New company measures Organizational Integrity!

Aug. 2, 2009 - PRLog -- A unique consulting company, Integrity Works, recently launched based on the premise that the presence of integrity is a fundamental requirement for organizations to achieve their full potential.

Theo Selles, president of Integrity Works, states that his assessment, the Integrity Check, measures organizational integrity by: 1) Determining whether an organization lives by its values, and 2) Evaluating Structural Integrity-meaning the degree to which various departments are working to support each other achieve a common mission. In addition, the functioning of specific teams is also measured.

Integrity Works takes the results of the assessment  and provides an in-depth analysis and recommendations regarding areas of strength and areas of growth. Interventions such as workshops, management retreats, organizational rallies and executive coaching are then offered to align everyone with the organizations values and mission. In Theo's words, "My goal is to rally everyone around commonly held values and help build a culture of trust, enthusiasm, dedication, loyalty and pride in one's work. Work should not be just a job."

Integrity Works has been well received so far. Kim Sanderson, Regional Director, FaithLife Financial wrote in a testimonial, "Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to take part in a number of team building and/or culture building sessions. This is the first one that is values based and with that focus we were able to discover how to move forward by checking our thoughts and actions against our key values. Theo has a great way of combining fun and learning in a very interactive environment that resulted in a number of actionable items. He helped us develop our own strategies for providing a healthy environment within our own team and its impact on the organization as a whole…”

Integrity Works provides an opportunity for organizations to truly define themselves by their values in a time where the value of Integrity is not often associated with the workplace. The savings of this service cannot be understated.  Many studies have clearly demonstrated that organizations which invest in establishing a value based working environment are more profitable, more productive, enjoy greater customer satisfaction, and higher retention rates of valued employees than those which do not.

Mr. Selles observes that neglecting values comes with a high price. He notes that "lack of organizational alignment and commitment to values is associated with increased stress leaves, harassment suits, theft of time and materials, conflict, cliques, gossiping, lowered morale, and work to rule; all problems which severely impact performance."  When asked about the cost of his service in a struggling economy he said "it is exactly at times of high stress that organizations can truly benefit from an investment in values-following those values and inspiring your people are just what is needed to get your organization through tough times."

Mr. Selles looks forward to having a conversation with you about the needs of your organization. For more information visit http://www.integritywks.ca or call 647-686-0116

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Integrity Works develops inspired teams through helping organizations make the most of their mission statements and their values. We assess organizational integrity with our Integrity Check to determine whether organizations are living their values, as well as whether different departments are working supportively together for a common purpose. The functioning of a specific team is also assessed.

We then provide an in-depth analyis and recommendations regarding areas of strength and areas of growth. Subsequent to that we can work to address areas of growth by identifying the issues preventing values from being lived out, and building in behaviours that represent organizational values, as well as establishing methods to keep everyone accountable to these values and associated behaviours in the future.

Numerous studies have shown that organizations who live with integrity and build in on-going value based practices far out perform their counterparts.