Integrity in Business – Why is doing the right thing so hard sometimes?

There have been numerous occasions over the course of my career where I’ve found myself in difficult situations professionally and I’ve had to make a decision that’s not been easy.  Sometimes it’s been to speak up about something that wasn’t popular or to push back on the thinking of someone in a more senior position.

Other times it’s been to make an exception to a policy when I knew it was the right thing to do in that circumstance or to dig into an investigation about something that I knew was going to be messy for the organization.  That has been especially tricky when the investigation involved a member of senior leadership.  There are times when those situations have occurred and I’ve been faced with having to make a decision – a fork in the road so to speak.  Choose the easy road or choose the right road?

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