You have to get beyond blaming others . . . give up your excuses . . . stand responsible for what you do . . . ultimately, ethics ends up an individual exercise.

You can't put someone else in charge of your morals. Ethics is a personal discipline.

If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.

You carve out the organization's character through your daily choices. You shape its conscience as you exercise your own.

If you become a giver, you'll make them feel like they want to reciprocate.

As consumers we get more demanding all the time. We want better quality. We want it faster. And cheaper. Plus, we want more choices. Whoever comes along that can satisfy all these 'wants' gets our business.

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 group's collective results.