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Ethics Is Serious Business

Great Leadership By Dan

Building and maintaining physical infrastructure requires a certain kind of know-how, which we call engineering. The field that provides this kind of know-how is called ethics. This means that ethics is serious business. When organizations go astray ethically, it is usually due to a lack of ethical competence, not bad people.

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EDI approaches that go ‘Beyond Buzzwords’

Chartered Management Institute

The research incorporates insights from more than 7,000 professionals across accountancy, engineering, health and safety, facilities management, human resources, insurance, law, management, procurement and public relations.

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Bridging the Manager/Millennial Disconnect

Lead Change Blog

Poor work ethic. Despite all of these differences, we found managers’ top disconnects and frustrations with their millennials were strikingly similar across all companies regardless of location, size, or industry. Lack of initiative and problem-solving. Sense of entitlement. Overly self-focused. Too emotional. Unrealistic advancement goals.

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To Help Others Develop, Start With Yourself

Marshall Goldsmith

Leading by example can mean a lot more than leading by public-relations hype. His leadership team reversed the company’s poor image and engineered an amazing turnaround – ultimately becoming the Forbes’ most-admired company. He communicated clear expectations for ethics, values, and behavior.

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To Develop Others, Start With Yourself

Marshall Goldsmith

Leading by example can mean a lot more than leading by public-relations hype. His leadership team reversed the company's poor image and engineered an amazing turnaround. He communicated clear expectations for ethics, values, and behavior. Vital to these efforts is CEO support and involvement.

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Purdue is known for its bright engineers, top flight technology students, it is the alma mater of the first and last men to walk on the moon. Can we ever admit we are fried, exhausted, done, and not be judged as lacking in mojo, courage, stamina?

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Five Great Ways to Earn Extra Money in 2010 :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Here’s a tip: learn about search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and use of keywords. Get started by contributing content to sites that utilize freelance writers. Some will take unsolicited articles, many will give assignments to freelancers.