Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

1) Hold yourself and those on your team accountable for full truthfulness instead of what author Ralph Keyes calls “ledger-book” morality. Discourage groupthink and don’t shoot the messenger. 10 things to do to keep “post-truth” from crippling your leadership. 2) Manage paradoxes. Diversity creates dissent, and you need that.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Trust and openness are crucial elements of an ethical organizational culture. Only when employees are able to voice the problems they see can ethical lapses be discussed and resolved. Moral attentiveness: This describes the extent to which individuals are aware of the various ethical dilemmas at hand.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The school summarized its decision in a revealing 23-page investigation report , which serves as a useful case study for the way organizations, leaders, and individuals fall victim to moral biases — rationalizations for behaving unethically usually due to one’s self-interest. How Can Organizations and Leaders Tackle Moral Biases?

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