Chapter 11: Integrity, mindfulness, and communication

The text in a way instructed students to be mindful about the knowledge gained from learning communication studies...the "study of organizational communication theory can be a worthwhile pursuit...to become a university professor"...and those who choose non-academic working lives will find org comm theoretical study mainly as "equipment for living." I find this inspirational actually, and I look forward to making org comm of value by translating it from theory to practice. Immediately, I can identify with the concept of integrity and how I have put this concept to practice. Integrity is "a mindful state of acting purposefully to fulfill the promises and commitments you make to others." It is simple for keeping your words, as mentioned elsewhere in the text. I find from my work experiences that many people make promises that they do not keep. It is especially a "no,no" when it comes to make promises to a customer. If you say you are going to call back, you should.