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Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business Review

.” Companies today have the capacity to be a haven from the incivility that individuals confront every day, on the road, online, in the media, and in politics. And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together.

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A Crisis of Character – A Book Excerpt

Lead Change Blog

In a post, we shared how the Lead Change Group was incubated by people who wanted to capture the idea of leadership being espoused by a group of leaders in social media and internet channels in the summer and fall of 2009. Community Involvement book Book Excerpt ethics Leadership' Medical Doctors.

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How IBM's Sam Palmisano Redefined the Global Corporation

Harvard Business Review

When Palmisano retired this month, the media chronicled his success by focusing on IBM's 21% annual growth in earnings per share and its increase in market capitalization to $218 billion. He also forced partners and distributors to commit in writing to uphold IBM's strict ethical standards.

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Better Questions to Ask Your Data Scientists

Harvard Business Review

At The Data Incubator , we work with hundreds of companies looking to hire data scientists and data engineers or enroll their employees in our corporate training programs. Even seemingly harmless experiments may carry ethical or social implications with real financial consequences.