth is, follow through on your promises--do what you say you will do--your business will make more money. You will also be more trusted, more powerful, more personally successful, have more loyal and committed people, and be more at peace with yourself.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e --\u003c\/i\u003eFROM THE FOREWORD BY JIM KOUZES \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT scandals continue to deepen our mistrust of leaders. While credibility is the foundation of effective leadership, most leaders struggle, and sometimes fail, to align their words and their actions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow for the first time, leadership expert Tony Simons has measured the bottom-line value of business leaders who live by their word and actually do what they say they are going to do. In \u003ci\u003eThe Integrity Dividend\u003c\/i\u003e Tony Simons shows how leaders' personal integrity drives the profitability and overall success of their organizations. This groundbreaking book is based on solid research and reveals that businesses led by managers of higher integrity enjoy deeper employee commitment, lower turnover, superior customer service, and substantially higher profitability. This improved performance is \"the integrity dividend.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing real-world insight and stories drawn from senior executives, line managers, and coaches, Simons clearly lays out the research he conducted and provides proven tools for managing common integrity challenges. The book offers guidance for building individual credibility and for creating an organizational culture of integrity and accountability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Integrity Dividend\u003c\/i\u003eis a fresh view of leadership at a time when it is most needed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A clear, practical, and enlightening book. \u003ci\u003eThe Integrity Dividend\u003c\/i\u003e is aptly named, for integrity is a core quality of all great leaders--one that pays multiple dividends not only in the results we create but in the lives of all those we impact, as well as in the way we feel about ourselves when we look in the mirror.\" --\u003cb\u003eROBERT GASS\u003c\/b\u003e, EdD, creator of the \u003ci\u003eArt of Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e trainings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTONY SIMONS\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of management and organizational behavior at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. He lives in Ithaca, NY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.18 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724002463807,"sku":"9780470185667","price":33.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a223d2ff38734d07a5313b9d3dfdd7d5.webp?v=1765101123","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-integrity-dividend-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}