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Is There Hope for Leaders?

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August 15th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus Yet another Fortune CEO has fallen due to ethics violations. Lehrer backs his findings with psychological studies that suggest unethical behaviors that seem to slink into a clueless leader’s character without their knowing it. Is there hope for ethical, moral power to prevail?

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Thought-full Thursday: The Inspiration of Questions

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What is the most ethical action we might take?” Johnson & Johnson leaders; the question that helped them to successfully deal with the Tylenol crisis in the 1980’s. ~Albert Einstein; the question that led to the theory of relativity. What might DNA look like in a 3D form?” Where can I get a good hamburger on the road?”

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Are We Responsible for Bad Leadership?

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We may be snowed by the public relations machine that “markets” a poor leader. Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. I think it’s even tougher to consider if we might be responsible for bad leaders in our organizations.

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Where Are the Rewards for Reflection?

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Then develop an understanding of whether or not a reaction or decision was appropriate, emotionally, professionally or ethically is the only way to recognize character flaws and improve them in the future. Recognizing how you behaved in a social situation with a peer, coworker or family member is important.

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Being Wrong is Good

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Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. If you are in a work environment that simply doesn’t get it, get out asap! Mary Jo Asmus : December 16, 2010 at 12:40 pm Ellie, I agree that the context or environment makes it difficult to admit when one is wrong.