Most Amazing And Shocking Photos of 2013

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#14 World Aquatics Championship Marvell</span></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What is the best place to take an amazing photo? Underwater, of course! A photographer decided to use this technique during the World Aquatics Championship last year, and dived into the pool with his camera. You can see the result below. Isn't it amazing? This looks like a picture form an epic graphic novel!</span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12594_700x.jpg" /></span></span></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html#Fwdf84KTtVq0ztJB.99</span></span></h2> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#13 Some Things Just Can't Be Destroyed</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The city of Moore in Oklahoma, USA was struck by a tornado on May 20, 2013. This disaster caused much destruction to many buildings, taking the lives of 23 people with it. This picture was taken after everything went quiet. Nature can destroy many things, but love is not among them, that's for sure.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12518_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmfEOyI_q-UeMt_ZqvJFz-cgU3mhq1cybQyk7UtnjCohDYJz7VkTJrvWBNDGNWIyYIpxrxZtjf4EJJrma818ow7f-eYLrNyHEE2kZV5ajGfnM7-bQHm23CjFON0eRlc4gqoeSyIqVFGc/s1600/Oklahoma+%23+2.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3.bp.blogspot.com</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> </div> <div class="pw pw-widget ra1-pw-classicWidget ra1-pw_size_small pw-layout-horizontal pw-widget-look-native" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="pw-button pw-button-pinterest button-type-looknative pw-size-small look-native" href="" style="background-image: none !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px 10px 1px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: bottom;"><span class="pw-button-type-looknative" style="-webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(254, 254, 254) 0px, rgb(229, 229, 229) 100%); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 18px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 58px !important;"><span class="pw-icon ra1-pw-icon ra1-pw-icon-pinterest" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-image: url(http://i.po.st/static/v3/img/post-native.png); background-position: -102px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block !important; height: 14px !important; left: 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -16px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; position: absolute; top: 2px; vertical-align: top; width: 31px !important;"></span></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=1#q7zEfalbK8uhjJ88.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#12 Cleaning the Huang He River</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This looks like a huge thunderstorm, but it's not, actually. Some rivers like Huang He River in China require annual cleaning. Well, there was a good reason to call it the Yellow River after all.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12527_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://img.pr0gramm.com/2013/12/130711-twip-01.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">img.pr0gramm.com</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=2#KfcZPkbgQI8bPp3H.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#11 Sinister Skies During a Baseball Game</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Most people go to baseball games to see the game itself, but you never know what else can be expected. Sometimes the surrounding atmosphere can be more impressive that the match itself. Just look at these crimson skies!</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12536_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://livedoor.blogimg.jp/lollapa/imgs/6/2/62d868f8.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">livedoor.blogimg.jp</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=3#lIPri6GrVhliErHG.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#9 Belgium October Riots</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Belgium experienced a number of demonstrations on its territory last year. Local police was used to keep peace during the protests, and eventually got covered in special foam, used for controlling the crowds.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12523_700x.jpg" style="width: 714px;" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://www.ideal.es/ideal/granada/multimedia/201310/07/media/20131007-10.JPG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.ideal.es</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#8 Viral Photo from North Korea</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This country is considered to be closed to the majority of people, including officials and journalists as well. Taking this into consideration you can imagine the excitement surrounding the following photo.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12524_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://images.khabaronline.ir/Images/news/Larg_Pic/24-1-1392%5CIMAGE635014863309910384.JPG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">images.khabaronline.ir</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=6#sothA6KVWLmjI8m1.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#7 Catching the Biggest Wave Ever in Portugal</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Can you spot the surfer on this photo? Look closely and you'll see a tiny man riding a giant wave. So what exactly brought Carlos Burle to perform this unbelievable stunt?He actually attempted to break the Guinness World Record by catching and ridding the biggest wave ever. Good news is that he succeeded after all.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12521_700x.png" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://static.tva.ca/sites/tva.ca/files/capture_decran_2013-10-30_a_07.14.43.png" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">static.tva.ca</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=7#cj7OwULgDftj887f.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#6 Waiting for the New Catholic Leader</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In 2013, Vatican City introduced the new Pope - Francis, who has a great support by Catholics from all over the world. The following picture was taken on the day of his election, when thousands of people gathered to welcome him.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12528_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqOokzpKD4lVJ-wEPiOX6iEH6A2QwJyMpxmBzymRTXnqn7d1zDtMTTNnvzC_AKYiVk3mlohZdmT6phHRllrLDU_MGr1q2SaGGYuXVN-afJXjhl6zLgD54AeKKy_Ujm-l7kGRDy65x5l5j/s1600/estamos-contigo-papa-francisco.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">1.bp.blogspot.com</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=8#0fURmt8s00qePWqA.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#5 A Boy and His Dog</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">News is always full of stories about pets rescuing their masters. This time we've got the opposite situation: this boy saved his dog's life during massive flooding in Manila, the capital of the Philippines back in November, 2013. True friends are friends forever!</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12529_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1358929/thumbs/o-MEXIQUE-MORTS-facebook.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">i.huffpost.com</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=9#JrUW3fY9qFeo5DT0.99</span></div> <div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#4 The Power of Lightning</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lightning can be truly impressive, and the following picture serves as a perfect example to that. The photographer has managed to take a photo exactly the same moment the lightning hit the river. If you are planning to visit France, you might see something similar yourself in Angel Bay, Nice.</span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12532_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://tpic.home.news.cn/xhForum/xhdisk001/M00/06/76/wKhJEFJRMhgEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA729.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tpic.home.news.cn</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> </div> <div class="pw pw-widget ra1-pw-classicWidget ra1-pw_size_small pw-layout-horizontal pw-widget-look-native" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <a class="pw-button pw-button-pinterest button-type-looknative pw-size-small look-native" href="" style="background-image: none !important; border: none !important; box-sizing: content-box; display: inline-block !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px 10px 1px 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; vertical-align: bottom;"><span class="pw-button-type-looknative" style="-webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(254, 254, 254) 0px, rgb(229, 229, 229) 100%); border-bottom-left-radius: 3px; border-bottom-right-radius: 3px; border-top-left-radius: 3px; border-top-right-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; height: 18px !important; position: relative; vertical-align: top; width: 58px !important;"><span class="pw-icon ra1-pw-icon ra1-pw-icon-pinterest" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); background-image: url(http://i.po.st/static/v3/img/post-native.png); background-position: -102px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; box-sizing: content-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block !important; height: 14px !important; left: 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: -16px !important; margin-top: 0px !important; position: absolute; top: 2px; vertical-align: top; width: 31px !important;"></span></span></a></div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=10#3Ij6fT7ACvg3fVgZ.99</span></div> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#3 Christ, the Redeemer and the Full Moon</span></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This statue doesn't require any special introduction, as it's one of the most famous attractions located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Being a perfect example of Art Deco style, it looks more than impressive under the full moon.</span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12535_700x.jpg" /></span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://jto.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wn20130528h1a.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jto.s3.amazonaws.com</a></span></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=11#9BBisvMd6TMDC21x.99</span></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#2 Beautiful Union of Hibiscus Flower and Volcano Ash</span></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No, this picture wasn't photoshopped in any particular way. It's a real photo of a real hibiscus flower taken in Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The secret behind it is tied with Sinabung volcano eruption, which covered the surrounding area with dust and ashes.</span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12537_700x.jpg" /></span></span></div> <div style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://blogs.ft.com/photo-diary/files/2013/11/Ash.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blogs.ft.com</a></span></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></span></div> </div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />Read more at http://news.nster.com/740-most-shocking-images-of-2013.html?b=12#P4BZ043byKcMLfty.99</span></span></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">#1 The Land of Skyscrapers</span></span></h2> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Recife is one of the biggest metropolitan area in Brazil, and is literally filled with skyscrapers. Do you see those black stripes on the picture below? These are actually shadows of the skyscrapers themselves! Seems like it's really hard to find sunny spot to play soccer there.</span></div> <div dir="rtl" style="margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: right;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="" src="http://news.nster.com/images/uploaded/00/01/25/12539_700x.jpg" /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Image source:</span> <a href="http://as01.epimg.net/futbol/imagenes/2013/06/15/album/1371251479_453061_1371252645_album_grande.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">as01.epimg.net</a></span><div class="author-google-block"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="source-title">Text by: </span><a href="https://plus.google.com/108715881070559336191?rel=author" target="_blank">Adam Kent</a></span></div> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 7px;"> </div> <div class="pw pw-widget ra1-pw-classicWidget ra1-pw_size_small pw-layout-horizontal pw-widget-look-native" style="margin-top: 10px;"> <br /></div> </div>

Most Amazing And Shocking Photos of 2013

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9 Subtle Things Leaders Do That Show They Have Integrity

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div> <span style="font-size: large;">-Richard Feloni</span></div> <div> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">"Without a sense of fairness and justice, no leader can command and retain the respect of his followers," Napoleon Hill wrote in his 1937 book on success, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Napoleon-Hill/dp/1497342406/ref%3Dsr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1400702763&sr=8-3&keywords=think+and+grow+rich" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Think and Grow Rich</a>."</span></span><div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> </div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaders who live with integrity inspire their followers to adopt their own ideals, which makes them more willing to support their vision.</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">True integrity is not paraded about for others to admire, but is shown through small actions and behaviors. Quora users discussed how to spot these qualities in the popular thread: "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/%20" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">What is the single most revealing thing about any person?</a>"</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">We've highlighted the best answers and added some of our own insight. Here are nine subtle, yet revealing things that people with integrity do:</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div> </div> <div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">1. They support the team, even under pressure.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">"It is when we are under pressure that our true colors come out," says <a href="http://qr.ae/ot9Qb" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Jill Uchiyama</a>. It is natural to want to fall back on your ego when dealing with a period of increased stress and challenge. Great leaders are able to set aside selfish impulses and do what will benefit their entire team.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">2. They take responsibility for their problems.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://qr.ae/otDhZ" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Bin Luo</a> shares a quote from President Abraham Lincoln: "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">For example, if an entrepreneur's startup falls apart before it can become profitable, they can become angry at the market, their employees, or their investors, blaming the failure on everyone and everything but themselves. The best leaders do not become angry with themselves to the point of self-destruction, but rather get to a point where they can accept their mistakes and learn from them.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">3. They help others without expecting something in return.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Someone with true integrity does not place their own desires above all else, says <a href="http://qr.ae/otBDz" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Becky Lee</a>. Successful people know that <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/habits-of-exceptionally-likable-people-2014-5" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">doing a good deed for someone else often compels that person to want to reciprocate</a>, which can be a great networking strategy. But a person with true integrity helps others when it is the right thing to do, and having it reciprocated is just a pleasant side effect.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">4. They still live by their principles when given power.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://qr.ae/otjxd" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Abhisek Pattnaik</a> refers to another Lincoln quote on integrity: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">If someone abandons their ideals once they are given real influence over an organization, they reveal that those ideals were more a disguise than rooted in their identity.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">5. They treat low-level employees with respect.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaders with integrity recognize that every person plays a role in their company, from a senior manager to the janitor, and does not patronize or belittle any of them.</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Further, says <a href="http://qr.ae/onRcL" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Brett Williams</a>, you can judge someone by the way they speak with service employees like waiters and cashiers.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">6. They don't waste their free time.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">Great leaders deal with boredom by using it as an opportunity to create or learn something, says <a href="http://qr.ae/onpri" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Norsez Orankijanan</a>.</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">That doesn't mean, of course, that people who like to catch up on their Netflix queue after work are necessarily sabotaging their success, but those who rarely do something productive during their downtime are probably not committed to achieving something important.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">7. They surround themselves with peers who push them to be better.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://qr.ae/ovSmA" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">George Cotsikis</a> mentions the proverb: "When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">The most successful people surround themselves with a wide variety of people who aren't afraid to challenge their ideas, and who also provide them with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/habits-of-resilient-people-2014-6" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">a support system to help them through difficult times</a>.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">8. They don't pretend to know everything.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">You can judge people by the questions they ask, says <a href="http://qr.ae/ovJ0y" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Paul Denlinger</a>.</span></span></div> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">More specifically, the best leaders ask questions when they don't know something rather than to feed their egos.</span></span></div> <h3 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 10px 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">9. They welcome valid criticism.</span></span></h3> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="font-size: large;">A person with integrity will not give into anger or fear when faced with valid criticism (as opposed to mean-spirited insults), but will rather consider it and learn from it, says <a href="http://qr.ae/ovl2P" sl-processed="1" style="text-decoration: none;">Abhilash Pattnaik</a>.</span></span></div> <div class="clearfix clear-both" id="see-also-links" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> </div> </div> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Read more:</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/subtle-things-leaders-with-integrity-do-2014-7#ixzz39XwY20F1" style="text-decoration: none;">http://www.businessinsider.com</a></span></div> </div>

9 Subtle Things Leaders Do That Show They Have Integrity

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