I wont lie, I have cheated in work and in school.
Some times in work you just can't help it, there are things in life where you must pursue the "other" path in order to get it done.
This relates directly with your earlier posts about "business is business".
I've chosen to do business w/folks whose word I trust, and can rely on.
Read Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionaire Lessons for the Small Investor: George H. Ross, Donald J. Trump, Andrew James McLean: 9780471774341: Amazon.com: Books the book that George Ross did on Trump. You may be surprised. Trump is known for being a hard bargainer-- but some of his biggest early real estate deals came about because he was creative-- and knew what the people across the table wanted. And he kept his word.
I've posted this before (b/c sometimes when I say these things the newbs just think I'm a poser): My previous life I worked w/some real heavyweights: Venture capitalists worth tens or hundreds of millions. A few billionaires (cover of Time kinda stuff), and more than a few celebs.
The reason I got to know them was I was referred to them by others at that same level --- who trusted me in their homes/their lives. Word of mouth was the way I did business (I actually had an unlisted business number, no lie).
I understand and appreciate that you have chosen another path. You are who you are. I won't ever change that.
But I've met a whole lot of successful businessmen and women who feel the same way I do.
They may not work in the world of IPOs. I don't know.
But they're out there. Lots of 'em.
-Russ H.