HR Digest

AUGUST 31, 2023

Utilize Your Company’s Ethics Hotline: If you’re uncomfortable approaching your manager or HR again, consider using your company’s ethics hotline. Remain Professional: When communicating with HR, maintain a polite and respectful tone, even if you’re frustrated.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 30, 2021

The pandemic has shown that leadership skills fundamentally matter, and also highlighted what leadership skills are particularly important in navigating uncertainty – in politics, business, and in our personal lives. So, what has made some people respond to the unprecedented changes of the pandemic better than others?

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 31, 2019

People should be treated equitably and ethically, given their individual needs and circumstances, and the differences between people should be recognized and valued, not diminished. Based on research from The Ken Blanchard Companies, procedural justice was ranked as the most important organizational factor for employee retention.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The search results are less abundant if you google “songs about ethics.” Top 10 social and political songs of our times” is as close as it gets. The pattern of emphasizing economics over ethics plays out in many workplace practices and cultures. To deal with your position going viral within the company? EVER” pop up.

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Leading Blog

JUNE 18, 2020

An infinite-minded leader does not simply want to build a company that can weather change, but one that can be transformed by it. They want to build a company that embraces surprises and adapts with them. Resilient companies may come out the other end of upheaval entirely different than they were when they went in.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Seidman, founder and chairman of an ethics and compliance company and an organization promoting values-based leadership, honed in on what the best leaders have in common: trust, hope and humility. Great leaders trust people with the truth.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 10, 2016

Integrity can be defined as always interacting with others ethically and honorably. People with integrity aspire to the highest ethical standards and expect the same behavior of others. He ate in the company cafeteria with the rest of the employees and got rid of executive parking spaces. Be a model for ethical behavior.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 22, 2018

They all: · Made fact-based decisions · Built great teams · Made ethics a part of the culture · Engaged listeners · Evaluate constantly · Embraced change · Inspired Make fact-based decisions At the start of each morning, Craig Ryden—the CEO of Yankee Candle—would look at the sales from the previous day in great detail.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Another CEO colleague told me that his company had a wonderful culture described in detail in his company presentation. Upon examination, I discovered it contained in a series of typical bromides like “We don't do politics” or “Be passionate” or “Go for the best” along with a promise for pizza on Fridays.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2010

While the term political leadership may have become an oxymoron, it is simply impossible to be a statesman and not be a leader… It has been said that a politician is concerned with winning an election, and a statesman is concerned with future generations. Thanks again for this historical perspective. I AGREE 100%!!!!

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Strategy Driven

JULY 25, 2018

Every company in the world needs customer service; whether it is the job of the owner or a dedicated team, it is the lifeblood of the business. However, not every company gets this essential part of their organization right, and that can spell disaster. However, even these can be dealt with in a way that is polite but firm.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 29, 2020

No matter what industry or organizational structure—business, politics, nonprofit, religious, entertainment or sports—examples abound where leaders have violated their trusted role and experienced a public downfall. As a result, confidence in our leaders and the institutions they lead has diminished, sometimes to the point of no return.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Joel summarizes: “Gary had been with his media company for a little less than a year. Marcella Bremer of Positive Culture shared Ethical Culture at Work. Check out these four ethical tests—and see how you can influence others for the better.” Find Bernd on Twitter at @moreleadership. His boss had agreed.

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In the CEO Afterlife

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Notwithstanding politics, nowhere is the notion of upward mobility more prevalent than in the world of business. But if mentoring turns to “here’s a way you can stand out from the others”, your mentor is doing you and your company a disservice. If you do, you need to reassess your values and ethics. You owe it to yourself.

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In the CEO Afterlife

AUGUST 6, 2013

Branding has proliferated big time – we now have personal brands, country brands, political brands, cause-related brands, even cultural brands. Some companies brand exceedingly well. This top management ethic is essential to brand resilience. There’s a smorgasbord of reasons why great brands and great companies lose their way.

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Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

In an age of corruption and corporate scandals, the virtuous leader is especially important to avoid failures of character in the company leadership. In contrast, the company with a virtuous leader benefits from the confidence of stakeholders. If the leader has strong morals or ethics, they will often need to trust their instincts.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If you have to talk business (taking cues from your boss), talk about what the company accomplished and what could be planned for 2011. This is a time to test and hone your connecting, social, and political skills. You need to show people that you can move within social (who you know) and political (who knows you) circles.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 10, 2020

Ken Marlin 's book, The Marine Corps Way To Win On Wall Street , is all about a Marine-turned-banker's tactics for succeeding ethically, and more specifically about 11 key principles from battlefield to boardroom. While in the Marines, Marlin first learned the difference between leading and managing.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JUNE 28, 2012

Applying dependable politics. Getting things done the “right way” is what it means to apply dependable politics at work. Right” in this context implies operating with ethics, integrity, and a positive use of influence others can count on. It means building lasting relationships. She holds a B.A.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 6, 2018

Philosophy : purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. There are 7 levels of answers which may be given, depending upon how extensive one wants: Easy and Obvious Ones, Knee-Jerk Reactions, Politically Correct, What People Want to Hear, Factual and Complete Explanations, Answers That Get Them Thinking Further and Deep Wisdom.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Leave your position, same company – Look for lateral positions that better use your talents. Leave your company – You might need fresh air. We/Companies/Positions all change/evolve – what do you want to do now? Modify your job! New people, new responsibilities. Have you worked with clients in slumps?

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Six Disciplines

JULY 25, 2014

Marketing (company image, reputation, positioning, market share, growth). Political / Legal (government stability, controls and regulations, effects of terrorism). Cultural (values, ethics). Having trouble starting out your SWOT analysis? Consider exploring these key categories: Strengths and Weaknesses.

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Thin Difference

APRIL 1, 2020

Maybe they are incapable of verifying political ads , and perhaps their approach is incomplete in labeling what is reliable , leaving open to interpretation what is. Laws need to change to hold companies like Facebook accountable for better ethics. Without a doubt, Facebook fails in upholding truthful standards.

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Modern Servant Leader

JANUARY 15, 2013

Organizations masked the realities inside by plastering Public Relations material that claimed outstanding ethics, morals and interests in their people and consumers. Want to bury the real culture of your company’s backstabbing politics and singular focus on the investor? Leadership Veneers. Thankfully, this has changed.

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 12, 2016

A business woman politely said this to everyone who offered her a card, “Thanks. While companies provide wages in exchange for work, less care is taken with providing training and development, minimizing bias, not expecting 24 x 7 email availability, and consulting employees on issues that concern them. Here you go.”.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Even more, we have a moral and ethical business obligation to be savvy in how the world works. By this, I mean being aware of the nuances of political systems, cultural norms, and psychological mindsets of whom we do business with and for. Pursue global mindset at every level of the business.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 27, 2018

Studies have consistently shown people are more likely to spend money with companies that they, well, like. You’re Not Polite. If you can begin to see them just as a number, then they’ll soon find a new company. Nothing will undo a company’s hard work quite like a poor ethical standing. Your Website is a Mess.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2014

These noble families also held positions of power in the English political system, from which they were able to pass laws that protected their privileges and claims. You can read more on mastering this difficult balancing act in the Hay Group 2013 Best Companies for Leadership study. Don’t try to resist technology in the workplace.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Any such argument in my opinion is rooted either in flawed business logic or politically correct rhetoric (usually one in the same). Furthermore, last time I checked a CEO can always be removed for lack of performance, or moral and ethical indiscretions, so what purpose do CEO term limits serve other than to disincentivize the CEO?

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The Idolbuster

JANUARY 11, 2013

In 1994 Massachusetts had a statewide referendum that would have required companies to reduce the amount of product packaging. Fast forward to today – many companies cannot reduce their packaging quickly enough. If you can deliver a better product at a lower cost, why wouldn’t the company do it? It’s the right thing to do.”

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Joseph Lalonde

JULY 21, 2017

Whether you’re adding a new team member because an old employee transitioned out of their role or because your company has grown and requires a new person, adding a new team member will impact the culture of your organization. Discovering they have a great work ethic, you might want to consider bringing them onto the team.

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 15, 2019

A recent study from the University of Bath highlights how both employees and even job seekers increasingly want their leaders to not only exhibit the right actions, but speak up on the political themes that matter to them. The research suggests this may be slowly changing.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I have witnessed company bonuses work marvelously well, and I have seen them create great animosity and discord. It is very typical that in this type of environment that the controversy shifts from company vs. employees, to employee vs. employee. It is not the bonus that is right or wrong, but the manner in which it is rolled-out.

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Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

An examination of the text found on their company’s webpage simply titled “Our Values” reveals this telling statement: “All team members should know our values so well that if our policy manuals didn’t exist, we would still make decisions based on our common understanding of our culture and what we stand for.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

What kind of work ethic (attitude about work) do you see as most likely to produce positive results? Employees want to work for an organization that has values and viewpoints compatible with their own; an organization that cares about morals and ethics, and one in which doing what’s right is as important as the bottom line.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JULY 6, 2012

You can see it everywhere you look: business, politics, financial Institutions.somewhere along the way authentic communication became a thing of the past. We live amongst cover-ups, ethics violations, and deception on all levels. Frame your concerns in terms of what is at stake for the leader and company.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

In many organisations influence is a function of previously proven experience (earned stripes so to speak) and people who are fresh to the organisation, with different ideals and approaches and who are less politically connected may find their ideas sqeezed out by institutional knowledge and cultural dominance. Let me expand.

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