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Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

Persuasive Powerhouse

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. Large corporations have HR departments that trained to help and also many have anonymous phone lines where you can report companies’ ethical violators, workplace abuse.

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To Reform Capitalism, CEOs Should Champion Structural Reforms

Harvard Business Review

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Here are a few suggestions: Lead by Example.

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The Big Picture of Business – Business Lessons to be Learned from the Enron Scandal

Strategy Driven

Core Business. Enron (like many other companies) got into areas beyond their core competencies. There were no checks and balances for members of the supply train. Spokespersons were not media-trained, nor media-friendly. Training, empowerment and team-building programs were cut and never reinstated.