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Is There Hope for Leaders?

Persuasive Powerhouse

August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail? they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). Am I acting ethically in this situation?” Certainly. Ask for feedback.

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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. The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP. It took a lot of courage (some may call this stupidity) to report the transgressions of my boss to his boss. Worse yet, we may not vote for anyone.

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The Guru's Guide to Creating Thought Leadership

Harvard Business Review

Read widely and systematically scan sources, from new consulting reports to business headlines, to discern the zeitgeist. They assembled numerous contemporary examples of core competence, including NEC's semiconductors, Canon's microelectronics, and Honda's small-engine design. How Ethical Are You? More >>.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

But “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated,” as Mark Twain said. The lean-startup software ethic of launching minimal viable products in order to fail fast and learn is a challenge in many businesses and especially in healthcare where no one wants a minimum viable pacemaker or “lightly tested” drug.

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Meet Your New R&D Team: Social Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

The relationship gave HPS the ability to reach more people, and Shell had a front-row seat to learn from HPS's many innovations, including bamboo-based power lines, pay-per-use tariffs, and ultra-low-cost, anti-theft smart meters, according to a recent report by the Monitor Group.

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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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Being Wrong is Good

Persuasive Powerhouse

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. he wasn’t the person responsible, but someone who reported to him was). So I’m not sure I agree with your “introducing it slowly&# , although it is better than not doing it at all.