May 18, 2022  

Integrity (and All Its Parts) – Part 2

As a quick "visual summary" and follow up to our previous post, INTEGRITY is the FOUNDATION. Without integrity, leadership cannot exist. Integrity is wholeness. Your vocations make-up your whole life. You execute your mission and live your purpose in your whole life. This is being truthful about yourself or achieving your potential. By maintaining integrity, you seek the truth.

This article was last modified on January 3, 2023 .

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Darren Smith

Darren Smith is Co-Founder of the Authentic Leadership Institute. He is a native Texan and a graduate of Dallas Jesuit and Texas A&M University. Over the past 25 years, Darren has visited 35 countries and led 100 strategy programs. He and his wife have five children.


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