Enron and Integrity

With one of the major news stories concerning the guilty verdict in the Enron trial it makes me reflect about integrity in business. The guilty verdict seems to be the stamp of approval that people are not going to put up with corrupt business practices. That's a positive vote for all of us.


Business today is hard enough and with so much business being conducted on the web it can be tricky trying to develop relationships with people you trust. When I am at my "other job" almost everyone I deal with is face to face. Learning to wind my way through the worldwide web is a little more challenging. I can't look the person I want to do business with straight in the eye. I can't hear the tone of voice,or shake his or her hand.


I proceed with a great deal of faith and reading between the lines. I feel I have been fortunate because many of the alliances and relationships I have developed as I create this online business have been with people of integrity, something I value highly. These are the people who I am thrilled to associate with and introduce to the clients I serve. They go above and beyond and are genuinely caring.


Revisiting the Enron scandal again today has just reinded me that though there are people out there operating from greed and personal satisfaction, honesty and integrity are still valued by the majority.