“Phil Vincent's message resonates with business leaders, who recognize that personal character qualities like responsibility and respect are fundamental to success in the workplace.
Paul Weimer
Director, Character Education Center
Georgia Humanities Council
When you hire employees, don't you want both high grades in school and a well-developed sense of responsibility? Your personnel director will tell you that the key predictors of an employee's job success and retention are character traits, not necessarily levels of knowledge. If you can find potential employees who are honest, dependable, cooperative and responsible, you can teach them the job! Where do young people learn these traits of good character? Primarily in the home, but not always. Many school districts now are adopting character education into their curriculum, focusing on traits everyone likes to find in people around them — truthfulness, respect, self-discipline, persistence, personal responsibility, following through on tasks, and getting along with others. Are these the traits you like to find in your employees? Would you like to have more applicants with these traits? Support character education in your schools!
| How character applies in the workplace: |
| HONESTY |
Employee can be trusted |
| RELIABILITY |
Attendance and work quality can be counted on |
| RESPECT |
Cooperation and good communication benefit all |
| SELF-DISCIPLINE |
Distractions are at a minimum |
| PERSISTENCE |
Job completion is assured |
| RESOURCEFULNESS |
Problem-solving occurs at primary levels |
| CARING |
Support for co-workers strengthens your teams |
| PATIENCE |
Work is done thoroughly |
| LOYALTY |
Employees feel emotionally connected |
| INTEGRITY |
Moral standards are applied to actions in all areas |
| CREATIVITY |
Innovation thrives |
| GOAL-SETTING |
Employees seek greater achievement |
| CITIZENSHIP |
Thinking becomes community-oriented |
Imagine what employees of good character can do for your business environment!
Imagine having a company where employees trust, respect and care about each other, where ethical behavior is encouraged and hundreds of daily decisions are made based on what is right and fair. You'd have to turn away people who want to work for you!
You can create a pool of employees with these traits by investing in character education in schools!
Contact your school superintendent or principal, or, call Character Development Group. We can help bring character to your community.
Good character is good for business!
Reputation is everything in business, and the financial benefit of being known as an ethical, responsible, caring company is incalculable. Investing in character education in school pays BIG rewards for your company!
Be one of the leaders in your business community who supports character education in schools! Contact us to find out what you can do! 
Businesses in both Chattanooga, Tennessee and Wake County, North Carolina, have participated in bringing character into school classrooms. Find out more.