Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

This means they are making decisions in full consciousness of their sense of purpose, ethics, and values. This approach self-evidently enables a mindset that offers a long-term perspective. Leaders with the right temperament and character are necessary during times of uncertainty.

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CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

We forget the uncertainty that existed before the event, now see what happened as predictable, much more inevitable. And add in the odd email and call and it is long term persistence. 20/20 Hindsight Bias: aka “I knew it all along”. My answer: Random thoughts: 1 - Persistence works but you need to keep pinging people.

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Advertorial Discount Uncertainty Advertising 124

HR Digest

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Work Ethic “Completes projects a day in advance so they can be reviewed by the marketing team.” ” “Maintains composure despite uncertainty and demonstrates adaptability in varying situations.” ” Time Management “Is great at handling short-term deadlines.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The conversation around Gen Z in the workplace receives a lot of negative attention whether we’re in discussion about their work fashion or their work ethic. The Gen Z population is no different and the digital natives have been more exposed to global conflicts than any that came before them.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In times of inflation and economic uncertainty, customer expectations of brands increase. Brands that acknowledge inflation’s effects on business show vulnerability, which, when perceived as genuine, can build customer loyalty. Conversely, brands that fail to be transparent, will lose trust.

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CEO Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

We forget the uncertainty that existed before the event, now see what happened as predictable, much more inevitable. And add in the odd email and call and it is long term persistence. 20/20 Hindsight Bias: aka “I knew it all along”. My answer: Random thoughts: 1 - Persistence works but you need to keep pinging people.

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Advertorial Discount Uncertainty Advertising 100

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 21, 2020

It’s the kind of autonomy that thinkers such as Dan Pink have long argued is at the heart of our happiness and engagement at work. Historically, there have been grave concerns that remote working disadvantages people in terms of pay, promotions, and the best assignments.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 8, 2024

The numbers indicate that the last year was spent by employees pushing through their poor health and turning up at work in order to preserve their jobs but work under such pressure is not destined to last long. Image – Pexels What Does the Employee Burnout Statistics From 2023 Tell Us?

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These are designed to familiarize new employees with the company’s historical background, core values, ethics, and overarching culture. Effective onboarding sets the tone for their future at the company, impacting their engagement, productivity, and long-term retention.

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Thin Difference

JUNE 25, 2019

They wished to cut their losses, and neither my mother’s loyalty to the company nor her famous work ethic could save her. Fear and uncertainty defined the next year of my life — our lives — after that call. I avoided those multi-hour-long heart-to-hearts we had often had in the past. Talking to her for too long, annoyed me.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

For far too long, managing risk has been seen as an esoteric business function — designed to control losses and adhere to compliance standards. In an environment riddled with uncertainty and variability, value systems are meant to be the only constants. Creating an Ethical Workplace. Bad things happen in the dark.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 6, 2020

And, in times of crisis and uncertainty, communication is more important than ever. During this one-on-one meeting, ask your employee to report his or her progress against quantified goals—measuring performance in terms of quantity is important. Leadership Tip: Great managers are great communicators. 4) Support.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

Are people more ethical or less ethical when they negotiate with a foreigner instead of a fellow countryman? and China, conducted with coauthor Chao Wang, we looked at how likely people were to use unethical or ethically questionable tactics, like telling lies or offering bribes, depending on who they were negotiating with.

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Ron Edmondson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s a key to long-term success. When I go to long periods without resting I am more tempted towards burnout, anxiety, and even depression. Don’t misunderstand, I’m still very much American when it comes to my work ethic. Dealing With Uncertainty, Part 2. I work far more than 40 hours a week.

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Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Great leaders often align their leadership values with personal beliefs and ethics of their own. If you’re successful, your brand will leave an impact long after you’re gone. It's an extension of yourself that lingers even long after that person has left your website, book, show, or other piece of content.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2013

Get comfortable with uncertainty. It's easy to get caught up in daily buzz and the latest trends, but these principles are critical for long-term solutions. So, it's critical that you establish for yourself a clear code of ethics. Think about not only your ethical strengths, but also your ethical weaknesses.

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. It is essential to build in a framework of virtuous and ethical principles.

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Team How To Knowledge Management Self-aware 52

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2016

They assure that the firm’s legal and ethical practices allow for overseas flexibility while maintaining corporate compliance by: Benchmarking competitive practices in country to ensure willingness to compete. The tool consists of 28 statements, four for each of the seven ‘tudes. Publicly reinforcing stated goals.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Regardless of the prospective customers'' confident demeanor, on the inside they are experiencing fear, uncertainty, and doubt while making their selection. Then there are strategic projects that are critical to our long term success such as protection of our brand or improving customer satisfaction.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 31, 2015

When I met him, long ago, he was picking himself up after a tough year. But when he still felt scarred despite new opportunities, he realized that work had “almost killed” him long before — when it became his life. Romance has long been known for making us lose our minds. Kenneth Andersson for HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

What happened to being rewarded for consistent, quality work over the long-term? This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. There is perhaps one place where this paradigm still exists: the gym. Henrik Bunge is one such leader.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Some residents seem to view Ellison’s actions with suspicion and uncertainty. Instead, most who work on Wall Street and are successful "have no serious stake in the long-term fates of their firms." In the past, Ellison has been quoted as saying that the island feels to him like “this really cool 21st-century engineering project.”

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 2, 2017

Despite our VUCA world (characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) that has made both time and money endangered species, it’s never been easier to drive massive engagement throughout your organization. It doesn’t require a high IQ, high-priced consultants, long-term planning or even a lot of time or money.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2017

military says, volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity , where technology and strategy changes rapidly. Our prior research had found that increasing employees’ sense of play, purpose, and work potential can increase their adaptive performance, improving sales, customer experience, creativity, ethical behavior, and grit.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Or, do we now see the need and importance to embrace longer-term approaches? How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. The term CEO has recently been held in disfavor. Juliano Howard T. Dickens Jr.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 58

Strategy Driven

JUNE 3, 2011

The biggest problem with business, in a one-sentence capsule, is: People exhibit misplaced priorities and impatience… seeking profit and power, possessing unrealistic views of purpose, and not fully willing to do the things necessary to sustain orderly growth and long-term success. by Hank Moore. What do we want to become?

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Strategic Planning Benchmarking Long-term Consultative 68

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

It’s also a reminder that leadership, ultimately, is a spiritual practice (whether or not one chooses to put it in religious terms). After having two of my companies colapse around me within a ten year period, I spent a long long time wallowing in it…blaming everything but myself for my circumstances.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Gray areas are situations with high uncertainty and serious human stakes. In these circumstances, thinking in terms of long-term profit and returns is an important way of putting society’s resources to their best uses. But, for gray area decisions , the standard answer isn’t the right answer.

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