How to Audit Integrity in Yourself, Others, and Your Business

How can you tell if someone has integrity (including you)? Is it present in your office? This episode of Faithful on the Clock gives 11 things that indicate good integrity. Plus, we’ll walk you through the basics of a business integrity audit.Timestamps:[00:05] - Intro[00:44] - Definition of integrity differentiates you and has a reward. God will always look for it in your heart.[01:32] - Integrity differentiates you and has a reward. God will always look for it in your heart.[02:48] - List of 11 behaviors that characterize good integrity[07:03] - Ideally, look for the 11 behavioral signs of integrity as early as possible, even as early as hiring.[07:46] - Many of the metrics you use to measure other elements in your business, such as your customer satisfaction score, can inform you about your organizational integrity. So you don’t necessarily have to get new data. You just have to analyze what you have within the integrity lens.[08:58] - Auditors can conduct your integrity audit for you. You just need to give them access to your data, people, and infrastructure. They will base the audit around criteria, condition, effect, cause, and recommendation.[09:55] - Your team needs a clear timeline and understanding of what the auditor needs and will do. You can make the audits regular and positive by painting a picture of how they can improve the business.[10:40] - Prayer[11:29] - Outro/what’s coming up nextKey takeaways:Integrity is doing the right thing even when no one is looking.Integrity sets believers apart, as shown with Job and Jesus.God is always looking at the heart and has rewarded believers for demonstrating integrity. He searches you and will reward you in the same way.There are 11 key behavior traits that indicate good integrity, including direct and specific speech, language and behavior consistency, no lying, not being defensive, the ability to apologize or accept accountability, reliability, infrequent compromises, few arguments, no bragging, emotional connection, and forgiveness. All of these are discussed in scripture. Look for these traits and behaviors as early as you can, ideally as early as the hiring stage.When you do an integrity audit on your company, you can use metrics you already have, such as your employee satisfaction and quality scores, to get a sense of how your company is doing. An auditor will use five main elements during the integrity audit process–criteria, condition, effect, cause, and recommendation. Good communication with your team will help the audit go smoothly and reassure your employees that an audit is a positive event.Relevant Links:CTAs:Conduct regular integrity audits on yourself and your business to encourage consistent character growth and success.What’s coming up next:Cancel culture is at a fever pitch. How should you handle accusations of wrongdoing, whether they’re against one person or your entire company? That’s up next week in Episode 24 of the Faithful on the Clock podcast.