Information and Leadership Development

Leadership Isn’t Cushy (Human Development Required)

Leading in Context

APRIL 14, 2021

By Linda Fisher Thornton There's a powerful connection between responsible leadership and human growth and development. It's not easily visible to leaders, so today I'm digging into how these important variables intersect and how they should inform our approach to leadership development.

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Leadership Development S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-S To Prepare for the Future

Leading in Context

MAY 13, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton In a recent post, I acknowledged that "leaders face information overload, globalization and increasing complexity. And they hold the key to your organization’s future. Make it a priority to help them be ready." How can we prepare leaders to succeed in a socially and globally connected world?

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Get News Closer to the Source

Leading in Context

OCTOBER 19, 2022

So we end up with people getting what they think is "news" when what they are actually getting is from sources of "infotainment," and using that bad information to make bad decisions and even in some cases commit crimes. Infotainment sources that incite anger, violence, and bad decisions do not care about you.

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Sensemaking

Leading in Context

AUGUST 11, 2021

Cordes write in Making sense of sensemaking: What it is and what it means for pandemic research (Atlantic Council), that "Sensemaking is our brain’s response to novel or potentially unexpected stimuli as it integrates new information into an ever-updating model of the world." They need leaders to make sense out of information.

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Seeing Past Our Point of View

Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

It feels like we have too many choices, too much information, and not enough time. More information and more choices would be great if we had the time to research and decide, but the reality is that it's difficult and time consuming to sort out which information is reliable and which is not.

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How to Tell What’s “Right” in a Complex Situation

Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

After approaching the situation with this open mindset, you need to get more information. This means letting go of preconceived ideas of what might be true, and being open to what may unfold as you learn more. As you know from completing puzzles with lots of pieces, a few pieces do not show you the whole picture.

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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 1)

Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Sifting through mountains of information, people who want to do the right thing are finding it harder than ever to find the truth. We find ourselves dealing with the challenge of too much information and too little insight. By Linda Fisher Thornton. This timely series will explore truth and misinformation.

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Responding (Ethically) To An Overwhelmed Employee

Leading in Context

JUNE 21, 2023

Employees are having a hard time managing an overload of information and tasks, and the problem is not getting any better. By Linda Fisher Thornton "The issue of the overwhelmed employee looms large" according to Josh Bersin, Bersin by Deloitte. Are You an Overwhelmed Employee? New Research Says Yes, LinkedIn).

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Learning Ethical Leadership: Talent Development Implications

Leading in Context

JULY 21, 2021

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leadership isn't something we can ever say we've fully accomplished. It's not about arriving at any particular place, or about achieving a certain level of knowledge.

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The Disinformation Machine

Leading in Context

JANUARY 26, 2022

Or the platforms who intentionally or unintentionally share false information for profit? By Linda Fisher Thornton Global unrest is being fueled by widespread misinformation campaigns. Who's fueling these campaigns? The bad actors who are creating misinformation? Or the people who believe the disinformation they read and incite violence?

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Building an Ethical Culture (Part 1)

Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

By Linda Fisher Thornton After I published “Prevention or Cure: Your Choice” about reducing ethical risk and creating a positive culture a reader asked for more information about the business case for prevention.

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Human Leadership is the Leadership We Need

Leading in Context

AUGUST 12, 2020

As we struggle with compounding challenges around the world, people are more and more frequently seeking information about human or humane leadership. Why is the topic so timely?

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Adaptability is an Ethical Issue

Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Conversely, when ego is not driving the thinking process, leaders can adapt to changing information and circumstances and change their minds. Of course, it isn't fixed and they can't control it, but they may not want to be confused with the facts.

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12 Trends Shaping the (Responsible, Human) Future of Learning

Leading in Context

APRIL 1, 2015

Since we can''t use a scripted response for unexpected situations, we need to help people learn how to handle complexity and information overload and still make ethical choices. Complexity Trends complexity ethical leadership leadership development learning trends responsible learning'

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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 2)

Leading in Context

MARCH 4, 2020

This is Part 2 in a Leading in Context blog series sharing information on how to spot misinformation and false narratives. In case you missed it, Part 1 explored truth and narrative. In Part 2, I will explore how data relates to the truth.

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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 3)

Leading in Context

MARCH 11, 2020

By Linda Fisher Thornton This is Part 3 in a Leading in Context blog series sharing information on how to spot misinformation and false narratives. In case you missed them, Part 1 explored truth and narrative, and Part 2 examined how data and motives related to the truth. Part 3 will address the importance of media literacy.

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Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us (Part 2)

Leading in Context

AUGUST 22, 2018

We see plenty of information about lying, cheating, stealing and other obvious ethical violations. By Linda Fisher Thornton This post is an updated version of a reader favorite. There Will Always Be Grey Areas There will always be ethical grey areas.

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Twitter Helps Leaders “Think Global”

Leading in Context

OCTOBER 24, 2012

It keeps us current, connects us with a global network of information and provides real-time data. Twitter helps us learn to "think global" in a connected global society. It can transform us and the way we do business. I've sprinkled in some statistics along with my own observations about the learning benefits of Twitter.

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Ethical Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us

Leading in Context

AUGUST 24, 2011

Grey Areas in Leading Ethically We see plenty of information about lying, cheating, stealing and other obvious ethical violations. It is more difficult to know what to do when we encounter behaviors that fall into ethical grey areas, particularly in term of relationships with other people.

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How Does Struggle Shape Us as Leaders?

Leading in Context

JUNE 3, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton On the journey to ethical leadership, we all struggle. We struggle to balance competing interests, high expectations, information overload and overbooked schedules. We struggle to make ethical choices when there are multiple stakeholders to consider. We struggle to be at our best in difficult circumstances.

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What is Research?

Leading in Context

AUGUST 12, 2015

Others believe that it includes paying attention to messages from all areas of our lives and using that information to achieve insight and understanding. Some people believe the definition is very narrow, and only if you "do it right" in the scientific sense does it meet the requirements of proper research.

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Ethics Training Shouldn’t Be Boring

Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Or are they being given information that covers some area of perceived risk but has no value to them in their day-to-day worlds? I see so many tweets from people attending ethics classes about how bored they are and how they already know the material that's being reviewed. Are these participants learning?

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Shared Ethical Values Part 2

Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

this post features more sources and more recent sources of information about shared ethical values on a global scale. Shared Ethical Values Part 2 - A Reader Asked for More! At the request of a reader via a comment on Linked In (thanks for the suggestion Jan!)

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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 4)

Leading in Context

JULY 15, 2020

By Linda Fisher Thornton To wrap up a recent series of posts about truth, misinformation and how to spot false narratives, here is a summary of key points and questions for discussion.

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Leadership Digital

Leading in Context

Leadership Isn’t Cushy (Human Development Required)

Leadership Development S-T-R-E-T-C-H-E-S To Prepare for the Future

Trending Sources

Get News Closer to the Source

Sensemaking

Seeing Past Our Point of View

How to Tell What’s “Right” in a Complex Situation

Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 1)

Responding (Ethically) To An Overwhelmed Employee

Learning Ethical Leadership: Talent Development Implications

The Disinformation Machine

Building an Ethical Culture (Part 1)

Human Leadership is the Leadership We Need

Adaptability is an Ethical Issue

12 Trends Shaping the (Responsible, Human) Future of Learning

Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 2)

Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 3)

Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us (Part 2)

Twitter Helps Leaders “Think Global”

Ethical Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us

How Does Struggle Shape Us as Leaders?

What is Research?

Ethics Training Shouldn’t Be Boring

Shared Ethical Values Part 2

Top 10 Leading in Context Blog Posts

Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 4)

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