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February 2013 Leadership Development Carnival

LDRLB

Tom Walter, the Serial Entrepreneur , explores whether ethical behavior in leadership is still given the weight necessary in Ethics in Leadership. Linda Fisher Thorton of Leading in Context asks and answers the question How is Ethical Leadership a Strategic Advantage?

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Shaping Tomorrow’s Leadership Landscape: An Insightful Interview with Norm Smallwood

HR Digest

First, good leaders can articulate the need for change because the organization is on the brink of failure- cost reductions, reputational crisis, shift in customers and so on and seek to manage those changes. Leaders have two fundamental ways to convey the need for change. We labeled these foundational competencies the “leadership code”.

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Global sales needs are also local sales needs

Strategy Driven

To prove my point, here’s a portion of the question and answer interview I did: Jeffrey, everyone needs to increase sales, especially during this economic crisis. Authenticity is not a specific characteristic – it is derived from the ethical, honest, and consistent actions of your total words and deeds.

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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business Review

But must employees, investors, and other constituents accept harmful employment cultures in fast-growth organizations until a crisis occurs? All too often, however, startup leaders are less savvy when it comes to human capital, until it’s too late. This is a laudable response. Are these acceptable growing pains?

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The Economics of Why Companies Don’t Fix Their Toxic Cultures

Harvard Business Review

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates.

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What Business Should Do about Occupy Wall Street

Harvard Business Review

The global financial crisis that continues to send shock waves across the world unfortunately represents the ugly face of capitalism today. These innovative business models and their positive impacts on our business suggest a way forward in ushering in a new dimension of humane capitalism.