'Integrity Matters' Staff Workshop

The word 'integrity' is a broad and often ambiguous term. What does it mean to my organization? What does it mean to me? How do I know if I'm acting with integrity? The Office of Academic Integrity co-facilitates a workshop with Organizational and Human Development titled 'Integrity Matters' which gives participants an opportunity to reflect on these questions.

The University of Waterloo has six core values to guide our actions: honesty, trust, fairness, responsibility, respect, and courage. It's also important to remember that integrity is very personal, and requires personal choice. During the workshop, participants explore which values are most important to them, and reflect on the ways in which participants are, or are not, living out their core values in the different dimensions of their lives. For example, I identified my core values to be empathy, open-mindedness, and kindness. An exploration of my actions in my personal life, however, demonstrated that I wasn't always living out my core values at home. When I left the workshop, I left with not only a heightened sense of what is most important to me, but also an understanding of the ways in which I needed to improve upon living out my core values in all dimensions of my life. 

Participants also read challenging work scenarios, and in groups, work through the steps for 'Acting with Integrity'. Conflict is often complex, and as a result can be challenging to respond to. This activity gives participants the tools they need to respond to conflict and challenges with integrity. 

If you're interested in learning more about the 'Integrity Matters' workshop, or would like to register, visit: https://uwaterloo.ca/organizational-human-development/staff-workshops/core-development-workshops/integrity-matters-ohd120