Good Business: A Reputation of Integrity

By: Gaurav Batra In: Business Last Updated: 2010-04-27

In the business world, more than earning financial wealth, it is significant to develop a strong reputation of integrity, reliability honesty, and fairness in the business domain. The authenticity of any company is determined by its strong standing in the market. For building this strong reputation especially in the 21st century, it is essential to follow strong ethics and norms, which are merely based on honest working of the company. For a company to be an ideal and an ethical one, following few principles becomes essential.

Here are a few principles that a company must adhere to in order to build a strong reputation:

Develop a bond of Trust: Always remember that only after winning the trust of the customer, a company can become a part of the competition. A customer is sharp enough to identify whether the company is reliable enough to do business with or associate with, so they need to be handled carefully.

Feedback: An ideal leader should always be enthusiastic to be open to the idea and opinions for the betterment of the company. Feedback of the co-workers and customers will help in the improvement of the company. And as the company will improve, it will subsequently grow.

Reclaim any lost business: If any of your deal in the past has gone awry then regardless of the circumstances, do everything to regain the prior commitments and trust of your old clients.

Accurate information: Make sure that in whatever business you are dealing, all the business documents and information is clear, precise and true. The information must not be misinterpreted.

Be an active participant: Get involved in all the business gatherings and community related issues to give an impression of yourself as an active community participant and a contributor.

Record keeping: For the progress of the company, keep a tab on the accounts and records of the company. It will help you in determining any kind of dubious activity going on in the company.

Respect others: Irrespective of the rank of the person in your company, greet everybody with respect. Share a good rapport with everyone and it will surely help your company to grow and build a reputation of integrity.

Thus it is very true that any company can be an active participant in the competition by maintaining its integrity and building a strong reputation that is unchallengeable.