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The Biggest Firms Are Most Likely To Commit Fraud

The Horizons Tracker

We might imagine that prestigious and high growth firms with excellent brands will be more inclined to toe the line, ethically speaking, for fear that their brands may be tarnished by any scandals. The researchers assessed the corporate profiles of 250 firms that were involved in financial securities fraud between 2005 and 2013.

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Are Bosses With Integrity Less Innovative?

The Horizons Tracker

They only analyzed companies where the CEO was hired between 2011 and 2013, and who had also stayed in post until at least 2018. The study validated the integrity measurement by comparing it with companies ranked as the most ethical by independent observers like Forbes and found a high correlation between the two.

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Leading from a Strong Moral Center

Coaching Tip

In my book, 7 Lenses: Learning the Principles and Practices of Ethical Leadership , I describe four principles that work together to provide a clear and actionable moral compass : . Leaders who demonstrate personal congruence demonstrate it across contexts, applying the highest ethical standards in all of their roles. .

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A Leadership Lesson from Trappist Monks that Made Me Rich

Great Leadership By Dan

However for a Trappist monk, the opposite of detachment is not passionate commitment. It allows us to temper our competitive fire with a commitment to only the highest ethical standards. And once again, Trappist monks are not successful in business despite their commitment to selfless service but because of it.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

A very wise leader, Alan Mulally, the former CEO of Ford and Fortune’s #3 greatest leader in the world 2013, once told me, “The key to your success is having great customers. The second question I ask is: are the client’s issues integrity or ethical issues? If you have a great customer, your process will always work.

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Why Leaders Believe that Tomorrow is a Better Place

In the CEO Afterlife

Easily definable” is the element within visions that facilitates the ethic of simplicity, and doing less, better in this complex world of business. The collective commitment of our nations, as well as the vision, wisdom, and hard work of many, many individuals will be required to bring our dreams to fruition.

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Ego Free Leadership

Coaching Tip

Resolving those conflicts with a win-win mindset can unlock untold dividends in the form of a shared sense of purpose and commitment according to "EGO FREE LEADERSHIP: Ending the unconscious habits that hijack your business" , by business executive Brandon Black and executive coach Shayne Hughes.