There are many significant traits of exceptional leaders. Integrity is at the top. Two stories show the power of integrity in the lives of others.
Story One - Easy Eddie
Al Capone owned virtually all of Chicago in the 1920s. He had a net worth of more than one billion funded by his organized crime, including murder, prostitution, and bootlegging. Capone’s lawyer nicknamed “Easy Eddie” promoted Capone’s continued dominance. Easy Eddie’s skills kept Al Capone out of the prison sentences that Capone deserved.
Capone showered Easy Eddie in excess for keeping him out of jail. Easy Eddie had every luxury available. Easy Eddie’s estate filled an entire city block. Eddie ignored being awash in evil because of the lifestyle it afforded. His heart was hard, except for Eddie’s one soft spot -- a son he loved completely. He wanted his son to have every advantage that Eddie didn’t have while growing up.
Despite everything he had was the fruit of crime, Eddie attempted to teach his son morals. Eddie wanted his son to