INTEGRITY 101

The practice of being honest and showing a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values; integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching.

Both universities and organizations are investing in training that helps people learn to present themselves—in big meetings or public speaking and compelling storytelling. Classes can instruct us in ways to walk, look, and act, but it is a mistake to think that any school can teach either composure or confidence. Those qualities cannot be taught. 

Composure and confidence are the byproducts of all of the other qualities (practice, commitment, bonding, determination, et al.) in place. We can't have either if we don't have all the others.