Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

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. Supercommunicators : How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection by Charles Duhigg Come inside a jury room as one juror leads a starkly divided room to consensus.

Books 272

Books Leadership Supply Chain Taylorism 272

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2022

We increasingly want the organizations we deal with to be purpose-driven and to behave in an ethical way. Our findings indicate that the DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) initiatives by a firm can also provide an unintended additional benefit — that the firm, the management or the CEO can be perceived as more moral,” the researchers say.

Morale 109

Morale Diversity Organization Consensus 109

Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

This means they are making decisions in full consciousness of their sense of purpose, ethics, and values. They gather differing perspectives and then make the decisions, with the best interests of the organization (not their careers) in mind, without needing a full consensus.” The Transpersonal Touchstone Explored.

McKinsey 298

McKinsey Emotional Intelligence Crisis Self-aware 298

Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

We want to be respected, to be recognized for our talents, to belong, to have autonomy or control over our work and our lives, to experience personal growth, and to do work that we believe is worthwhile and in a way that we feel is ethical. It’s how we are wired. We feel more energetic, more optimistic, and more fully alive.

Leadership 400

Leadership Six Sigma Competitive Advantage Consensus 400

Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Their success depends on their ability to build consensus and inspire the other team members to do great things. The same holds true for the CEO and executives at smaller companies. Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

Productivity 182

Productivity Products Management Leadership 182

Marshall Goldsmith

APRIL 28, 2014

” Honest, ethical and legal behavior is always appropriate – delegation isn’t. The CEO naively believed that his employees would always rise to the occasion and see the value of their learning through mistakes they made. In one example, a CEO was frequently traveling. Employee Engagement Leadership'

Delegation 137

Delegation Report Consensus Learning-by-Doing 137

Marshall Goldsmith

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Honest, ethical, and legal behavior is always appropriate—delegation isn’t. The CEO naively believed that his employees would always rise to the occasion and see the value of their learning through mistakes they made. In one example, a CEO was frequently traveling. Inappropriate delegation can do more harm than good.

Delegation 152

Delegation Morale Report Learning-by-Doing 152