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Challenging Thought-Terminating Clichés: Strategies for Organizational Change

Mike Cardus

Combating Thought-Terminating Clichés: Metaphorical Warfare Strategies for Organizational Change Thought-terminating clichés, while effective tools for maintaining the status quo and consolidating power, can stifle innovation, suppress genuine dialogue, and mute marginalized voices within organizations (Smith, 2018).

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117 Trends to Watch in 2017

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton There are many changes in progress that will impact your leadership and your business this year. Get settled in and take a look at (more than) 100 trends that should be on your radar in 2016:

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From Words to Worth: Navigating the True North of Organizational Values

Mike Cardus

The true measure of an organization’s culture is not found in its mission statement but in the employees’ perceptions of top management’s trustworthiness and ethical behavior (Guiso et al., 2017, November 19). Strive for balanced governance that prioritizes both shareholder interests and a value-driven culture.

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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

Change requires a grounding in a business and societal understanding and discovery from which reasonable policies and strategies arise. Common Good: Dignity and Ethics. Kipper (2017) points out how dignity is too often ignored as an ethical value, leaving injustices in place rather than stepping up to the challenges.

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CEO Turnover Rate Has Hit a Record High

HR Digest

According to a new study by Strategy&, the consulting arm of PwC, CEO turnovers reached 17.5 For the first time in the study’s history, more CEO departures were due to misconduct and ethical lapses than for financial performance or board struggles. percent last year, the highest since the inception of the survey in 2000.

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Be Different! The Key to Business and Career Success

Skip Prichard

Effective leaders set the right tone at the top, which becomes the organization’s ethical standards. In a blog published February 19, 2017 by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, she outlined how her sexual harassment complaint to the Uber human resources department against her team manager was ignored. Meet your commitments.

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January 2017 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Welcome to the January 2017 edition of the Leadership Development Carnival! In reading through this month’s submissions, I see many interesting concepts and multiple strategies for being more productive and satisfied at work. Jesse Lyn Stoner of the Seapoint Center shared Do an Ethics Check to Navigate the Gray Zone.