Leading in Context

MAY 10, 2017

By Linda Fisher Thornton I have noticed that when people speak from LABELS (their group identity, their belief system, their affiliation), they are talking from the interests of that label. If a label is broad enough - like the label "human" - it can automatically be an ethical and inclusive conversation.

Belief Systems 232

Belief Systems Ethics System Leadership 232

Leading Blog

JANUARY 21, 2019

Self-awareness allows you to separate yourself from what’s happening around you to identify your thoughts, feelings, physical state, and belief systems. Differentiator 2: Work Ethic and Personal Responsibility. A good work ethic is based not on time put in but on results achieved. Self-Awareness. Consistency matters.

Succession 254

Succession Self-aware Ethics Belief Systems 254

Leading Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Understand the clash of belief systems. Whereas a lawyer is paid to win the case for his or her client by any legal and ethical means possible, a judge is not. Your default setting to pressure situations is directly proportional to your ability to problem solve, to live in the solution, and to lead. Be a judge, not a lawyer.

Influence 281

Influence Emotional Intelligence Belief Systems Long-term 281

LDRLB

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Put another way, most leaders haven’t figured out how to deal with the challenges of integrating different generations and their respective belief systems. Here’s the thing – cross generational corporate experiments aren’t working too well. Dismiss them, patronize them, or otherwise marginalize them and they’ll walk out the door.

Disruptive Innovation 133

Disruptive Innovation Belief Systems Bottom-up Tactics 133

Strategy Driven

MAY 2, 2016

Here’s your self “why” test: Belief system failing in product – you don’t think your product is really better than the competition’s. Belief system failing in company – you’ve lost faith in the company’s ability to perform. Leave ethically. That will get you to an understanding of your self-thinking.

Belief Systems 50

Belief Systems Customer Loyalty Seminar Bottom-up 50

Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2012

You’ve placed a value on yourself that reflects in your selling skills, your attitude, your belief system, your truthfulness, and your ethics. How you feel about yourself. How you feel about the customer and their buying process. That’s you. And then there is the customer.

Reputation 50

Reputation Customer Loyalty Belief Systems Seminar 50

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Unfortunately that belief remains in tact, often lurking undistinguished in the background, as people rise up the corporate ladder. How sad is this?

Politics 356

Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 356