Leading with Trust

JANUARY 27, 2019

Those words feel like a punch to the gut of the employee on the receiving end, and for the leader delivering the bad news, those words create anxiety and many sleepless nights leading up to that difficult conversation. Maybe it’s sloppy work, not following correct procedures, or even worse, being intentionally deceptive or unethical.

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Follow-up Maturity Guidelines Document 52

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

What is the most ethical action we might take?” Questions can give us a goal in life for fighting, questions can provide a tremendous power and energy to achieve our goals. They take energy, require time, and can sometimes be excruciating. I’d love to hear what you come up with. What keeps us from asking, then?

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Blog Greenleaf Maslow Goleman 172

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 6, 2019

As technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence have progressed, there has been considerable time and effort given to the ethics of this development. The movement is not operating from a standing start however, as there has already been some fascinating work done to explore how humans interact with industrial robots.

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Bond Technology Engineering Constraint 61

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Initially coined by James Downton in 1973 following his research into charismatic leadership, it was influenced largely by Bernard Bass, and his instrumental book Leadership and Performance Beyond Expectations (1985). This is a description that conjures up faith and respect in your leader. Transformational leadership.

Leadership 69

Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 69

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

It is a mindset that must permeate organizations from top-down as well as bottom-up. The following pointers are offered to companies who communicate with niche publics: Seek and train multi-cultural professionals. Every professional must embrace a set of ethics: Things for which each professional holds himself/herself accountable.

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Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 92

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

I’ve been a consultant for almost 20 years, advising companies on complex challenges in ethics, risk, and responsibility. Happily fading from memory is the cliché that ethics and compliance teams effectively constitute a “business prevention department.”

Ethics 14

Ethics Short-term Long-term Supply Chain 14

Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 28, 2010

The energy and effort Marshall put into his work led Senator Henry Stimson to say, “I have never seen a task of such magnitude performed by a man.” You can still visit European towns where merchants sell postcards that show the destruction following World War II, in stark contrast to the beauty of these same towns today.

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Ryan Learning-by-Doing Career Magazine 220

Strategy Driven

JUNE 18, 2015

Far too many companies are churning out traditional sales lingo laced with fluff and vague, or entirely overinflated, claims, spending paltry little time and energy establishing credibility with prospective customers. This asks that we operate with openness, clear communication and accountability. The Science of Social Proof.

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Crisis Strategy Brand Telemarketing 50

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In fact, let me take it up even another notch…diversity should be a non-issue altogether. In the text that follows I’ll make my case for resting on your qualifications and performance not your ethnicity, gender, age, sexual preference, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 350

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2014

As the founder and president of a new ethical bank focused on environmental sustainability, Jay McGuane realized that he and his board needed to set guidelines about which loans to approve and which to reject on “values” grounds. Ethical banking had seemed so benign when Jay had decided to enter the industry. What’s this?” Clyde asked.

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Case Study Banking Ethics Guidelines 8

Marshall Goldsmith

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

It was from this fantastic program that I came up with the idea to teach 15 people everything I know at no charge. It ended up becoming the most widely viewed video in the history of LinkedIn. a holding company that operates seven distinct business. Operations Group Baring Private Equity. Former CEOs / Advisors.

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Executive Coaching CEO Magazine Banking 70

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Some of the efforts cast out into the marketplace stir up action. We need to decide how to best divide energies—whom to feed first. Follow some basic ground rules to best focus the time and resources you have: Know what you need. &# To know what you need, determine your strengths and strategize to supplement your weaknesses.

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Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Miles Anthony Smith

AUGUST 7, 2018

Matt Heller ( Performance Optimist Consulting ) ​ There are so many factors and characteristics that make up a great leader, but one that encompasses them all is balance. It will attract more A players willing to follow you and your influence will grow. Stay true to your values and do what is right.

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Leadership Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Open-book 102

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

He's director of the Task Force for Business & Stability Operations , which is giving Afghans a new sense of possibility, with the end goal of building businesses. The key to unleashing that creative energy is to create an entrepreneurial culture based on the following four pillars: Authenticity. Continuous Effort.

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Entrepreneur Ethics Commitment Guidelines 15

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. He gave the presenter a sort of passive accepting feedback – “Nice point,” “Interesting,” and so on – and wrapped up the meeting quickly, thanking the presenter for his initiative.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

When that need isn’t met, our natural response is to focus energy toward a showdown with the perceived threat. He gave the presenter a sort of passive accepting feedback – “Nice point,” “Interesting,” and so on – and wrapped up the meeting quickly, thanking the presenter for his initiative.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Everyone who’d been laid off shared at least two of the following: They were not viewed as strategic. The picture that emerges is of leaders who worked hard but were too heads-down and narrowly focused on immediate operational, technical, or functional issues. Their ethics or integrity had been called into question.

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Performance Review Review Ethics Resistance 12

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Leaders rate the importance of maintaining a sterling reputation in the countries in which they operate 10 times higher than do laggards — the greatest variance we found. ” But while public relations can be effective, it can add to the reputational damage it endeavors to minimize without real action to back it up.

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Marketing Company Compliance Reputation 8

Strategy Driven

AUGUST 1, 2014

When people pose the following questions or statements, there often lurk sarcasm or hidden agendas behind the ‘seemingly innocent’ comments. Ethics and standards… those are for chumps. Not engaging in planning for future operations: So what are you gonna do about it? Money covers up a lot of ills.

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Budgeting Risk Management Quality Strategic Planning 79

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

As people see the events as having a direct effect on the economy and their livelihood, they take notice and follow the stories more thoroughly. Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. How much further should we extend ethics?

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Continual follow-up, refinement and new goal setting must ensue. Goals release energy. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. Operations continue to streamline and are professional and productive. Make Goal Setting a Reality: Start at the top.

Strategic Planning 56

Strategic Planning Goal Planning Budgeting 56

Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Goal attainment leads to ethical behavior. Continual follow-up, refinement and new goal setting must ensue. Goals release energy. Without goals, one cannot operate under self-control. When people know and have helped set their goals, their performance improves. Make Goal Setting a Reality: Start at the top.

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Goal Strategic Planning Benchmarking Budgeting 50

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2011

One can wake up, realize their energy has been zapped and experience setbacks in their business because he-she was spending disproportionate time on networking. Some commercial programs cater to this market but are usually populated by entrepreneurs on the way up. Lesson Learned: Set boundaries up front.

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Committee Learning-by-Doing Consultative Budgeting 53

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

Yet, when the company shifted from being an energy supplier to the hucksterish energy trader, the charitable activities were dispensed with. After the hearings, there was little follow-through. The way the California energy crisis was handled speaks to Enron’s disdain for media openness. The News Media.

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Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57