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How to Make Wise Decisions

Leading Blog

Wisdom is the acquired ability to rise above the immediate demands and stresses of the moment; to make decisions that are grounded in transcendent values, core beliefs, and high ethical standards; and to achieve real and enduring perspective on the issues question. Stress causes us to overthink and hyper-focus on the issue at hand.

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The Complexity of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making (Part 1)

Leading in Context

This can happen when we're stressed or anxious, and it can impact our well-being. When we use shallow thinking, that similarly impacts the "well-being" of our decision making, leading us to false conclusions and ethically problematic decisions.

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The Toxic Stress Caused By Low Self-Esteem Leaders

The Horizons Tracker

The link between stress and a multitude of serious illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer, osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, insomnia, memory loss, and premature aging, has been well-established by a vast body of research.

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5 Tips for Managing Professional Stress

Strategy Driven

But although it’s important to be driven, motivated, and to have the right level of work ethic in order to thrive and excel at your career of choice, excessive stress is potentially deeply damaging, both in a personal and professional context. Stress naturally accumulates over the course of day-to-day life, even at the best of times.

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Top 10 Benefits of Working For an Ethical Leader

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton What are the benefits of working for an ethical leader? Here are ten I came up with to get you started: A low stress workday. Ethical Leader ethical culture ethical leadership ethics leading ethically what is ethical leadership'

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A Yogi’s Take on Stress and Burnout

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With the normal pressures of work compounded by the pandemic, stress and burnout are proliferating in the business world. Even before Covid-19, stress and burnout were ravaging the health of Americans. The post A Yogi’s Take on Stress and Burnout appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Do We Give Startups A Free Pass On Ethical Behavior?

The Horizons Tracker

Despite this, research from the Kellogg School argues that startups still tend to get an easier ride than other forms of organization when it comes to their ethical conduct. They rated things like the motives of the company, how ethical they perceived them to be, and how customer-focused they were. The benefit of the doubt.

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