professional integrity

Workplace moral backbone

Professional integrity is adherence to ethical standards and honest conduct in one's work or occupation.

It encompasses keeping commitments, avoiding conflicts of interest, and maintaining competence: The accountant's professional integrity prevented her from falsifying the records.

Someone with professional integrity does the right thing even when no one is watching or when doing otherwise would be easier or more profitable.

Related

do the right thing · regulations · fairness · high road · guidelines · reliability · good standing · accountability · clean hands · conscientiousness · authenticity · informed consent · fiduciary duty · whistleblowing · competence · oath · audits · diligence

Categories
Opposites
ethical conduct

professional integritycorruption

Dishonest abuse of power

professional misconduct · dishonesty · fraud · unethical behavior · malpractice

quality of work standards

professional integritycutting corners

Reducing effort improperly

negligence · sloppiness · professional negligence · dereliction of duty · carelessness

character and reputation

professional integritydisrepute

Damaged public standing

untrustworthiness · shamelessness · infamy · charlatanism · quackery

Family

integrity, professional, profession, integrate, integer, profess

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G