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Ten little “ings” that improve your leadership

Persuasive Powerhouse

Giving also produces a lot of serotonin in our brains – much needed if there is a crisis or problem. Leaders will know they are being inspiring not because they follow a specific list of behaviours, but because their actions compel those under their care to follow their lead, if not garnering their loyalty when things get tough.

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What Aristotle Can Teach Firms About CSR

Harvard Business Review

Analogous to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs , ethical responsibility needs to reside at the lower level of the CSR pyramid. Promote empathy during a crisis. In contrast, bad press and falling ratings show that longtime customers were left feeling betrayed, their loyalty penalized rather than rewarded.

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