Leading in Context

JANUARY 6, 2016

By Linda Fisher Thornton Of the 51 posts I published on the Leading in Context Blog in 2015, these 10 were the reader favorites. See if you see a trend in these topics that readers accessed most frequently:

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 28, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton Monday I received the wonderful news that I was in the Trust Across America-Trust Around the World 2015 Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trust. I consider this a great honor because trust is critical to successful business. Trust improves communication, culture, performance, engagement and results.

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Leading in Context

JANUARY 21, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton Learning At 2,400 Tweets Per Hour I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to co-host the live #LeadWithGiants Tweetchat with @DanVForbes on January 19, 2015. Complexity Ethical Leader Trends leading an ethical organization leading ethically in a complex world leading ethically in organizations'

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

—The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Casey Mackert, Director of Baldrige Services and Dr. Jan Garfield, Baldrige Client Coach at Six Disciplines Consulting Services in Findlay, Ohio, to the Board of Examiners for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Often used by people within positions of power within organizations, these clichés support control, group cohesion, or an agenda. Organizations can use such phrases to curb dissent, cultivate an “us versus them” approach, and deflect responsibility. Common examples include: “It’s just the way things are done here.” “If

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Leading in Context

JULY 29, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton Many leaders wonder how to prepare for an uncertain future – one that is filled with complexity, changing expectations and an increasing global awareness about ethical responsibility.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 1, 2016

This month we are featuring Leading Voice Chip Bell , author, renowned keynote speaker on innovative customer service, and consultant/speaker to such organizations as Microsoft, Nationwide, Marriott, Lockheed-Martin, Cadillac, Ritz-Carlton, Caterpillar, Verizon, USAA, Harley-Davidson, and Victoria’s Secret. 12/2015: John Stoker.

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Thin Difference

MAY 21, 2019

Common Good: Dignity and Ethics. Kipper (2017) points out how dignity is too often ignored as an ethical value, leaving injustices in place rather than stepping up to the challenges. Change leaders need to consider ethics and dignity in their actions, especially in workplaces. However, it cannot stop with personal reflection.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Fly-bys don’t count.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Fly-bys don’t count.

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Coaching Tip

JUNE 24, 2015

study of nearly 400 organizations by Lee Hecht Harrison has identified that 54% of employers plan to increase investments in leadership development in 2015. The study also cited the top competencies that organizations plan to focus on when developing leaders this year. Ethical behavior 9. Results management 2.

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The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The first of these involves SDG 16, which aims to tackle corruption, terrorism, and organized crime. The authors worry that AI can be misused by criminals to organize crime or launder money. The paper highlights three examples of how unregulated AI can harm the SDGs. Social justice.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

The World Bank has projected a 9 million skilled and semi-skilled ICT workers shortage to affect Indonesia between 2015-2030. Essentially, a 100-person organization with a $50,000 average salary could see replacement costs of over $660,000 to $2.6 industries and it emphasizes the importance of the retention process in HR.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 8, 2015

So how do agile organizations square the circle – obtaining the speed, innovation and flexibility they want – while employees get the fair deal, at least in terms of development, flexibility and empowerment, they want? To build an agile organization requires a revolution in conventional management thinking and practice.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 30, 2016

Guest post from Stanley Ross: The paucity of effective leaders is only because in general organizations aren’t good at developing leaders. Learning how to transform the self is an important step in learning how to transform an organization or sub-unit of an organization. Publisher: Emerald, 2015).

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Chart Your Course

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Often older employees view younger colleagues as being less committed and lacking a good work ethic. This can contribute to their participation in and commitment to the organization. Copyright © 2015 Leading Tomorrow, All rights reserved. Let’s look at three of them. Flexibility. Used with permission.

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HR Digest

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Amidst all the revenue numbers and share valuations that companies wear as a badge of honor, the concept of employee relationship management has emerged as another undeniable sign of a successful organization. HRM principles indicate that defining the company’s ethics and values can make maintaining a harmonious workplace that much easier.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Question : Can work ethic be taught? Relationships and understanding develop.

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Leading in Context

DECEMBER 30, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton Grateful For The Conversation Many thanks to Leading in Context friends and followers for a wonderful 2015. I am grateful for the lively global conversation about the leadership we need for a better future. I appreciate your active involvement in the movement.

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015, co-founder Strategyzer, Osterwalder Strategy Facilitation, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. (Listed by group – not ranking). Feyzi Fatehi – Inc.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

“Yogi” Berra was actually born Lawrence Peter Berra on May 12, 1925, and just passed away on September 22, 2015. Watch for more than details…watch for signs of character, of ethic and attitude! “It Nobody, no company, no organization is perfect. Just don’t sit there and let inactivity or laziness ruin you!

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 22, 2014

We may think our boss is lame, but we are under no moral or ethical obligation to express that to the boss, or to anyone else for that matter. Extend this survival instinct throughout the organization, with your peers, managers, direct reports. You might even find it benefits your personal relationships!

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Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up , written by Japanese home organization expert Marie Kondo, is a global best seller. This category includes people who regularly belittle us, people consumed by addiction, or people who make dangerous ethical lapses that could compromise our livelihoods.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 25, 2017

At a time when workers feel a sense of disconnect with their jobs and companies-- a September 2015 Gallup Poll recorded U.S. If leaders know the culture they want, why do so many organizations struggle to create that environment?

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Marshall Goldsmith

JUNE 28, 2017

Alexander Osterwalder – Thinkers 50 #1 Strategy Thinker 2015-17, million-selling author Business Model Generation and Value Proposition Design , inventor Business Model Canvas. Liz Wiseman – Bestselling author of Multipliers, Thinkers 50 Top Ten Leadership Thinker 2015-17, Winner of the ATD Champion of Talent Award.

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Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

David Langford’s presentation at our 2015 annual conference was titled: Education – Implementation Intentions and Automatization. The trouble is that we are usually dealing with complex systems (people and organizations) that may behave not at all like our myths would predict.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Gender equality, workplace behavior and ethics, and stringent human resource policies and cases of sexual harassment have rendered the infamous ‘50s and 60s gatherings largely obsolete. Considering that companies are responsible for creating a “safe environment” at work, HR personnel are a little chary of organizing dos in today’s scenario.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2014

In retrospect, if I had to write it again, I’d include a section or chapter on ethics. The ongoing explosion of technologically-enabled business opportunities inherently expand the ethical dilemmas, quandaries and trade-offs managements will confront. Most of the times people won’t mind or won’t care….but

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Deming Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Presentation by Ed Chaplin MD at our 2015 Deming Institute annual conference – It Takes An Enterprise: Current Neuroscience and Knowledge of Psychology. I think the root cause of many of the problems in our organizations are a contradiction between how we do what we do and our beliefs about how we do what we do.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Writing for the Harvard Business Review in 1988, Peter Drucker predicted that in 20 years the average organization would have slashed the number of management layers by half and shrunk its managerial ranks by two-thirds. in 2001 to 16% in 2015. Today, more Americans are working in large, bureaucratic organizations than ever before.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Organizations use these CSR messages to promote themselves as good corporate citizens. In one study, participants viewed a short 40-second Starbucks commercial that either praised a customer for making an ethical purchase (it used phrasing such as: “Everything we do, you do. Finally, in a field study we conducted on a U.S.-based

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Futurism is an all-encompassing concept that must look at all aspects of the organization… first at the Big Picture and then at the pieces as they relate to the whole. Futurism is a connected series of strategies, methodologies and actions which will poise any organization to weather the forces of change. Quotes on The Future.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Objective analysis of how the organization has operated to date. Human Resources program is active, professional and responsive to the organization. Organization predicts and stays ahead of trends. The organization maintains and lives by an ethics statement. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2017

Organizations can now engage with customers and employees like never before, and the virtual environment holds the potential to drive operational efficiencies, save time and money, and open the exploration of new commercial avenues. So how can organizations seize the opportunities of the digital economy? Discipline and Focus.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 31, 2015

What organizations and individuals started out to become and what we've evolved into being are decidedly different things. An Institutional Review is a look at activities that contribute to an organization's success and well-being. Finely develop skills in every aspect of the organization, beyond the scope of professional training.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Meyer claimed to have not known about Smith’s behavior, but evidence emerged that he had knowledge of domestic abuse claims back in 2015. Reading the report with that lens can help leaders better understand the biases that get in the way of ethical conduct and ethical organizations. Performance over principles.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

Amid improved consumer confidence, with the April 2015 confidence index of 95.2 Endorsements from organizations or celebrities with a positive public image and 'wisdom of the crowds,' can definitely provide the emotional risk relief needed to close a sale. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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