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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Higher Ground : How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World by Alison Taylor Today's headlines teem with employee unrest over racial injustice, communities infuriated by corporate environmental impacts, staff anxiety over surveillance, public outrage over corruption in business, and discoveries of child labor in supply chains.

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Books Leadership Supply Chain Taylorism 267

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

A good example of a corporate meme expressed during the financial crisis (even as the subprime crisis worsened) by Charles Prince, former CEO of Citigroup: "As long as the music is playing, you've got to get up and dance," he said. Taylor Caldwell. We're still dancing. The financial crisis, the BP oil spill, the collapse of Enron etc.

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Ethics Self-aware Taylorism Taylor 102

CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

And perhaps more importantly, anyone occupying a position of authority plays a followership role at times, as first-line supervisors report to mid-level managers, mid-level managers report to vice-presidents, vice-presidents report to CEOs, CEOs report to Boards of Directors, etc.

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Executive Coaching Execution Blog Self-aware 129