Now that we understand the importance of being honest it is important to know what are different impediments that stops us from leading an honest life.
The impediments are both internal and external to the agency. These are explained below with some examples.
Internal factors:
The impediments are both internal and external to the agency. These are explained below with some examples.
Internal factors:
- Human greed - the root cause of all evils.
- Rationalization of existing malpractices : e.g. mentality which sounds like "small grafts do not matter as long as efficiency is not impacted". This is the deep seated problem.
- Relationship : We have soft corners for our close relatives, friends and well wishers. These relationship breeds expectation and to meet those expectation we might be compromising with our integrity. That does not mean relationships are bad. That only suggest relationship can handicap our honest & impartial decision making.
- Societal acceptance : In a developing society like ours, often dishonest people manage to wield power and money. In a world becoming materialistic such people enjoy respect from society irrespective of means they have adopted.
- Ambiguity in laws : rules & regulations needs to be as clear as possible.
- Culture of organisation/ Departmental tolerance : An organisation showing lenient attitude towards dishonest and malafide practices is likely to breed evil tadpole.
- Poor enforcement and organisational oversight
- Materialistic culture : Material prosperity has become the yardstick of measuring one's success and that, arguably, forces many to amass wealth irrespective of means they adopt.
- Harassing the honest : while one may argue honesty is a virtue and is expected of everyone, for any quality to be promoted in society it needs adequate feedback. Suitable prize for those showcasing honesty must be the norm and not harassing them.
How to overcome these impediments? Read the next blog in this series.
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