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MARCH 11, 2020

Part 3 will address the importance of media literacy. 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.

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MARCH 1, 2023

By Linda Fisher Thornton One of my favorite concepts for understanding how social media is changing the visibility of organizational culture is Trendwatching.com’s report Glass Box Brands. As Trendwatching.com eloquently explains, “In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand.”

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APRIL 13, 2022

generated some great discussion on social media. By Linda Fisher Thornton The post “Leader Competence: Will It Be A Multiplier or Divider?” Here’s a quote from the post: “Leader competence is either going to be a multiplier or a divider. When you have it, you multiply performance and trust, with exponential results.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Part 3 addressed the importance of media literacy. By Linda Fisher Thornton Part 1 in the Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives series explored truth and narrative, and Part 2 examined how data and motives relate to the truth. In Part 4, we take a deeper look at truth and belief.

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MARCH 6, 2019

By Linda Fisher Thornton One of my favorite concepts for understanding how social media is changing the visibility of organizational culture is Trendwatching.com's report Glass Box Brands. As Trendwatching.com elequently explains, "In an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand."

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

To help you champion the cause in your organizations and on social media, I have included the business case below. I’m hoping the strategies shared in this series will give you a fresh perspective on your plans for developing leaders in 2018.

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MARCH 15, 2017

generated some great discussion on social media. By Linda Fisher Thornton The post "Leader Competence: Will It Be A Multiplier or Divider?" Here's a quote from the post: "Leader competence is either going to be a multiplier or a divider. When you have it, you multiply performance and trust, with exponential results.

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APRIL 2, 2014

In spite of all the bad news you see in the media about ethics, we don''t build ethical cultures by focusing on the negative. Let''s face it - thinking about fraud, embezzlement and conflict of interest won''t make us better leaders. But that''s what many of us are focusing on in our organizations.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

By Linda Fisher Thornton This week the Alliance of Trustworthy Business Experts from Trust Across America-Trust Around the World is holding a social media awareness campaign called #Trustgiving2014, In support of that campaign, I am featuring 10 posts about what it means to be a trustworthy leader.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Here here are 5 More Ways to Avoid the "Rightness" Trap based on social media responses to Is Needing to Be "Right" Unethical? By Linda Fisher Thornton 5 More Ways to Avoid the "Rightness" Trap The comments kept coming! They are each illustrated here with quotes.

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DECEMBER 22, 2011

As we enter 2012, these trend reports will give you a sense of where the world is going in a variety of different areas, from responsible leadership to social media, branding, consumerism, mobile apps and web design, food and color trends.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Thanks so much to all of you who retweeted, commented on and shared it on your favorite social media channels. "Business Leader Future" Post Struck a Chord With Readers The response to the February 1, 2012 post "Business Leader Future: A Sketch" has been overwhelming.

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JULY 26, 2017

By Linda Fisher Thornton We all need to know how to tell what's real news and what's not. While a headline may be compelling, we can easily damage our personal reputation and brand if we share it and it turns out to be "fake news." It's our job to "check stories out" to be sure that what we share is real.

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