Read Genesis 37 - 50 about Joseph, a Man of Integrity. (pages 38-54)

8.         (Genesis 45-50) Joseph and his father were reunited. The family is richly provided for      by Pharaoh’s number one man, Joseph, and a whole nation survives.

Summary Statements

¨      You will seldom get what you deserve from people, so don’t expect it!

(Example: Joseph was thrown into prison on false charges.)

¨      You will always get what is best from God, so don’t doubt it!

(Example: Joseph and his entire family were taken care of.)

¨      Your ability to handle both (#1 and #2) is directly related to the consistency of your   relationship with the Lord!

(Taken from Chuck Swindoll’s booklet “Integrity - How To Develop It”)

Principles That Work

1.      Make a commitment to yourself to operate with absolute integrity in all your personal and professional activities.

2.      Treat your activities on behalf of your employer as if they were activities you were doing for your God (because they are!).

3.      Truthfulness is the foundation to establishing trustworthiness.

4.      Competence without consistency leads to confusion.

5.      What you do or say today will reap benefits or consequences for you tomorrow.

6.      A person who cannot be bought is priceless to an organization.

Practical                                                      Name______________________________

1.      List three people you know who you believe operate with integrity.

2.      List three areas in which you need to improve in personal integrity.

3.      Who will help you as you hold yourself accountable for the changes you need to make in your personal life and work? (Note: This should be some other person, such as your mentor, pastor, etc.)

4.      Write down the time you plan to talk with him or her about helping you hold yourself accountable.

I can refer to the previous “Practical” page as the Mentor asks these questions.

Question #1:     Who are some people you know that live with integrity? What do

                        you see about their lives that make you think this?

Question #2:    Can you think of an experience where you or someone you know

                        was rewarded for keeping their integrity? Can you think of anyone

                        who suffered the consequences of compromising their integrity?

Question #3:     What are several areas in which you need to improve your

                        personal integrity? How will you make these changes?

Question #4:     Who will be working with you to help make these changes? What

                        is your plan for how the two of you will work together on this?

STEPS

My Career Objective

Each participant gives a short two-minute presentation of My Career Objective.