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Competence, Commitment, and Character

Lead Change Blog

Ethical corners were cut. If the greater good couldn’t be quantified in a cost benefit analysis, it wasn’t important. Hang onto generosity, reciprocity, and ethical commitments. ? Display competence, commitment, and character, and hold others accountable for doing the same. ? The CEO always agreed.

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Ethical Leaders And Workplace Culture: The Foundation Of Ethical Decision Making

Great Leadership By Dan

Steven Mintz: Ethical leaders create a culture in the workplace that promotes moral values and establishes an ethical tone at the top. Creating an ethical culture means setting a standard that decisions are made and actions are taken that are right, not wrong; good, not bad; and they benefit the stakeholders of the organization.

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Influencing Up

Marshall Goldsmith

Present a realistic cost-benefit analysis of your ideas--don't just sell benefits. Challenge up on issues involving ethics or integrity--never remain silent on ethics violations. By revealing your lack of commitment to the final decision, you may sabotage the chances for effective exe cution.

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Effectively Influencing Decision Makers: Ensuring That Your Knowledge Makes a Difference

Marshall Goldsmith

Present a realistic “cost-benefitanalysis of your ideas – don’t just sell benefits. You can acknowledge the sacrifice that someone else may have to make and point out how the benefits of your plan may outweigh the costs. You are paid to do what makes a difference and to win on important issues.

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5 Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Advantage

Skip Prichard

On that score, the company’s Code of Ethics claimed that “gaming” (the manipulation and / or misrepresentation of sales or referrals) was against the rules and grounds for dismissal. We try to help leaders make a very rational cost/benefit analysis about what clinging to the raft is costing them.

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance. Trust is a common factor in the cost-benefits analysis, compliance with authority, or loyalty to leaders hypotheses.