Integrity,
is the first amongst the equal
of the three.
The three I’s.
In all humility,
we strive to be
innovative and we strive
for impact.
And much that I would like to believe
that we succeed more often than not,
but it's still something we aspire for,
we strive for.
Integrity, however,
is an absolute.
I might
persevere, encourage even,
to work with a co-worker or a colleague
who is,
maybe not able to meet the bar on
innovation or impact in a certain given situation.
But I don't think I would be
as charitable with somebody
on whom I do not trust in terms of integrity.
So, to me,
the fundamental tenet of our work
is to
give our recommendations and
take our actions with an extremely
undiluted sense of integrity.
In some way I would associate integrity
in our line of work with intellectual honesty.
When we
meet give them a recommendation,
we stand by what we feel is right
and not necessarily toe the line that they
want us to and possibly that's where
BCG differentiates itself from
many of the others who they work with.
So 25 is
when you just completed your undergraduate.
You've completed a post graduate.
You've just
started the journey of your professional career
and personally I can vouch for it
that the age of 25 to 50 is
the best years of your life.
So congratulations you've joined BCG in its prime.
So enjoy the next many many years to come.