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Book Synopsis‘Stop talking about bringing your values to work and learn how to actually DO it!’ – Kim Scott, bestselling author of Radical Candor
Intentional Integrity, by Silicon Valley expert Rob Chestnut, provides an excellent road map for any organization looking to create a clear set of values to live by.
The year 2020 triggered consumers to re-evaluate their relationship with brands in general, leading to customers prioritizing those seen to be ‘doing good’ or ‘being helpful’ in the context of the pandemic. There is a strong sentiment that businesses have a big part to play in helping society recover and a purpose-driven organization will likely have the edge. In the midst of a year of crisis, there is an opportunity for companies to re-evaluate how their businesses operate. The power to act with integrity is the key to developing this culture.
Drawing on his background as former General Counsel for Airbnb, Rob Chesnut explains the rationale and legal context for the ethics and practices, and presents scenarios to illuminate the nuances of thinking deeply and objectively about workplace culture. Intentional Integrity is the handbook to revolutionizing your workplace by providing the right environment for people to do good work.
‘Smart, practical advice for anyone looking to do good and do well’ – Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and author of Blitzscaling
Trade ReviewStop talking about bringing your values to work and learn how to actually DO it! --
Kim Scott, author of Radical CandorThe ethical expectation for companies is wonderfully changing from ‘do no evil’ to ‘do good’. Companies and their leaders need to put ethics and integrity at the centre of their mission and culture. Rob is an insider who’s combined doing good with doing business well in two iconic Silicon Valley companies. His book contains smart, practical advice for anyone looking to do good and do well --
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and author of BlitzscalingNo one has wrestled with more difficult business integrity challenges over the last twenty years than Rob. His insights will instruct you how to drive integrity into your culture. Now, more than ever, we need someone to lead a constructive, direct conversation about integrity in business, Rob delivers --
Meg Whitman, CEO of Quibi, former CEO of HP and eBay Rob and I were peers at Airbnb and together we helped build a culture and public-facing brand with integrity as a core value. Not only was the work strategically brilliant but under Rob’s leadership, it was embedded into the very heart of the company. Rob brings creativity, empathy, credibility and a great sense of humor to this important topic – he makes ethics human and fun --
Jonathan Mildenhall, cofounder and CEO, TwentyFirstCenturyBrandDrawing on considerable experience with the nuances and circumstances of integrity violations at Airbnb, Chesnut offers plentiful examples of common integrity issues . . . He is especially good on such matters as enforcing consequences and handling situations involving violators who are high-performing employees. Valuable reading for companies that want to get serious about workplace ethics * Kirkus Reviews *
This is the rare fully realized look at not just what integrity means in the context of business, but how to make it second nature in the workplace. Business leaders should take note
* Publishers Weekly *
Table of ContentsIntroduction - i: Show of hands? A new approach to integrity Chapter - 1: Spies, jarts, and racism: The roots of corporate culture shocks Chapter - 2: Six Cs: Critical steps to fostering integrity in the workplace Chapter - 3: C is for Chief: Integrity begins at the top Section - Code Moment 1: Regina and the telltale text Section - Code Moment 2: Who’s your customer, Charlie? Chapter - 4: Who are we?: Defining what integrity means to your organization Section - Code Moment 3: Paul, Serena, and a dead duck Section - Code Moment 4: A not-so-gentle ethical dilemma Chapter - 5: What will derail your mission: The 10 most common integrity issues Section - Code Moment 5: The game is on, the vibe is off Section - Code Moment 6: Just another tequila coffee break Section - Code Moment 7: Marty and the media quandary Section - Code Moment 8: Define “academic” Chapter - 6: Mix it up, blast it out, repeat: Communicating the integrity message Section - Code Moment 9: Tory and the ten sheets of copy paper Section - Code Moment 10: Win-win-win, or no good deed goes unpunished? Chapter - 7: The welcome mat for complaints: A clear and safe reporting process Section - Code Moment 11: On the glass Section - Code Moment 12: Blame it on Rio Chapter - 8: When the other shoe drops: Creating appropriate consequences for integrity violations Section - Code Moment 13: Password piracy Chapter - 9: Check the canaries: Monitoring the company culture for signs of trouble Section - Code Moment 14: Three blind mice Chapter - 10: Dude, you’re not just “bad at dating”: Sexual misconduct in the workplace Section - Code Moment 15: Sam, she’s just not into you Section - Code Moment 16: “Sure, totally get it” Chapter - 11: Who you do business with defines you: Extending the integrity message to a community Chapter - Conclusion: A superpower for our times Section - ii: Appendix: Discussion of Code Moments Acknowledgements - iii: Acknowledgments Section - iv: Notes Index - v: Index
