LEADER 02957nam 2200445 450 001 9910493657703321 005 20211105171630.0 010 $a1-5230-9815-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000007220873 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5611002 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781523098156 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007220873 100 $a20190104d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe law of small things $ecreating a habit of integrity in a culture of mistrust /$fStuart H. Brody 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aOakland, CA :$cBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,$d[2019] 210 4$d©2019 215 $a1 online resource (167 pages) 311 $a1-5230-9813-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aWe are living in a time when dishonesty and duplicity are common in our public institutions, our workplaces, and even in our personal relationships. But by recognizing and resisting the small, seemingly inconsequential ways we make moral compromises in our own lives, we can repair the tear in our social and moral fabric. The Law of Small Things begins with an IQ (Integrity Quotient) test designed to reveal the casual way we regard our promises and the misconceptions we have about acting truthfully. The book shows how most people believe that integrity is something we ?just have? and that we just do, like a Nike commercial. It depicts these and other deceptions we deploy to appear to act with integrity without actually doing so. The Law of Small Things also exposes how our culture encourages breaches of integrity through an array of ?permitted promise-breaking,? a language of clichés that equates self-interest with duty, and the ?illusion of inconsequence? that excuses small breaches with the breezy confidence that we can fulfill integrity when it counts. Brody challenges the prevailing notion that integrity is a possession you hold permanently. No one ?has integrity? and no one is perfect in practicing it. What we have is the opportunity to uphold promises and fulfill duties in each situation that faces us, large and small. Integrity is a practice and a habit of keeping promises, the ones we make explicitly and the ones that are implied in all our relationships. Ultimately, developing skill in the practice of integrity leads us to knowledge of who we are--not in the way the culture defines us, but in the way we truly know ourselves to be. 606 $aIntegrity 606 $aConduct of life 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIntegrity. 615 0$aConduct of life. 676 $a179/.9 700 $aBrody$b Stuart H.$0852669 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910493657703321 996 $aThe law of small things$91904192 997 $aUNINA