Hello and welcome to Business 300.

My name is Philip Kulenshov and this is 300 seconds about business.

We're all a busy people, so I have five minutes or less to get my point across.

Off to the races.

Every now and then, the scandal in the news is about a business person.

The most recent publicized affair of the CEO with his HR director is the latest example.

And so, I thought a few words about integrity in the business realm would be of order.

If I can speak honestly, honesty is a virtue most people would assume themselves to be associated with. Most

people present themselves to be honest people. But clearly not everybody actually is. I'm sure

you've met a dishonest person in your life. They're out there. I don't mean just a career con man.

I mean the typical person who's not always honest even though he imagines himself to be.

Honesty, as they say on the streets, is easier said than done.

Sure, there are different nuances for why someone would be dishonest.

It would be too simplistic to just name one analytical reason.

Things can easily become unbalance and head off track when all the emphases are not emphasized.

However, with that said, I do believe there to be a broad motive overarching and seeping into the different aspects of dishonesty, the bad kind that is.

This overarching motive has to do with a false concern about personal reputation.

Now, being concerned about your personal reputation is far from a wrong motive. On the contrary, being concerned about one's personal reputation. Now, being concerned about your personal reputation is far from a wrong

motive. On the contrary, being concerned about one's personal reputation is a good thing and also

simply a necessary part of interacting with other people. It's reputation that drives us to be

honest. We should absolutely care about what other people think of us and how we're perceived.

The problem, however, is when our care for personal

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