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The May, 2012 Leadership Development Carnival

Great Leadership By Dan

How can we help leaders deal with complexity and respond to it with ethical behavior? Linda Fisher Thornton , from Leading in Context offers Leading Ethically Through Complexity. No matter the arena, business, political, religious or role models in general, the operative question these days is ‘What were he/she/they thinking’.

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Don’t Delegate More – Delegate More Effectively

Marshall Goldsmith

” Honest, ethical and legal behavior is always appropriate – delegation isn’t. The company was operating in a rapidly changing environment. His direct reports didn’t need to be told what to do or how to do it in terms of technical details. Delegate more effectively. Marshall@MarshallGoldsmith.com.

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Case Study: Is It Ever OK to Break a Promise?

Harvard Business Review

Manager, Operations. Manager, Operations. Date: January 20, 2012 20:41. To: Ioana Romana, VP Operations. Date: January 23, 2012 14:18. Date: January 23, 2012 14:42. Date: January 23, 2012 17:52. He’s part of my operations team now, and he hopes to transition to a management position.

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Walmart's Shades of Gray

Harvard Business Review

And although the retail giant's green efforts have done a lot to showcase the company's commitment to sustainability, sometimes Walmart gives its critics some legitimate ammo, like the recent revelations and allegations of corruption in its Mexican operations. So what do the recent allegations mean for Walmart's sustainability efforts?

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The Big Picture of Business: Goal Setting… An Important Part of Strategic Planning.

Strategy Driven

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. How to Find Goals: Examine problems. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. The more that an organization is worth, the more worthy it becomes.

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Case Study: Can an Ethical Bank Support Guns and Fracking?

Harvard Business Review

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. Jay was irritated. “No

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A Board Member’s Guide to Corporate Political Spending

Harvard Business Review

More than ever, it is the directors’ responsibility to determine when and how their company should engage in political activities. But do board members actually know how to provide proper oversight and help their companies navigate this perilous landscape? Consider what Aetna faced in 2012. The 2016 U.S.