CHAPTER 6

Are You Doing the Right Thing?

From Statement to Action, Audits, and Beyond

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way … You become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.

—Aristotle (384 BC–322 BC)

INDIVIDUAL LEGACIES CAN BE FORMED in an instant. A single interaction can have a lasting impact. In fact, it is likely that some of the legacies you would like to leave—legacies that are reflected in your legacy statement—are already taking hold among one or more of the people in your organization and beyond.

It is also possible, however, that among some constituencies, your influence is felt by certain people, but not to the extent that ...

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