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Do Ethics Really Make You a Better Leader in Business?

Leading Blog

However, very few companies educate leaders about ethics and encourage leaders to discuss ethics with their teams. Ethics are usually an afterthought, taken seriously only after an event that causes a business or team to fall apart. Ethics are the foundation for peace and progress.

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Why Ethical Thinking Matters (Part 1)

Leading in Context

this is the first post in a special series focused on Why Ethical Thinking Matters. I'm hoping the strategies shared in this series will give you a fresh perspective on your talent development plans for 2018. Ethical thinking drives ethical choices and behavior. Marcus Aurelius said "Our life is what our thoughts make it."

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June 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Shelley Row provided Seeing Beyond the Details: An Essential Insightful Leadership Skill. These are hard skills. Today’s successful businesses are built by people with an abundance of soft skills who are able to navigate the business world using their people skills as much as their technical and industry knowledge.

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January 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Linda Fisher Thorton of Leading InContext contributed Will 2018 Be The Year? Business leaders have learned that ethical leadership transforms organizational metrics.” People with less experience but a good attitude and a great cultural fit get hired over people with perfect skills and an uncomfortable cultural fit all the time.”

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18 Quotes To Inspire Leaders In The New Year (Part 1)

Leading in Context

Each day will bring new challenges, and to succeed within ethical boundaries, they’ll need a clear picture of “good leadership.” This series is an annual tradition and this year's post includes 18 quotes (each linked to a post with leadership guidance) to inspire you to grow your leadership skills to be ready for whatever 2018 may bring. .

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First Look: Leadership Books for February 2024

Leading Blog

We've traveled far and fast from the old world of business ethics, where black-and-white concerns about bribery and fraud could be addressed via rules and processes. And sit with an accomplished surgeon as he tries, and fails, to convince yet another cancer patient to opt for the less risky course of treatment.

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How Should Change Leadership and Common Good Intersect?

Thin Difference

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. Change leaders need to consider ethics and dignity in their actions, especially in workplaces. However, it cannot stop with personal reflection.

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