One characteristic of people with integrity is the ability to care for others and to foster good rel

One characteristic of people with integrity is the ability to care for others and to
foster good relationships. Caring for others is more than having sympathetic feelings for them; it
requires that one take concrete action to look after the needs of others. Caring for others and
fostering good relationships go together for two reasons. First, humans are essentially social
creatures—we live and work in groups and most of us would be absolutely miserable if we didn’t
have meaningful relationships. So caring about persons means caring about their relationships.
Second, we cannot accomplish many of the tasks we need to undertake unless we can foster good
relationships. This includes the task of giving care to others.
Let’s start with an example and see how caring works. Doug is concerned with trying to
salvage an account and wants to send someone to visit the client. Kien is the most likely
candidate since he has a good working relationship with the client, but he is scheduled to visit
another client on a much bigger account.