We need timeless principles to steer by in running our organizations and building our personal careers. We need high standards --- the… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
Excellence calls for character . . . integrity . . . fairness . . . honesty . . . a determination to do what's right. High ethical standards, across the board. — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
We can't win the struggle for high standards if we just talk a good game . . . we've got to play a good game. — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
Excellence is a process, not just an outcome. Sure, we have to hold out for high standards in the products or services… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
High personal standards aren't enough for organizational excellence. You've got to be intolerant of low standards in others. . . . If… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
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The only way we can develop muscle is through regular exercise. As soon as we stop stretching and working toward higher ethics,… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
The question is, when so many others cut corners, shave the truth, self-deal, believe in the fast buck, and follow the crowd… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
When you hold out for high standards, people are impressed-but they don't always like you for it. Not everybody will be on… — Price Pritchett Copy Share Image
You can’t bake a cake without getting the kitchen messy. Halfway through surgery it looks like there’s been a murder in the operating room.… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
We can't win the struggle for high standards if we just talk a good game . . . we've got to play a good game. — Price Pritchett Copy Share
As tough as it sometimes looks on the front end, it's easier to do right than undo wrong. — Price Pritchett Copy Share
In these times of self-directed teams, empowered employees, and "boundaryless" organizations, your worth as an individual employee will also get measured by your work… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
Some people argue against both optimism and pessimism in favor of so-called realistic thinking. They distrust optimism on the grounds that it causes us… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
Your doubts are not the product of accurate thinking, but habitual thinking. Years ago you excepted flawed conclusions as correct, begin to live your… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
We all faced painful ethical challenges before we even knew how to spell our names. There were tough choices. Tradeoffs. Confusing signals regarding how… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
Excellence is a process, not just an outcome. Sure, we have to hold out for high standards in the products or services we provide.… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
Notice that "I" is at the center of the word "ethical." There is no "they." Achieving the ethics of excellence is our individual assignment. — Price Pritchett Copy Share
The only way we can develop muscle is through regular exercise. As soon as we stop stretching and working toward higher ethics, our standards… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
When you hold out for high standards, people are impressed-but they don't always like you for it. Not everybody will be on your side… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
Everybody makes honest mistakes, but there's no such thing as an honest cover-up. — Price Pritchett Copy Share
High personal standards aren't enough for organizational excellence. You've got to be intolerant of low standards in others. . . . If you accommodate… — Price Pritchett Copy Share
You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal discipline. — Price Pritchett Copy Share
