Leading in Context

APRIL 17, 2013

Ethical Organization complexity ethical leadership development ethical mindset ethics training what is ethical leadership what is global leadership' This combination creates a kind of "murky uncertainty" that keeps employees from giving us their best, most ethical performance.

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APRIL 21, 2021

Ethics comes to mind during ethics training, ethics conversations, when people are thrown into ethically complex situations, and when trying to understand current events. By Linda Fisher Thornton Most people think about ethics, at least some of the time. While we may think about ethics from time to time, ethical thinking is different.

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APRIL 1, 2015

It transcends settings, being equally important in classrooms and corporate training rooms. Complexity Trends complexity ethical leadership leadership development learning trends responsible learning' I believe that the transition from a focus on content to a focus on learner success in the real world is already underway.

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Leading in Context

JULY 25, 2012

For example, what message are we sending when we separate ethics training from other leadership training? The Risks of "Separate" Ethics Training I believe that we take an unnecessary risk when we separate ethics training from the rest of a leader's development.

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Leading in Context

APRIL 3, 2013

By Linda Fisher Thornton I was recently invited to co-present an ASTD Public Manager Webcast “Developing Ethical Leaders and an Ethical Government Brand” with John Umana. While the Webcast which aired on March 19, 2013 was customized for government HR and Training leaders, the content is applicable across industries.

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Leading in Context

JUNE 20, 2012

Leading Through Complexity and Uncertainty In The Center For Creative Leadership's White Paper, The Future of Leadership Development, Nick Petrie describes the new work environment as "typified by an increased level of complexity and interconnectedness."

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Leading in Context

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Service in leadership involves dedicating ourselves to the success of others. By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethics is fundamentally about thinking beyond ourselves, and service is an extension of that thinking.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

By Linda Fisher Thornton There are many layers of meaning in ethics conversations. How far down are you going? Do you stop at surface messages or do you dig into real problems? See if you can find your ethics conversations below:

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Leading in Context

MAY 2, 2012

Laws serve as minimum standards for society, but responsible leadership requires that we go well beyond those minimum standards. This post explores what it means to be a globally responsible leader and what kinds of learning opportunities help leaders develop a global sense of responsibility.

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Leading in Context

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

What is Transdiciplinarity? The Institute for the Future and the University of Phoenix Research Institute list transdisciplinarity as #7 in a list of skills critical for Workforce 2020. They define it as "understanding concepts across multiple disciplines.".

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Leading in Context

MAY 30, 2012

Diversity of Ideas Provides Perspective When dealing with complexity, we need fresh thinking. We need to listen to all ideas that may help, regardless of where they come from in the organization. That involves giving up the notion that we are "right.".

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Leading in Context

JUNE 6, 2012

Customers shop globally now, and when they buy, they compare products more and more often based on ethics. In addition to shopping cautiously during the recession when money is tight, there's also a trend toward thinking about how each purchase impacts the global community and the planet.

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Leading in Context

JULY 11, 2012

What is Collaborative Leadership? What does collaborative leadership look like in a global society? At the societal level it's taking the best that all of us know and can do and putting it together in ways that help everyone.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Why is it such a challenge to determine how we interpret "ethical leadership?" Because there are many different ways of determining what we consider to be ethical. Even while trying to be responsible we can still miss the mark by a mile. Consider some of the possible ways that a leader might interpret ethics.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

The purpose of management education is obviously to develop capable and responsible managers. What is the Purpose of Management Education? But what does that mean?

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Leading in Context

JULY 20, 2011

Are All Sustainable Businesses Ethical? Are all sustainable businesses ethical? Not necessarily. There are ways that sustainable businesses can operate unethically, including pretending to be more sustainable than they really are, or making decisions that are dishonest or cause harm.

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Leading in Context

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

All of us who lead and develop leaders need to be tuned in to the "New Leading." To embrace the "New Leading," we need to realize that leadership and ethics are joined in important ways. Many leaders have traditionally thought of ethics and leadership as two different things.

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Leading in Context

JULY 6, 2011

The context for ethical leadership is broader than you may think. Here are some quotes that bring the concept to life:

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AUGUST 31, 2011

As we struggle day-to-day with what ethics means in business, groups of concerned leaders around the world are studying common ethical values that could clarify ethical behavior and unite us in a common global code of ethics.

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Leading in Context

APRIL 11, 2012

Scholars and Practitioners Working Together Scholars and practitioners see the world from different perspectives in making ethical leadership practices clear, providing an opportunity for them to learn from one another.

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Leading in Context

JUNE 1, 2011

If we use fear-based leadership, bullying, command-and-control leadership, belittling, sabotage or other forms of psychological violence, or allow them to be used by others in our organizations, we create the opposite of a supportive, productive learning organization. LeadinginContext.com.

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Leading in Context

APRIL 20, 2011

We are learning through research that nutrition is more complex and delicately balanced than we had thought. Changing foods or using only part of a food that we think of as healthy may change the health benefits drastically.

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JUNE 15, 2011

We have learned a great deal about how people learn. Here is an index for leaders of current research, articles and predictions about learning:

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Leading in Context

MAY 25, 2011

There is a growing body of research across disciplines that shows that the impact of our interpersonal behavior as leaders is important than we ever imagined. The ways that we can help or harm people as a leader directly relate to the health of our businesses, and the well-being of our employees and co-workers.

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Leading in Context

JUNE 22, 2011

The Trouble With Using Only People-Based "Ethics" Being concerned about people is a very important aspect of ethical leadership.

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Leading in Context

AUGUST 3, 2011

We could define a "good product" a number of different ways. For example, tasty convenient clean colorful nutritious.

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