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Beware the Brutally Honest Workplace

Michael Lee Stallard

Proponents of this approach sometimes say that offering constructive criticism should come from a caring mindset but, from what I’ve seen, it merely gives the arrogant and the bullies permission to verbally attack others in the name of honesty. First of all, it’s better to express constructive criticism in private than in public.

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The Power of Framing

Leading Blog

She begins by presenting six guiding rules for constructing reality: Rule 1: Control the Context. Rule 3: Apply Ethics. Framing a subject is an act of persuasion by leaders, on imbued with ethical choices. Being conscious of our framing then, becomes critical. Reality” is often contested. Rule 4: Interpret Uncertainty.

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How to Create Remarkable Teams PART 2 – Collaboration

Ask Atma

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

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Theranos and the Dark Side of Storytelling

Harvard Business Review

” Holmes constructed an inspiring hero narrative starring herself—a precocious girl-genius who, at nineteen years of age, began pioneering medical technologies that could potentially save millions of lives around the world. The Theranos debacle shows how important it is to build this culture on a rock-solid ethical foundation.

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Sex, Power, and the Systems That Enable Men Like Harvey Weinstein

Harvard Business Review

And they behave in an impulsive fashion — they violate the ethics of the workplace. Telling such stories also functions as a means by which those with less power construct the reputations of those in power and constrain their impulsive tendencies. Stockbyte/Getty Images.

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