Category Archives: Integrity

(#167) Standout or Get Left Behind

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Steve Piscitelli

What can you do this week to become the go-to person, the linchpin— the difference maker—in the lives of others, and by so doing, make a huge difference in your life? Last week I read (devoured) Seth Godin’s provocative book, … Continue reading →

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(#129) Identify What You Can Influence

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Today, you have the ability to have a positive impact on your little area of the world.  Tomorrow, broaden that circle. One of my students, during an in-class post-election discussion, said that he was disappointed at the level of nastiness … Continue reading →

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(#127) Recognizing the Good Things in Life

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Why not recognize the good things that happen around us, show gratitude, and encourage those behaviors? Maybe in our own small way we can help create an environment of remarkable consistency and growth. This past Tuesday, my wife and I … Continue reading →

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(#124) When a Culture of Yes is Really a Culture of No

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

 “It is possible to build a culture around innovation, leadership, and optimism…” Eric Schmidt “Rather than nurture the people on their bus, weak leaders throw them under the bus.” Steve Piscitelli Video recommendation for the week: In a 2008 talk … Continue reading →

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(#114) What You SAY and What You DO

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Where is your line in the sand?  What will you definitely not negotiate away— and what things will you or do you decide are not values to you?  At the recently-completed Noel-Levitz Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing and Retention I had the … Continue reading →

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#110 Integrity or Adding to the Illusion?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Steve Piscitelli

Is integrity an all or nothing proposition? How do you measure integrity? Is it on a scale? Can you have it some days and lack it on others? For this week’s blog post I have more questions than answers or … Continue reading →

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(#77) A Code for Life

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Steve Piscitelli

Ruiz’s The Four Agreements reminded me of the elegance of simplicity—and the power of integrity. I am in the author’s equivalent of a jockey’s homestretch.  The page proofs for my new book (Study Skills: Do I Really Need This Stuff? … Continue reading →

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#42 Guns in the Classroom

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Steve Piscitelli

Sometimes we just have to shake our heads and ask, “Huh?” Such is the case with one of the bills being considered by the 2011 version of the Florida Legislature. Current Florida law makes it illegal to carry a gun … Continue reading →

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